In this episode, we’re departing the Turks and Caicos Islands for the Dominican Republic… which turns out to be easier said than done. An overnight sail hides squalls in the darkness and a fouled prop in 12,000 feet of water separates Garuda from our buddy boats – leaving us wondering whether we will make it to the DR.
We planned well enough – departing Providenciales at 5:00am into mixed weather and sea state for a 75 mile sail to Grand Turk. We managed to check-out of the country the previous day (just a bit of good timing or good fortune on our part) but our buddy boats still need to complete this process. So we’re tagging along – attempting to arrive before nightfall – all to get in position for a 110 mile overnight sail to the DR the next day.
But that’s a lot of time and a lot of open water for things to go other than planned…
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