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 4/16/2026 Rendezvous Bay, Montserrat By 0330 we had gotten about 7 hours of sleep, so we stayed up and caught up on some computer work. The wind and water were relatively calm considering we were not really in a protected bay, just the leeward side of a big mountain. At 0630 we got underway heading northwest to Nevis. The wind was behind us, so we motored past Redonda and Nevis. Once past Nevis we set a course more north to Eustatius and unfurled the sails. It was a great broad reach with fairly calm seas as we were getting protection from the islands. The wind died off as we cleared the north end of St Kitts, so we furled the sails and motored into the bay at Eustatius. We anchored at the north end of the bay in about 16’ of water. It was closing time for Customs, so we decided to check in in the morning. Island of Redonda A woman from the boat in front of us came over in her dinghy to let us know that they had a stern anchor out. The swell in the bay was broad side to the wind...