We love anchoring out, so we were excited to be able to cast off the lines and spend some time out on the hook throughout our time in the area. We had some stunning, clear nights and enjoyed some quiet stargazing. The weather was generally pretty settled and it was so calm at times that […]
Spanish Wells is made up of two islands – St. George’s Cay and Russell Island. St. George’s Cay is where most of the infrastructure is, while Russell Island is almost entirely residential. Although Spanish Wells is set up well to support cruisers, it’s primarily a fishing town – tourism isn’t their main industry. There’s a […]
As much as we loved Great Harbour, we were excited to move on and check out another part of the Berrys. We had a slow sail/motor around Great Harbour Cay in some of the most stunning water I’ve ever seen, and dropped the hook with four other boats in the lee of Soldier Cay. We […]
Great Harbour Cay was a retreat for the “Who’s Who” list of celebrities in the ’60s and ’70s, but hurricanes, poor planning/management, and the drug cartel presence on Cistern Cay in the 80’s lead to the decline of high-end tourism on the island. The 18 hole golf course, 9 holes of which are still maintained […]
Our sail to Great Harbour was one of our best so far on Windara. I got some practice hand-steering her in a beam sea, and it’s amazing how responsive and manageable she is. We started later than we’d hoped, but it was a quick sail, and we got within 2 miles of Island Dream who […]
Our overnight passage to The Bahamas was perfect. We had to motor pretty much the whole way into a bit of leftover swell, but the Gulf Stream was kind to us and it felt SO good to know we were Bahamas-bound once again. The sky was clear, and we could see so many stars once […]
We were lucky to have another nice, easy passage to West Palm Beach, and I was looking forward to checking out another new port, especially since I was off for the holidays starting Tuesday. Neither of us was sure what exactly we expected West Palm Beach to be like, but neither of us expected it […]
Port Canaveral may not be the most picturesque port, but it’s super well-protected, and the Ocean Club Marina was a great spot to spend a couple weeks. The slips are easy access, the staff is great, and there are several ships’ stores within easy walking distance. Unfortunately there’s not much else that’s walkable besides some […]
Saint Augustine was a hard-earned destination. The passage itself was fine – no worse than anything else we’ve experienced. But St. Mary’s Inlet was legitimately terrifying. While the forecasts called for 10-15kts, we saw 20-25 with gusts up to 30 and we had wind against current. There were nasty, short period waves rolling through the […]
We loved our time at Cumberland Island, but the wind was forecast to build and the anchorage would be choppy, so we decided to head over to a mooring at Fernandina Beach. Of course, we got the only mooring they had open, which was sketchy – someone had run a huge line through the eye […]