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Category: Weather

(Even More) Boat Insurance

  • By admin
  • February 19, 2020
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While we haven’t really been thinking about our sailing life, other than wanting to avoid the snow, I did receive a newsletter that brought me back to the fateful end … Continue Reading

Weather Resources

  • By John Casey
  • March 14, 2019
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Recently we had a great sailing adventure to The Bahamas with friends that own a Leopard 45 catamaran. We will be forever grateful to them for getting us out of … Continue Reading

We got hit by lightning – Now what?

  • By John Casey
  • April 25, 2018
  • 2 Comments

Lucky for us, we had insurance coverage (many people self-insure) and are now back in South Florida dealing with the inevitable repairs associated with a lightning strike. As it turns … Continue Reading

So…why did lightning hit our boat?

  • By John Casey
  • April 22, 2018
  • 4 Comments

So…why did lightning hit our boat, and not others close by? We have no idea, nor does anyone else, regardless of the various theories out there whether credible or not. … Continue Reading

Our Winter Cruise Ends…With A Bang

  • By John Casey
  • April 19, 2018
  • 7 Comments

The morning after we anchored in Rock Sound (again) to trouble shoot our starboard engine, we were woken by an approaching thunderstorm. It was about 0545 on March 11th, the … Continue Reading

Crossing the Gulf Stream

  • By John Casey
  • March 9, 2018
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One of the barriers that keeps a lot of people from boating to The Bahamas is the requirement to cross The Gulf Stream. This barrier is both a mental one, … Continue Reading

Entertaining Dolphins to Little Farmers Cay

  • By Christa Greer
  • February 22, 2018
  • 10 Comments

After our near disastrous visit to Emerald Cay Marina where I fouled the propeller, we were breathing a huge sigh of relief as we headed north along the Exumas with … Continue Reading

A “Swell” Bridle

  • By John Casey
  • February 19, 2018
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When we were looking at some options for how to configure our main anchor bridle, we came across an article about how to make something called a swell bridle. (that’s … Continue Reading

Weather Radar in The Bahamas via The Cuban Meteorological Institute

  • By John Casey
  • January 31, 2018
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We’ve been gunkholing around Long Island for the past few weeks, not venturing too far away since the weather has been unsettled. Even with internet access, one of the problems in … Continue Reading

What About “Bad Weather” in The Bahamas

  • By John Casey
  • January 28, 2018
  • 1 Comment

For the last few days we have been waiting for, and then sitting through, a stint of “bad weather” in Thompson Bay Long Island with about 25 other boats.  “Good … Continue Reading

Why You Listen To Port Authorities And Weather Warnings

  • By John Casey
  • January 18, 2018
  • 2 Comments

I’m sure we’ll make a stupid mistake or 3, but what were these knuckleheads thinking?!

Exploring Hog Cay off Long Island

  • By Christa Greer
  • January 17, 2018
  • 10 Comments

After a few days at Salt Pond we were ready for some new scenery and headed north to anchor at Hog Cay. This tiny private island has a gorgeous beach … Continue Reading

New Year…New Adventures

  • By Christa Greer
  • January 10, 2018
  • 1 Comment

On New Year’s eve we anchored in the Hawksbill Cay Northern Anchorage en route to Georgetown and had a lovely potluck with our boating buddies. Even though it was New … Continue Reading

Another #coolsky at Thompson Bay Long Island #bahamas

  • By John Casey
  • January 8, 2018
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#coolsky at Thompson Bay Long Island #bahamas #sailing #getaway #lowflite #skyporn #boatlife #schooner #rainbow A post shared by Low Flite (@low_flite) on Jan 8, 2018 at 5:45am PST

#coolsky at Thompson Bay Long Island #bahamas

  • By John Casey
  • January 8, 2018
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#coolsky at Thompson Bay Long Island #bahamas #sailing #getaway #lowflite #skyporn #boatlife #catamaran A post shared by Low Flite (@low_flite) on Jan 8, 2018 at 5:42am PST

Tropical Storm Philippe

  • By John Casey
  • October 29, 2017
  • 1 Comment

Hurricane season in this part of the world is defined by most organizations (read: insurance companies) as running from 1 June to 1 November. The first boat we looked at … Continue Reading

Tropical Weather

  • By John Casey
  • September 4, 2017
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The topic-du-jour has been Hurricane Irma bearing down on the Caribbean and the continental United States. This means a delay on the next prospective boat’s survey and sea-trial as the marina … Continue Reading

“Amazing record-high 62-foot wave recorded off Irish coast”…or…”So You Want To Go Sailing?”

  • By John Casey
  • June 15, 2017
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The towering 62-foot high wave, the largest in the world, was registered by a buoy in the North Atlantic between the north coast and Iceland, the Irish Independent reports. The … Continue Reading

The Mythical Sunset Green Flash

  • By John Casey
  • December 26, 2016
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You can see from my Instagram Profile that we like to try and capture dramatic sunset and sunrise pictures while we’re traveling around. Some of the folks we follow, Mike … Continue Reading

TMM Base to The Bight

  • By Christa Greer
  • December 12, 2016
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During our breakfast at Fort Burt, we met an interesting guy and gal who just so happened to be from Canada and were in BVI as crew on one of … Continue Reading

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