US SV Angel Louise - 56 miles from Antigua
We still have yet to know for sure what bay we will try for on arrival at Antigua. We show possibilities at either Falmouth Harbor, or will go outside Jolly Harbor on the West. Rain storms isolated to the West at this time. Keeping fingers crossed we can avoid them. Our chart plotter broke down a few days ago, leaving us without radar, but that was fixed with advice from our friend Harald on Taniwani, back in Austria now. So we can see cells and hopefully avoid isolated ones in our path tonight.
We go dark after 10:30 pm (6:30 Antigua) when the sun goes down and no visibility till 3 am when the moon comes up, but we hope at that time to have enough light and using charts on chartplotter and radar to make our way into one of the two harbors that are promising.
We did major work on the rocking boat this afternoon, taking our 66 pound SPADE anchor from beneath our cabin table where we stored it enroute for better weight and balance and moved it to the bow of Angel Louise. Also moved all 183 feet of her heavy 3/8ths inch chain. Ooooofff.
We will advice when we can. talk to you later.
We are filing a report with MARINETRAFFIC.COM When we get close I think they may be able to pick us up on their radar close to shore. We will continue to file SPOT satellite reports every odd hour or so.
Ed and Sue, rocking and rolling under full sail towards Antigua, amid rain cells as late afternoon here local approaches.