Morning
I got up early so that I could clock in my full workday at the remote office before packing up and doing my sail to Deep Bay. This anchorage is next to the capital, St. Johns, and is a good 3 hour or more sail from Falmouth Harbour. That makes it possible to leave a sunrise and arrive in St. Barths at dusk on a good day.
Noon
After completing my work I headed ashore, paperwork in hand, and walked to the Customs & Immigration offices in English Harbour. I’d completed my online departure notification, so the process was expedited and I soon found myself cleared out and ready to depart. The grocery store was on the way, so I picked up some supplies for the one night and returned to Zanshin.
Afternoon
Once aboard I stowed everything away and prepared for departure. After which I had to wait for the winds to shift me around a bit, as another boat had anchored upwind of me. It was strategically positioned over my anchor so made leaving difficult. Since nobody was aboard, I had to make do but finally broke free from the ground and was off, headed towards distant Deep Bay.
The short sail to Deep Bay is made longer by the strategically placed Cades Reef, which is very far offshore and truly a danger to those who don’t know it is there. Although the charts show that I could pass inside, the charts also use the legend “incompletely surveyed” so I opted for caution rather than valor.
Anchorage
There’s a sunken wreck in the middle of the anchorage that is just below surface level. It is marked by a small float, but the anchorage is big and the wreck is easy to avoid. I arrived in good time to anchor, have a happy-hour drink and make dinner. After which I retired early in preparation for the long sailing day ahead.
