Sliding over the anchor in 15′ of water! Staniel Cay- Ocean side From Emerald Rock we cruised to Staniel Cay with delightfully calm weather. One of the highlights of calm weather is the effect it has on the surface of the water and visibility. When the wind chop smooths out, the […]
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Emerald Rock – Warderick Wells
Plantation wall – Warderick Wells From Shroud we moved to Emerald Rock, the mooring field south of the Park headquarters at Warderick Wells. We enjoyed a few days of delightfully calm weather on a mooring there. We hiked some of the trails across to the ocean side that traverse the ruins of the […]
Shroud Cay
Shroud Cay is part of the Exumas Land and Sea Park, part of the Bahamas National Trust. The Exumas Land and Sea Park extends from Little Wax Cay in the north to Cambridge Cay in the south. The park extends three miles on either side of the cays, and is all a “no-take” zone. Nothing […]
Arrival in the Exumas
We arrived at Highbourne Cay at 1740 hrs. on Sunday, Mar. 6th. The run was a bit bumpy, but not uncomfortable. Winds were in the 20 kt. range, so we had a lot of salt spray, the boat was pretty salty at the end of the day! We still had quite a bit of chop […]
Across the Bank to the Exumas- Part 2
The 77 nm. run across the bank to Chubb Cay was bumpy, but tolerable. We arrived before dark and anchored with some surge, a bit rolly but tolerable. We decided to keep the dinghy stowed due to the roll, and the difficulty launching it in those conditions, so we endured the roll, it did calm […]
Across the Bank to the Exumas- Part 1
We cruised across the Bahama Banks to the Exumas in two legs since our weather window seemed to be holding. The whole run from Bimini to the Exumas is about 160 nm, and we’ve done the trip in one shot on an overnight the previous two times. An overnight is a good way to chew […]
We cross!
Blue Water Marina Resort That clear Bahamian water! Our weather window held, and we departed University Cove on Thursday, Mar. 3 at first light, headed for Bimini. Our crossing was relatively smooth despite having NNE winds around 10 kts. As crossings go, the rule of thumb is not to make one […]
University Cove
University Cove We departed Lauderdale Wednesday Feb. 24th and headed south towards Miami. We decided to stop off at University Cove, just across from Baker’s Haulover Inlet. It’s a location that cruising acquaintances have mentioned, so we thought it would be worth a look. It’s a delightful spot situated between Florida International University […]
Ft. Lauderdale
We arrived in Ft. Lauderdale on Jan. 24, a 43nm cruise from Lake Worth, and about 18 bridges we had to have raised. Ugh! We’ll do an outside run on this leg if the weather permits, it did not! Conditions outside were lousy, so we opted for the bridge dance over the sloppy seas. We […]
Five….
Last minute details are being handled, lists are being completed, tasks crossed off. We’re on target to slip dock lines on Black Friday. Propane tanks are topped off, all those maintenance chores are complete, logs are up to date, electronic chart up…
