Inagua Bahamas to George Town Bahamas

After a good night's sleep at anchor, we were all up and ready to go at 6am on Saturday. We enjoyed coffee, veggies and bagels for breakfast, and left Matthew Town about 7:30 am. It was a glorious sail in the morning and Dave was in his element at the helm. We were able to turn the motors off for a few hours as the winds cooperated and we were sailing along at a good clip.We sailed past a 34ft monohull early in the morning. They were handling the boat well but I was thankful we were in our boat.
About 11am we had a fish on! Scott could see that it was a sail fish. As quickly as it was on, it was off.
The winds picked up about 11:30am and the rain started. The rain and increased wind (up to 24 knots) for the next few hours had us all pull out our raincoats.
About 4:30 our fishing line went off and Dave reeled in a mahi-mahi! We decided that it was slightly small and decided to throw it back.
We've eaten well along the way and even with the rough seas, Dave made a great salad topped with our remaining tuna and risotto.
We sailed through the night The winds through the night ranged from 16 to 22. Sailing at night is a bit eerie as we rely on the wind forecasts, Navionics and AIS to alert us if other vessels are nearby. It was surprising to me, even as we got closer to land how little boat traffic there was.
As we rounded Long Island, our line went off again! This time we reeled in a barracuda......ooh barracuda🎵!
The picture I took doesn't reflect how menacing their teeth make them look.
That was our last hit for the day.
We arrived at our anchorage at George Town Bahamas about 4:30pm. We are anchored between Stocking Island and George Town. It is beautiful here with all the different shades of blue just popping!
I was at the helm for the first time for dropping the anchor. Since it will soon just be Dave and me, I needed to make sure I could do it. The hold at this anchorage is very good and the dual engines help in the control.
We got the anchor down and a few minutes later, Dave zoomed off in the dinghy to get us checked in to the Bahamas. (We didn't check in to the Bahamas at Inagua on Friday because customs was closed and we left the next morning before they opened)
We enjoyed a celebratory beer on the boat before heading to the Snappy Turtle Bar and Grill for dinner. I had a great dinner of piri piri shrimp and Dave had ribs.
We got back to the boat about 9pm, played a couple games of euchre and then saw the Starlink satellite launch (at least a portion of it)
Ready for a good night's sleep at anchor!
Tomorrow our existing crew goes home.
What a trip it has been so far.
Their experience,knowledge and comraderie has been invaluable in the 737 mile journey from St Thomas to George Town. Very thankful.
Dave and I will be in George Town until May 2 getting some projects done and exploring the island. We have a couple more people joining us on the May 2 as we continue our journey north. Czytaj więcej