Monument, Georgetown, BS — 01•18•24 With some strong East winds forecasted, I elected to go with Hadhammer and E Sea Ryder to Cat Island to wait out the winds. We spent the week going from New Bight to Old Bight as the winds changed. We visited Dukes in New Bight and Rollezz in Old Bight. …
Wasting Time In The Raggeds
The Marina at Emerald Bay, BS — 12•27•23 After a great time with family in San Diego, I needed to get Trouble moving. So today we were headed to Red Shanks in Elisabeth harbour. Red Shanks had just been added to the Exumas Parks and had new mooring installed. They were free until they figured …
In The Bahamas Baby
St Augustine, FL — 11•25•23 0545—Dropped the ball. Destination West Palm Beach, approximately 208nm. This is an overnight passage. The winds were light, and I motor sailed on and off throughout the day. As I approached the West Palm Beach Anchorage the wind veered to almost on the nose, so I had to motor for …
Dodging Fronts
Charlston, SC — 11•10•23 0400— Another early morning departure. Timing tides getting into and out of channels makes for smoother passages. I rode the outgoing tide out of Charleston and had the rising tide going into Beaufort, SC. This run was about 70nm. I hid out here last year during Hurricane Nicole. Since I’d been …
Head South
Back Creek, Annapolis, MD — 10•28•23 Bret, my crew, flew in today. We had a short window to round Hatteras, which was a few days away. But we still needed to get to the bottom of the Chesapeake, which was a two-day sail. Then, wait for the front to pass so we could jump on …