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Sailing Magazines

  • By John Casey
  • April 28, 2018
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With some time to ourselves away the boat, I reviewed our website and found some dead links that needed fixing. A lot of them were on our Magazines Page. Almost … 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

On To Cat Island…Almost

  • By John Casey
  • April 16, 2018
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By March 9th we had started to grow restless in our anchorage at Rock Sound, Eleuthera. I was probably feeling it more than Christa, as we had been trying to … Continue Reading

Rock Sound Eleuthera

  • By Christa Greer
  • April 13, 2018
  • 2 Comments

We pulled into Rock Sound Harbour mid-afternoon with lots of light to find a good spot to drop our anchor. While John was at the helm, I stood on the … Continue Reading

On To Alabaster Bay – Eleuthera

  • By Christa Greer
  • April 7, 2018
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As we got up early to leave for Eleuthera, fishing boats were just heading out. This large trawler was towing 3 smaller boats who were part of his fleet, just … Continue Reading

Touring Spanish Wells by Golf Cart

  • By Christa Greer
  • April 2, 2018
  • 1 Comment

After the beautiful Exumas we continued north to Spanish Wells for a couple days to stock up on some provisions and wait for good weather to head to Eleuthera. During … Continue Reading

WiFi and Lizards in the Exumas

  • By Christa Greer
  • March 20, 2018
  • 2 Comments

As we headed north from Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, our next stop was Normans Cay where notorious drug smuggler, Carlos Lehder, built an ambitious operation in the early … Continue Reading

“I recognize you from your knot”

  • By John Casey
  • March 16, 2018
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In Rock Sound, we were anchored off a place called Frigate’s Bar & Grill, which is a pretty good resto-bar and has a good sized dinghy dock that they let … Continue Reading

Sailing Log Template

  • By John Casey
  • March 15, 2018
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Some time before we moved aboard, I got ambitious and created a sailing log template on Adobe with ideas I got from a number of sources online. Our plan was … 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

Exploring Ruins on Pipe Cay

  • By John Casey
  • March 7, 2018
  • 1 Comment

We were looking for a convenient place to anchor north of Staniel Cay area before spending some time at the Land & Sea Park at Warderick Wells. Christa suggested Pipe … Continue Reading

Staniel Cay and Big Majors Spot

  • By John Casey
  • March 6, 2018
  • 1 Comment

The trip from Black Point to the Staniel Cay area was a quick one; just 5 miles around a few shallow areas. The winds were a bit sporty, but we … Continue Reading

Snorkeling & Hiking the Beautiful Exumas

  • By Christa Greer
  • March 4, 2018
  • 3 Comments

Some things never grow old…like the enjoyment of snorkeling a fabulous coral reef, and there’s no better place to do this than the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park. This … Continue Reading

Yanmar SD60 Sail Drive Service Manual and Parts Catalogue

  • By John Casey
  • March 2, 2018
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There is lots of information and manuals available online for SD50s, but the SD60 stuff seems hard to come by. For those out there that are having trouble finding these … Continue Reading

Visiting Black Point

  • By John Casey
  • February 24, 2018
  • 6 Comments

We prepared to leave Little Farmer’s Cay shortly after sunrise. As we aren’t really on any schedule, we hadn’t started this early in a while, but we wanted to continue … 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

We Pull in to Emerald Bay Marina for Fuel…and then things got interesting

  • By Christa Greer
  • February 17, 2018
  • 3 Comments

As we headed north from Georgetown along the Exumas, we thought it would be wise to take advantage of the fuel facilities at Emerald Bay Marina. We planned our arrival … Continue Reading

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