Thompson Bay, Long Island, BS — 01•24•23 After provisioning at Salt Pond Long Island, I was back off to the Raggeds. It was a calm morning pulling up the anchor in Thomson Bay and I’d be motoring in glass calm seas for the first few hours. Later in the day the wind picked up and …
Getting Out Of The Raggeds For A Provisioning Run
Between The Raggeds — 01•17•23 After making a quick run to the dump on Ragged Island, I pulled anchor and set out back to Hog Cay. It was a great sail that ended quickly as it was only about 10nm. I was running low on food and had to think about getting back to a …
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Westerlies and Refugees
Hog Cay, Ragged Islands — 01•08•23 After spending a few days at Hog Cay and having no luck spear pole fishing here, it was time to pull anchor and head up to Racoon Cay. I had good luck fishing Racoon Cay last season, but the usual spots were not as productive this time. I did …
Get South, To The Raggeds
Monument Beach, George Town — 12•27•22 After leaving Emerald Bay Marina, I took Trouble back to George Town for some reprovisioning. After finding a spot at Monument Bay I tucked Trouble in a nice spot and dropped anchor. Even though I was fairly close to some other boats, I knew this being the George Town …
The Worst Case Scenario Happens
Kidd Cove, George Town — 12•13•22 I pulled anchor this morning, to head into Emerald Bay Marina where Trouble will stay while I fly to New Mexico, to have Christmas with the family. The winds were gentle at about 13 knots. It’s a short hop over the EBM (Emerald Bay Marina) of about 12 nautical …