Usually it is reassuring when ashore to look back over the harbor or anchorage and see Blue Wing with all of the other boats tethered to their anchors, pointing into the wind, swinging ever so gently back and forth in calm waters. Monday afternoon as we explored on land around the harbor at White Sound …read more
Month: March 2012
March 17 – 24 — to New Plymouth
Just a little catching up… Sat. March 17 – The morning after the Barefoot Man the anchorage was really, really full. Greg wanted to do some swimming, so we motored up the coast of Great Guana Cay and anchored in Baker’s Bay. Sun. March 18 – Tried to leave Baker’s Bay at low tide. Greg …read more
Fish, Conch, The Whale and New Injun Name
FISH I’m sitting in the cockpit watching and waiting for another spotted eagle ray to leap out of the water. These guys are dark with white spots on their backs and pure white underbellies. Their wing spans exceed four feet. They leap into the air and give those wings one big flap, as though this …read more
The Wirie has arrived!
The first person I ever met who was interested in sailing was a customer of mine at a bar called Cheers where I worked in 1996. He was a middle-aged Bruce Coburn listening, greyhound adopting, guilt ridden liberal from Maine. He would come to the south every few months or so on business. He loved …read more
March 15 & 16 — Great Guana Cay
We have become sheep. It seems like everyday since we started listening to the Cruiser’s Net there has been talk about the up coming Barefoot Man concert in Great Guana Cay. He was doing two shows at a bar called Nipper’s, one Friday afternoon and another Saturday night. Just his band was playing on Sunday …read more
March 8 – 13 — Marsh Harbor
The wind howls all around Blue Wing trying to blow us back out of the harbor into the Sea of Abaco, but our anchor has its mighty iron tooth dug firmly into the mud and hold us fast as we swing on chain and rode. It is a good day to stay put and luckily …read more
March 2 – 6 — The Sea of Abaco
We finally have a good source for weather information, Cruiser’™s Net on channel 68 on the VHF radio at 8:15 every morning. The program, based out of Hope Town, Abaco, is run by cruisers in the Abacos. People in each area give conditions for inlets running up and down the sea of Abaco. There are …read more
February 28 – March 1 — Abaco Passage
We rested up on the 28th. On Leap Day we sailed down to Soldier Cay to anchor and explore. We should have winds from the southeast for the next few days. Leaving from Soldier Cay will shorten the distance to Abaco and give us a better angle on the wind. Sails were up by 7am …read more
February 25 – 27 — Berry Crossing
The start of our crossing to the Berrys was pleasant enough. We were out of the anchorage by sunrise, and sailing eastward with a southerly 8 knot breeze, making minor adjustments to sail trim, making good progress, and asking each other Trivial Pursuit questions. From my reading I thought the predicted conditions were good for …read more
Goodbye Bimini!
Bimini has such a light cherry name. It is sing-songy to say. It conjures up everything you imagine the Bahamas to be – bright, airy, paradise. Unfortunately Bimini is not as it sounds. Bimini is the closest Bahamian island to the US. More boaters pass through customs here than any other island in the Bahamas. …read more