Night sailing

Sunday, May 2nd, we left Cooper Island early, other boats were still asleep in the morning calms of the bay. Shortly after, the clouds started gathering, enclosing us more and more, Cooper Island disappeared in the thickness of grey. The downpour followed, forcing us to sail by radar. A few more squalls passed over us through the day and the night. Neither of us slept, trying to keep the sails trimmed just right for the frequent sudden gusts. Having E wind, we tacked all the way to St.Maarten. It took 27 hours to sail 96 NM, the distance between Cooper Island and St.Maarten