North Atlantic Ocean

Hard to say goodbye to Long Island but it was time to go.. we had been there for a week due to the tropical storms that were building up. We had such a great time there. The sailing regatta was something to see!! We thought there would be more sailors there but it was mostly local Bahamians which was really cool because we got to see their culture. Local music, food and races. We got the mutton meal which in Bahamian terms that means goat. It was bomb! Friday night we went out with our new sports fishing friends to the local bar where the regatta night life was happening. These people know how to party! & the women really knew how to shake their booties. Honestly it was a talent the way they could move their hips and butts. I was so intimated by their dancing that I didn’t dare step into that dance circle. One booty bump and I would have been tossed to the ground.

Our sail from Long Island to the Crookeds was LONG but great. Seascape was calm but winds died out in the middle of our sail and we had to motor sail majority of our trip reaching the Crookeds at midnight. During our trip we landed a nice Sailfish! Another sports fish for the books. Really don’t know how we continue to slam these monsters but I hope we can keep it up! During the sail, we pulled our spinnaker sail since we have dead down winds. When we tried hoisting out the sail we realized the dial was mangled around itself in both directions in several areas. There was no fixing this underway. After an hour of trying to get it untangled we pulled it done and stuffed it into the forward hatch. That was a project for the next day.

The next day we went to do some diving with a couple Australian teenagers we met in Long Island. Super cool guys and decent divers too! We landed monster Nassau groupers, a couple conch and two yellow jacks in no more than 20 feet of water! The one boy that shot the monster grouper said it was the biggest fish he had ever shot. If it wasn’t for Carson sticking his body half way in the rock he was stuck under I don’t think the boys would have got it out. It was so worth seeing their excitement and taking them diving with us!

Today we set sail for Inaugua, Bahamas. Our last crossing in the Bahamas before we take off to Jamaica then Guatemala for hurricane season. It’s going to be so hard to say goodbye to these amazing islands, waters and people. In just two months we have made more memories and new friends then we could have ever imagined! Just can’t wait to see what these other countries have in store for us!

80 miles to go still.. wish is some good winds! First all nighter sail 👏Read more