Ft Lauderdale, FL — 11•27•22 This will be season 3 for me going over to the Bahamas. The nerves and worries of the unknown I had the first year were mostly gone. We had a good weather window and so off we went. My brother joined me for this quick overnight trip. The Gulfstream can …
Two Weeks Getting Out Of The Bahamas
Sand Dollar Beach, Georgetown, Bahamas — 05•01•22 Anchor up at 0700 (7 am) and heading out Conch Cut to Cat Island. It’s time to work my way out of the Bahamas and get back to the USA. Hurricane season starts on June one, and I need to be in the Chesapeake by then. Trouble is …
Friends, Flotillas, and Food
Calabash, Long Island — 04•20•22 Today we are headed to Georgetown. The E-Sea Ryder flotilla consisting of E-Sea Ryder, Mangata, Racheline, and Trouble, headed off at dawn. All four boats were single handling. It would be an easy downwind sail into Georgetown, approximately 26 nautical miles. I left last, as Trouble would scoot along in …
More Trouble In The Raggeds
Georgetown, Great Exuma Island — 03•19•22 After provisioning and jugging fuel to Trouble I was ready to get out of town and head back to the Raggeds. I wanted to try the backway through Pudding Cut. To do that I needed to stop at Williams Bay, Lee Stocking Island. Last season I stopped here quick …
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 …