Category: Sailing

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…

We re-anchored this morning, moving to the edge of the sand, just before it became grass. It gained us another two feet of depth so we should be fine. As we bring up the anchor, Noah’s job is to keep the chain from castling by knocking it down with a plunger. He did his job…

It was a comfortable night at anchor. Our trials yesterday resulted in a good spot. As we prepared the boat for departure, the fuel boat came in and threaded through the boats anchored of Sampson Cay marina. He did a great job of getting in without hitting anyone. We were well out of the channel…

Greetings from Sampson Cay We are anchored here after a day of exploring in the big boat. We pulled anchor and headed North this morning looking for potential spots to ride out the predicted west wind later in the week. 79 degrees and a SE wind at 10-12 kts made us feel sorry for the…

Big Majors Spot – Winds E 9-14 A good day of school. Even composition went well! Today is internet day. Packed up the computer in the dry bag and zoomed the 1.5 miles over to Staniel Cay Yacht Club to eat lunch and use their wi-fi connection. Enjoyed a conch burger while Beth and Noah…

Woke up to another perfect morning with no wind and still water. Someone announced on the radio that there was a rainbow, so we popped out into the cockpit to see a big rainbow ending in the boat behind us. After breakfast Beth & Noah were waking up for breakfast and school at 0730 when…