Monument Bay, Georgetown, Great Exuma — 12•28•21 Trouble and I were itching to get out of the Marina at Emerald Bay. After making sure my account at the marina was settled, I dropped the lines at 0920 hours (9:20 am). I was going to go to Goat Cay for a change, but the wind made …
Christmas In The Bahamas
Emerald Bay Marina, Great Exuma — 12•10•21 A bit of weather was coming in, so I called the marina and was able to get in early to beat the weather. I had spent some time at Emerald Bay before, so I was familiar with it and its notorious nerve-wracking entrance. We got the anchor up …
Rock Lobster
Williams Bay, Lee Stocking — 12•08•21 Up early with a good breakfast, we readied the dinghy (affectionately called the station wagon), and landed her up for our lobster hunt. Our first stop was about 2nm away. We checked a few spots but found nothing. Pete said let’s check one more “Rock”. He got in before …
Gin Clear Waters of The Exumas
Compass Cay — 12•05•21 Anchor up by 0650. We had a 30nm day run today. Wind a little on the nose again. I hadn’t been to Compass Cay before and the anchorage got good ratings. Easy motor sail with a bit of current and wind heading up the channel to Compass Cay. We turned in …
Run To The Exumas
Adlers Cay In The Berry Islands — 12•2•21 I wanted to push hard to get us to the Exumas. Our weather window for sailing would be a little tight with two overnights at anchor, and the wind clocking around to being close to on our nose the last day. Our first stop is Adlers Cay …