Nassau to Spanish Wells: We are up this morning before sunrise in preparation of our long 100 mile day to the Abacos. The Marina has installed a chain gate across the channel at night to keep out intruders. We pre- arranged for the security guard to lower it for us at 6:45 AM. A last […]
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Georgetown to Nassau
Hello everyone, It ‘s 7AM here in the Exumas and we just departed Elizabeth Harbour and Conch Cay Cut. It was a little sketchy at the cut with some 8-10 foot rollers but once outside things calmed down a bit. The seas should improve the farther north we go. Time to go fishing! Our lucky […]
Lessons Learned at Anchor
Special Captains Log Lessons Learned While @ Anchor, Georgetown, Exuma The following is provided as a service to fellow cruisers. 1. NEVER fly your new kite from the top deck of your boat while the wind generator is still up and rapidly turning . This will result in: A. All of the kite string being […]
Black Point to Georgetown
Hi all, We are now at anchor in Elizabeth Harbour just off Sand dollar Beach on Stocking Island. It was an easy day trip out in The Exuma Sound down to Great Exuma Island. We are traveling in some of the best fishing grounds around but our freezer is full so no fishing today. […]
Big Majors to Black Point
Big Majors to Black Point: The Black Point settlement on Great Guana Cay will be our home for tonight. It is only a short 12 mile trip so first we are going to try our luck at fishing out in Exuma Sound. Dothan Cut is a recommended passage from the bank side to the sound. […]
Cambridge to Big Majors Spot
Cambridge to Big Majors Spot: After blowing a steady 20-30 mph for the past four days, the winds have finally subsided to 10-15 mph. It’s time to continue south. It looks like most of the nine other boats in the Cambridge mooring field are also taking advantage of this opportunity. We had hoped to jump […]
Exuma Land and Sea Park
After many moths of travel and waiting out weather at marinas, we have reached the Exuma Islands, this years destination. This chain of islands starts about thirty miles south of Nassau. The mostly uninhabited series of Cays (pronounced Keys by locals) runs north to south. Boats can travel both sides of the Cays. There […]
Great Harbour to Exumas
Note: sorry for the lack of photos. Will post more when we have better internet. Great Harbour to Whale Cay: The weather continues to delay our travel. We were up at 0600 for an early departure to Nassau. Checking the radar we see storms brewing off the Florida coast heading toward the Bahamas. It’s decision […]
Bimini to Great Harbour
Today is a long travel day of 97 miles to Great Harbour. The seas are calm but thunderstorms are forecast later this afternoon. Our route today takes us to the north end of Bimini where we pick up the Moselle Bank Channel at North Rock Light. This is basically a small rock with a […]
Marathon to South Bimini
Marathon to Rodrigues: ( will add photos when we have better wifi) Finally, we are on our way to the Bahamas after being in Marathon for two months. We have a short two day window to cross the Gulf Stream. Many of the boats here at the Marina have canceled their trip to the Bahamas […]
