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Vilnis,
30-35 hour is very optimistic for that trip. If the winds are very light you may make it in 48. It is usually about 20 to St Maarten which is about half way there. But in December the winds are usually blowing pretty hard, The current is always against you and you will be lucky to make 4-5 knots SOG.
6-7 is if you are extremely lucky
If you leave from Bitter End or Neckers rock at the top of Virgin Gorda and the wind is northerly enough can can sail or motor sail a good bit of it.
If you don't have a firm date and can leave in trough that is best as the winds and waves in the Anegada passage can be vicious. I turned back once going East to West from St Maarten to the BVI's before it was so bad with 30knots winds and beam seas breaking over the boat once out of the islands shadow. The problem is the current flows north and you want the wind from the north so the seas build up. Anyway the trip is not too bad with winds less than 15 knots but probably it will take a bit more time than 30-35 hours.
That said still need a Captain?
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