Monserrat and back

Brian here - Yesterday was a fabulous day of sailing. We headed off to Monserrat about 8:30am from Nevis. 15 to 20 knot winds and about 3.2 meter waves. Great sailing!!!!! We were averaging 9 knots which is fabulous for a 47 foot catamaran that weighs 24 tons. The boys and Kelli are becoming very good at raising the main sail and letting the jib out. We arrived at Monserrat about 5 hours later. Great views of the active volcano. The port was very small and the direction of the waves (swell) was causing the 3 meter waves to crash into a very small dinghy dock. So we had lunch on the boat and set sail to come back. We arrived in Nevis just before sundown and had sailed almost 10 hours in one day. A long day but better than any day at the office!