The short distance of 20 NM from Rodney Bay to Le Marin on
the south end of Martinique has always been a small challenge. Sailing there
early in the season in the ENE wind we ended up at the Diamond Rock, 8 NM west
of Le Marin entrance and had to tack to our destination. This time leisurely E
wind took us straight to Le Marin. The channel is well marked by buoys and by
the boat, stuck on the sand banc, a reminder to sailors, that like to take
shortcuts through shallow waters. As we were approaching the first set of
buoys, to the right of us, a spray came out of the water surface and then the
whole massive body of a whale came straight out in the air, splashing back into
the water. Wonderful, but too close. Too close! Our sailboat can not compete
with the king of all seas. I stirred away. The whale curved his body through
the surface, puffed ones, twice and he was gone.
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| Diamond Rock |
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