Twenty six hours and thirty minutes. Non-stop. That’s how long it took us to exit the Bahamas and back to Florida. Forget about the previous 10 days while the transmission was being repaired. Our departure was…
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S/V Tenacious
This is sailing vessel Tenacious in Nassau Harbour. When the wooden hull construction began in1996, the hull was laid upside down. At completion of the hull, large circular turning clamps were affixed to the …
Stink Boat
The rebuilt transmission arrived at 11:15 this morning. Strike up the band! When the transmission was removed from the boat last week, the two mechanics had one heck of a time getting it off of the boat. The marina …
Ships and Boats In Nassau Harbour
As the title says it all, here are some photos of ships and boats of interest from Nassau Harbour.Two of the largest cruise ships in the world. Disney Dreams (left) at 1,115 feet and Royal Caribbean’s Allure Of The Seas (…
I Don’t Dare Think Of It
As early as Wednesday morning, I had my suspicions as to the cause of our misfortune at sea on Tuesday. Preliminary inspections revealed that the oil cooler for the transmission had ruptured internally and forced large qu…
The Game Winning Edition
Leaving Plain Bay and Black Point was difficult, but not as difficult as leaving Nassau. We had arrived in Nassau by way of Highborne Cay on Friday and crossed the Yellow Bank to Nassau on Saturday. While in Nassau …
Nobody Knows
The first three days of the “blow” was very close to the last Saturday’s predictions, although the winds did let up a little on Wednesday. Yes, the weather forecasters were right and a blind pig will sooner or later…
I Hope They’re Wrong
The latest cold front to swing down from the United States is predicted to be a very strong and lasting “blow” here in the Bahamas. On Sunday, the winds are predicted to be from the south at 17 mph at 7am. By 7 pm t…
Island Time
It’s Island Time Mon! This is a phrase you’ll hear a lot in the Bahamas. I guess when you get to any of the islands from the Bahamas down through the Caribbean you’ll hear it a lot. So what does it mean? W…
Cold Kaliks
Once again we are back at Black Point Settlement. Not at Plain Bay, which is just around the point to the south, only a 30 minute ride. Yesterday morning, we found our anchorage at Pipe Cay getting a little lumpy fr…
