Greetings!
I got a call from rosi and Jim last night. They made it to Port Antonio, Jamaica. They are taking a bit of a break from the crossing. They made record time again with the wind at their backs. Average speed was over 140nm per day and one day they made 163nm (a new record). They had strong winds and always had small sails up, but they must have had a great current.
Anyway, they will spend another two days in Port Antonio before moving to Montego Bay at the west end of the island. They plan to be in Montego Bay through the weekend. They have scrapped plans for Cozumel and may make a stop in Grand Cayman before heading to Louisiana. They figure that this last leg of the trip should take 7-10days and they plan to arrive in Lake Pontchatrain the week after Mardis Gras (that's the week of the 12th March). It sounded like Rosi will be staying down here for a while to work on Libelle and get situated while Jim goes back to Madison and gets ready for April Fool's day. :-)
They sounded really happy to be in Jamaica and they were enjoying the beautiful view of the Blue Mountains.
They are trying to find a place to get email access, but they don't have too much hope for that. So you can try to send them email if you like, but there are no guarentees that they will actually see it.
Glad to hear they are safe and sound.
Alles Gouda,
Yvonne
