We knew one of Windara’s drawbacks would be her draft. On our way south, we had to skip Southport this year because we weren’t able to get a reservation – Southport Marina (now Morningstar Marina) can only put us on their face dock, and it was already booked. This time around, they could only take […]
We wanted to get into our slip at the Charleston Harbor Marina as soon as possible, but we were busy working during the daytime slack, and in the evening the wind kicked up as heavy, dark clouds appeared on the horizon. We could have tried to go in, but docking in Charleston is tough enough […]
While we didn’t make it as far as we’d hoped, I’m happy to spend time in St. Augustine. We got tied up, and cleared into the country in time to head up to the hotel’s daily happy hour for hotel and marina guests. As we walked up, I saw a spoonbill feeding in the flats […]
Since we still didn’t have a weather window thanks to continued northerly winds, we decided a sail to Grand Cay would be a fun way to spend the day, plus we’d get a chance to visit a new place. Our sail was beautiful, and Windara loved the conditions. We flew along at 7-8kts and were […]
We left Man-o-War pretty early in hopes of getting in some sailing before we dropped anchor to snorkel Mermaid Reef and wait for the tide to rise. We sailed about halfway there before deciding it would be better to just get fuel and get into our slip – the afternoon weather was forecast to deteriorate […]
Man-o-War was a favorite of ours last year, and I looked forward to seeing how the island had changed. As with everywhere else, there were far more boats, both at anchor and in the more protected inner mooring field. Marina reconstruction has progressed well, and it looks like they’ll be ready to start taking boats […]
In all our time in the Abacos this year and last, Great Guana was one of the places we didn’t really get to explore. We spent a day anchored in Fishers Bay and came over with Chris’s parents last year, but both visits were brief and we only got to see Nippers and Grabbers. We […]
After a couple days on Lynyard, the wind shifted around making the anchorage rolly and uncomfortable, so we moved up to Tilloo Cay just off Tavern Cay. It was much more settled and put us that much closer to Hope Town, although with Windara’s draft, we could no longer pass between Lubbers Quarters and Tahiti […]
It felt good to put some miles under our keel again, and it was nice to return to a familiar place after exploring for the first half of our time in the Bahamas. Our friends on Minx (and their adorable cat, Peanut, @imaboatcat) were anchored at Lynyard, and it was great to catch up. We’d […]
Harbour Island is often called “Briland” by the locals (in the lilting Bahamian accent, “Harbour Island” is pronounced more like “Ar-br island, where the “br” is slurred into the “island”, hence “Briland”). It’s a short hop from Spanish Wells but in order to get here, you have to navigate the Devil’s Backbone, an infamously tricky […]