Category: Sailing

  • Compass to Cambridge Cay

    Greetings from Cambridge Cay, Exumas Yesterday we arose to wave good bye to friends on Mustang Sally. It was interesting to watch the large yacht maneuver out of the small basin. They did so in a very professional manner staying as far as possible from other boats while managing to turn 180 degrees. We shared…

  • Compass Cay

    Compass Cay

    After enjoying our time at Exuma Land & Sea Park we headed out on Thursday to get fresh water and find some new scenery. Only 13.8 nm south lay the small marina at Compass Cay on a beautiful private island. Several folks had recommended it, so that became our destination. They have good wi-fi here,…

  • Land & Sea Park

    Land & Sea Park

    The wind continues to blow around 25 knots and we continue to stay on “our” mooring at Exuma Land and Sea Park. We were going a little stir crazy on Sunday, so went snorkeling around Emerald Rock. Only had a few waves surprise me by flooding the snorkel. Got a couple of good pictures of…

  • Solar Powered Sun21

    Solar Powered Sun21

    The wind is still blowing in the mid-twenties out of the NE so we remain at a mooring in Warderick Wells. If we hadn’t been “stuck” here, we might not have met the interesting crew of Sun 21. From Basel, Switzerland this boat has crossed the Atlantic using nothing but solar power and electric engines.…

  • Windy Warderick Wells

    Windy Warderick Wells

    The wind continues to blow at 20+ knots out of the E/NE so we haven’t made the crossing to Eleuthera. We did get enough rain to add a day to our fresh water supply. The forecast is for winds to continue through at least Wednesday, so we’re not sure when we will cross Exuma Sound.…

  • Noah’s Birthday Aboard

    Noah’s Birthday Aboard

    Noah started his ninth year with a variety pack of cereals and a mug of hot chocolate on Tuesday. He and Beth worked on party favors while I zoomed up to the park office in the dinghy to find out if there were other kid boats in the area. Was able to round up four…