April 1-2, 2026 It was April fool’s day. We estimated a 19 hour trip and wanted to get to the inlet on the other side at first light. David had already secured things for an ocean passage. We hoisted Fat Tuesday and strapped her down. We secured the cabin. After we felt prepared, we decided
Current Cut tends to weigh on the mind in the days leading up to its passage. It is a cut between the northern tip of Eleuthera and Current Island. It i deep and fairly straight but has a strong current that can get up to 4.5-5 knots. When a boat motors at 6 knots, this
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We were ready to leave Cape Eleuthera although we really enjoyed our time and the boaters we met there. The rains were gone and the wind, though still brisk, seemed better and was predicted to drop through the day and have more easterly component for sailing north along the island of Eleuthera. We parted with
mile 204-285 The beginning of the trip outside was nice and calm. There were light winds from the northwest. Once we got around the inlet and headed south, the seas were a little confused from the wind shift and the wind shifted more behind us than expected for this section. We raised our main with
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We are back on the water taking Josie for some engine work in Deale Md. Our engine is running smoothly but David has wanted to get a complete service for some time now. Also, when he changed the impeller after our trip, he noted that one of the impeller arms had broken off and is
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We awakened to a trifecta of biting insects: no see ums, mosquitos and biting flies. On their journey through our boat, they first stopped to buzz Becca, then feed on Michael, so they were slow and sluggish when they presented to our V-berth for David to smash them. This inspired us to start moving early
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We decided against an overnight sail to Southport and instead opted for two day trips. We would sail part way and tuck into an anchorage in Winyah Bay for the night. The next day we would sail the remainder to Southport. We headed out of Charleston at dawn. We were lucky that there was little
This post covers April 14-15, 2025 Our weather window was still available for Monday but there were some periods of wind higher than we would have liked. We started out very calm and we were out in the ocean motoring. Then the south wind picked up. We were able to sail, first with the main
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We were the first boat to leave Great Sale Cay and we did so at first light. David saw some long tailed tropical birds circling before we left. We headed on to the bank. We had a tentative route from Chris Parker to exit the bank north of Mantanilla Shoal. It was downwind and winds
We awakened to calm at Marsh Harbor and did some early morning chores prior to leaving. David helped Nautilus with lines and they got out safely. We then had some help pushing off the dock. We motored through the maze of boats and out of the harbor. The next step was to motor to the
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