Around these parts, easterlies are the main act. The wind might be a little soft one day, especially if you are in the shadow of tall, volcanic-origin mountains. Or it might be blowing like stink, enough to deposit your hat into the sea if it’s not secured with a tight leash. But the winds still blow out of the east. On occasion, the wind will shift slightly to the northeast, particularly if there is some kind of low pressure disturbance rolling off the eastern seaboard of the U.S. Or, as it did on this day, it can swing a little to the east-southeast, just enough for us to lay a single tack from Dominica to the island of Marie-Galante.
