LORD'S PRAYER LOG, Part 19:
Friday, February 18, 2000

0615 Land ho - two points off the starboard bow. The Island of Granada is shrouded
in morning rain showers and mist. There is considerable vertical development
to the landmass toward the north. The southern end of the island is lower.

0626 Sunrise. Today is my grandson Dalton's birthday. He is a whole year old today.
He is a handsome little tyke. Happy birthday, Dalton!

0700 I start the engine, roll up the jib, stow the aluminum whisker pole on the
mast, alter course to 274T, and haul out the jib to port. The boat is now on a starboard
beam reach inbound to Prickly Bay. There are numerous scattered showers
in the area.

0815 I start rolling up the jib because the wind vane is having a difficult time
holding the course on this point of sailing. I engage the autopilot briefly, but
it is completely useless in this sea and routinely gives me the "rudder response
failure" signals. I roll the jib up in a pouring rain shower with winds gusting to
25 kts. For a brief spell I have no steering control whatever, but once the jib
is stowed the wind vane does a reasonable job of holding the course - although
with the wind shifting all over the place, I am having to tend it almost constantly.

0845 I stow the wind vane and heave to. I rig the Granada flag and the yellow "Q"
(for customs) at the spreader and set the stars and strips at the fantail.

0900 I motor slowly into Prickly Bay. Once in flat water the autopilot manages the
steering without complaining. I take a swing around the Bay and check out the
Spice Island Marine facility. I cannot see any fuel pumps. Nor do is see any place
to lie alongside to take on water. It looks like I will need to dinghy ashore to do the
customs thing. So when I am in there I shall inquire about fuel and water.

0915 Anchored Prickly Bay. Position: 12-00N 061-46W.

1000 I inflate the dinghy, hoist it into the water and install the 3.3 hp Marine
r outboard.

1045 I go ashore to clear through customs and immigration.

1200 After clearing through, I investigate the feasibility of taking on fuel and
water. It requires a med-type moor to get into the pier. I'll think I'll wait until
I find someplace where I can get alongside.

1810 Sunset.

END OF LORD'S PRAYER LOG, Part 19

Note: My Internet provider (HC Computers of Cambridge), in addition to relaying
my log segments to friends and family, has put the log on the web. For those interested,
the address is: http://www.shorenet.net/lord/lpsail.htm. I have not seen the website
yet but understand it is nicely done; there is a chart of the trip with daily positions,
a map of Barbados, pictures of the boat, and all of the log segments. If you enter the
site at www.shorenet.net, click on "featured site"
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