The ship’s journal from the Delivery from Mallorca to Fiji

Update 11/02/25 1100GMT Marigot Bay St Martin.

Dropping anchor just off Fort Louis in Marigot Saint Martin, I’m filled with pride for my crew. We know the Atlantic Crossing was pretty much just a warm-up for what is to come and I can feel we have the perfect team to make it to Fiji.

We’ve had such wonderful conditions and experienced such beautiful things offshore that perhaps we felt more gratitude than relief for our arrival.

On the first part of the crossing we had a strong breeze that gave us good speed under a simple and safe setup up of the genoa goosewinged with the small storm jib we carry. It also came with big following seas. Once over halfway, the wind went down a notch and we had even better speed under Code Zero goosewinged with the genoa. A bit unconventional but it worked like a dream. And the swell was less intense, improving comfort on board.

We did a bit of fishing and caught 2 Mahi Mahi but also a wonderful Blue Marlin! The next day we were visited by a Minke Whale which played around the boat for an hour. A magnificent animal!

Approaching St Martin with its green hills and turquoise waters got us all very excited. It brought back a lot of memories for An and me, as did a couple of friends who were waiting for us upon arrival.

Now it’s time for some rest, then some maintenance and in a week or 10 days, we’re off West again!