Crossing to Exumas: First Attempt (Fail)

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To Rose IslandMiles: 10Time: 1 hour 55 minsAvg Speed: 5.2Max Speed: 8.1 To Athol IslandMiles: 7.8 Time: 1 hour 30 minAvg Speed: 5.5Max Speed: 8.3 To San Succi in Montague BayMiles: 2.9Time: 1 hour 7 minAvg Speed: 2.6Max Speed: 5 March 16, Saturday: We awoke at the crack of dawn to leave Junkanoo Beach anchorage for the Exumas. We were super excited! But it was not meant to be! We got just outside the harbor and it was very unfavorable conditions. We did not want…Continue Reading “Crossing to Exumas: First Attempt (Fail)” →

Junkanoo Beach, Nassau

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Miles: 3.1Time: 1 hour 43 minsAvg Speed: 1.8Max Speed: 9 March 14, Thursday: We finally got the propane filled by Chico at the Nassau Harbor Club marina and as soon as the deck hands were available to help us shove off – we left the slip. We did need to wait for high tide as we were in a very shallow slip, hitting the bottom during low tide. We headed to the fuel dock at Brown’s marina and filled the diesel and the gas. We…Continue Reading “Junkanoo Beach, Nassau” →

Nassau, New Providence Island

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Miles: 40Time: 5 hours 55 minAvg Speed: 6.8Max Speed: 10.2 March 11, Monday: After rolling all night at Whale Cay we were exhausted. The wind and sea were unrelenting. We knew that we could not remain at Whale Cay. After studying the wind apps and the swell info we decided that crossing the Nassau didn’t look horrible. The wind would be in our face (coming out of the South East) but the swell looked low, unfortunately, the period was low as well. But Nassau was…Continue Reading “Nassau, New Providence Island” →