On our crossing to St Barts we will sail in the Caribbean Sea passing several islands. From the windward island of Barbados to the leeward island of St Barts, the Windward Islands are called such because they were more windward to sailing ships arriving in the New World than the Leeward Islands, given that the prevailing trade winds in the West Indies blow east to west. Before we reach St. Barts we pass between two Dutch Antilles namely, Saba and St Eustatius. Saba, the smallest of the Dutch Antilles at only 5 square miles (8 square kilometers), will be on our port side and St Eustatius on the starboard.
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