Back in Antigua

After a splendid six hour sail in perfect conditions, we are back in English Harbour, Antigua for Christmas. We left Deshaies at 8am this morning and rode a glorious 15 knot breeze all the way here. On the way we caught a pretty big barracuda, but his fearsome teeth and stories of possible ciggatura posioning from these fish led us to throw him back. Sadly, the fishing line stayed slack for the rest of the trip.

Here in English Harbour the anchorages and docks are pretty packed in preparation for Christmas, but we managed to drop the anchor in almost the same spot and are close but not too close to the dock and all the late night parties. We share this place with some famous names in yachting circles - a few hundred yards away is Mirabella, the largest single masted sailing vessel in the world, built for and owned by Joe Vittori, head of Avis car rental. She's an amazing piece of 21st century engineering and right next to her is Altair, a wooden schooner gleaming with varnish and acres of teak deck, the image of classic perfection.

We expect to stay here until boxing day, joining in the Christmas party and playing on the beach for a bit. Beats work.

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