Day 20

Author: Unknown
Location: West End, Tortola
Woke up at the Bight, Norman Island. We then sailed to the Indians and did our last dive. We did a super clean up which was a big effort from the heads to the salon. Then, we went to West End and ate at Pussers. It was so sad. We all took pictures and said our good byes.

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Day 20

Author: Joey
Location: West End, Tortola
Today we raced from Norman Island to Road Town and then to Peter Island. Pine lost again, but we all had a good time. We arrived at West End and did a thorough cleaning of our boat. It's practically sparkling. Tonight we had a BBQ and a lot of sad goodbyes.


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Day 20

Author: Katie F.
Location: West End, Tortola
Well, we finally reached our last day aboard the Grenade. We started off the day with a quick breakfast and then began our race. We raced from Norman Island to Road Town to Peter Island. The Grenade put up a great fight with Javier at the helm and had some great tacks. We finished ahead of Pine and Watermelon, so overall we were happy with the finish. We began the mega clean while still underway and continued in West End. The clean was fantastic and we got done in record time. The crew worked so hard and no complaints were heard when even the fridge pump spurted rotten eggs and sour milk. We finished the clean around 2:15 and then ventured into Harbor Market for a snack. At 3:15 we went to the hospital in Road Town to visit Luis, who has tonsillitis. We said goodbye and came back to West End at 4:45. Now we are going to shower on the dock and are headed off to the final BBQ of the trip. It's going to be a sad night of goodbyes, but it's been an amazing trip. Thanks to everyone for making this trip possible. Signing off for the last time from the Grenade- skipper Katie F.

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Day 20

Author: Jenny
Location: West End, Tortola
After a cereal breakfast we had a wicked cool race. We came in fourth place, it was our last time sailing together and we all had an incredible time. Once we were in the harbor, our boat began a complete clean to return our boat to it's former glory.


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Day 20

Author: Rory M.
Location: West End, Tortola
This morning most of the boat hiked to the top of Spyglass Hill at 5:30am to watch the sunrise. Blackbeard used this hill as a lookout point to spot his enemies because you can see the ocean all around. After that Nini left, making us all very sad that a shipmate went home a day early. We then had the final boat race and got to get rid of our scuba tanks and dinghy to reduce weight. We came third in the race. We are now sitting in the marina in West End that we started from with a freshly cleaned boat about to go to the final BBQ.

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Day 20

Author: Kevin O
Location: West End

We started the day with an AQ fleet race, in which we proudly took second, then headed to Soper's Hole Marina for a big clean up. After all the shipmates packed their gear and cleaned Renoir to perfection, they enjoyed some free time on the dock to hang out and do some last minute shopping. Now we're showering and getting ready for the big BBQ on the dock, then its early to bed and early departure for the shipmates tomorrow.
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Day 20

Author: Jake
Location: West End, Tortola
We left the Bight and went to the Indians for a really cool dive. After that, we began cleaning for what seemed like forever. So sad it's the last full day.