Nov 10: LOG 1788 nm
The last two days were hard up-wind traveling under motors. The motion was so violent that we could not even cook and use the stove. The notion that we were so close to our final destination of St. Maarten gave us our last boost and we hung in until the bitter end.
After 1680 miles we finally spotted the island of St. Maarten. We popped our last cold beers and celebrated a great trip.
FLO performed amazingly. With a top speed of 19.2 kn and really not one single system breaking or failing she really kept the promise of being a well-built and well performing vessel. The only hitch we experienced was a stripped Gennaker tack line which we quickly replaced.
What a privilege to have sailed on this capable Nautitech Bavaria 40 Open catamaran with my two best friends Mike and Stephane. What a trip!
Glad to here you had a great trip!
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