Black Point Town Dock Yesterday we worked on the windlass wiring. It had been wired “downstream” of the house battery bank 60 amp fuse, so if any serious load was applied the house bank fuse blew. We’ve blown three fuses in the six months we’ve been cruising, with the most recent being yesterday morning. Rewired…

Surprise, surprise, a log from Beth! It was an almost still night, with very light winds from the East, which barely moved us in our nice protected bay just South of Black Point. After gathering all the dirty clothes I could find, including the sheets off the beds, I left the boat about 7:45 to…

Greetings from Black Point, Great Guana Cay, Exumas Yesterday, we pulled the hook and motored around the south side of the island rather than going through the tiny Fowl Cay cut. The current was running in from Exuma Sound at 2+ knots so we didn’t stop at Staniel Cay Yacht Club on the way by.…

The cold front arrived and temps dropped to 69 this morning with 17 kt winds, bringing the wind chill down enough that we had to put on sweatshirts this morning! Winds were less than predicted and we didn’t see anything over 23 kts. The last two nights were rather restless as we were up and…

We’ve stayed put here between Big and Little Major Spots waiting for the cold front and clocking winds due tomorrow. It is an interesting place to be with this east wind and a view of the waves crashing on the rocks from Exuma Sound to our north and south. It can be a bit uncomfortable…

Communications was the theme of today. Things finally came together and we were able to talk with Earl in NC on the Ham radio. Three o’clock on 14.287 USB seemed to be the magic combination allowing both sides to communicate clearly.  Icing on the cake was a good wi-fi signal that allowed us to talk…