After our 28 hour passage, it was nice to pull into a slip and get out to stretch our legs. We arrived pretty early in the day, so we headed over to Olivers for brunch (I can’t tell you the last time we actually went to brunch!). It took us some time to get used […]
We got to St. Johns Yacht Harbor about an hour after slack and had no problem getting into our slip. Since we got in early enough, we took a cab over to Lewis BBQ for lunch. It was packed but so worth the wait. Afterwards, we walked around Charleston and ended the day with dinner […]
We hauled anchor and were treated to another perfect early morning sail – our last in the Bahamas – and it was truly bittersweet. Conditions were perfect, something we’ve become accustomed to in our time sailing the Sea of Abaco. Silent Sky was just flying downwind and she felt great. But it was hard to completely […]
Another beautiful, early morning departure had us heading back to Hope Town before work. We decided to anchor out by Firefly for a couple nights before heading back into Hope Town Harbor. We were in need of a Tuesday morning trash run and we stopped in at the fuel dock to get gas for Squall, […]
The nice thing about our decision to stay in the Abacos this winter is that it’s been really easy for us to make quick hops back and forth between the islands. We left Marsh Harbour a little later than we’d planned since we needed to pay our slip fees, so we ended up dropping the […]
After Tahiti Beach, we went back to Hope Town Harbor. The mooring field was full, but Will on Aventura, the de facto “mayor of the harbor” told us about the bike shop moorings. I had wondered about the white-topped moorings just past the Hope Town Inn, and it turns out that the bike shop rents […]
Lori and Paul’s daughter and her fiancé were visiting, so we planned to meet up at Tahiti Beach. We had a stunning sail over from Mermaid Reef – single reefed main, double reefed jib, rocketing along at 6.5kts over ground. It was the kind of sailing where it’s just a joy to be at the […]
With a weekend blow forecasted to start south and then make a 180° turn north, we wanted to make sure we were somewhere well protected. While we loved Man-O-War, we also wanted to be somewhere a little more active, so we chose to head back to Hope Town before work on Thursday morning. It was […]
Man-O-War Cay, named after the bird also known as a frigatebird, is a quiet, quaint little spot that’s often overlooked. It’s a dry island, originally settled by Loyalists, and shipwrecked sailor Benjamin Albury found himself on the island in the early 1800s. He settled down, and many of the island’s current residents can trace their […]
Not quite at the end of Great Abaco, but in a spot that feels like the edge of the world, sits Little Harbour. With a challenging, shallow entrance and one bar/restaurant, many cruisers avoid it, but I consider this place not to be missed. We wanted to make sure we entered on a rising tide, […]