Thompson Bay, Long Island — 02•26•22 I was up early and prepping Trouble for heading back the Raggeds. Trouble should have good wind and easy sail. I was hoping to make good time and see if I could get all the way to Buena Vista Cay, which is 84 nm. The wind was nice but …
Skirting The Danger Zone
Hog Cay, Ragged Islands — 02•18•22 Running out of food and dinghy gas I had to start thinking about working my way out of the Raggeds and getting to “civilization”. But, first I had to do the inaugural Valentine’s Day Party that Maxine from Ragged Island puts on every year for the cruisers at the …
Barracuda Alley
George Town, Great Exuma — 01•27•22 After provisioning up at George Town with cash, food, fuel, and propane, I headed back to Thompson Bay, Long Island to wait out the next blow before heading south down the Jumentos. My hope was to spearfish and lobster every day. Little did I know what was waiting for …
Plans Change Again
Thompson Bay, Long Island — 01•19•22 My hope was to leave here and head to the Raggeds & Jumentos Islands. But, plans change. One afternoon, sleepy Thompson Bay became too crowded as a large wave of boats came in. I wanted to leave but, the weather didn’t look great for heading south the next few …
Rolly Polly
Thompson Bay, Long Island — 01•06•22 Calabash became very rolly, with the wave wrapping around the island. So with the wind pointing Trouble one way but the rollers were coming on the beam (side of the boat), it made for a very uncomfortable anchorage. So I pulled anchor and headed south to Thompson Bay about …