140 mile day from the Exumas to the Abacos

It's not often that you get that perfect sailing day, but yesterday the winds were forecast out of the ENE at 15 knots so I took advantage of it and sailed from Black Point in the Exumas up to Lynyard Cay here in the Exumas. I carried the same set of three sails all day and averaged 6 knots. I did hit a squall around 4 pm at the top of the Exumas, so I reefed my mainsail beforehand and let my Genoa loose when the squall line hit. The rain came down in buckets and the wind died for about ten minutes afterwards and all of a sudden the sea came alive with a display of bonitos jumping.

Today I will head up to Marsh Harbor, just around the corner where I am hoping they will have some desperately needed coffee creamer.

Thunderball Grotto, Staniel Cay, Bahamas

Did some snorkeling at the Thunderball Grotto in Staniel Cay here in the Bahamas.

Nassau to Staniel Cay

Three videos of my travels

Next one is my trip south of Nassau

Last one is from Warderick Wells

Rose Island, Nassau, Bahamas

Spent a couple of Days at Rose Island which is just outside Nassau. Video shows some of the snorkeling.

Nassau

Beautiful place here in the Bahamas. First to Rose Island, then downtown, here at Palm Cay Marina and finally on the weekend to the Atlantis Marina.

Here is a video of a trip I took snapper fishing, while in the town of Current on the Island of Eleuthera.

Boat Chores in Paradise

The beach near the town of Current in the Bahamas is beautiful.

But boat chores are never far away.

My V-berth has teak slats and behind them is the hull coated in mold like on the left.

Scrub and a paint makes all the difference.

Great Harbor Cay, Blue Hole, Flo's and Eleuthera

I sailed Saturday to Great Harbor Cay, that is owned by the Cruise companies and used to allow cruise patrons the opportunity to jet ski, para sail and generally have a good time at the beach.

Sunday I motored the 20 miles south to the famous Blue Hole.

Monday I continued down to Flo's Conch Bar and ate a nice fish meal there.

Wednesday I sailed east across to North Beach at The Current on Eleuthra.

I pieced together a couple of videos of my trip.

Here is the second one.