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The last three days were picture perfect great weather really warm at night and great sailing. We were about 100 miles from the BVI's when we ran into a huge storm line/squall. The entire horizon was black and it was about 300pm. I haven't seen anything like this in my 30 years of coastal sailing so to say I was concerned as an understatement. I handed out life jackets while the skipper figured out our next move. We fored up the radar to see if we could find a gap in the wall to sneak through. The front seemd to moving east to west but was coming directly towards us as well. Fight or flight, you dont foght mother niture so we turned and ran away. It was a great call since the front finally moved past us and we only experienced heavy rain and 25 knots, awesome. The next day was clear and sunny and I was just coming on watch when we spotted land:) Wow what a feeling after 2000 miles to see those green hills of the Virgin Islands, very cool. We had been a dry boat (no booze) up until then but now it was time to have a few cold beer a pat our selves on the back, what a great accomplishment. Clearing in at Jost Van Dyke was a Breeze. Let the party begin, My friend Jim and I had decided we were going to charter a boat and have our Wives fly down so he could show us around and give us a good feel for the Islands, since Joyce and I were planning on taking our boat down the following fall. I called Joyce and suggested She catch the soonest flight possible and come down, Jim wanted to stay with Grant and help him with repairs etc, but I was too lonely oh well. The next few days with the Boys on the Island were outstanding, everyone needs a vacation like this:)
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