by Dana | Apr 29, 2021 | French Leave Beach Eleuthera, nassau, overnight passages, potters cay nassau
French Leave Beach didn’t get much more crowded than this. Eleuthera, Bahamas.By the time you read this, we’re probably out of wifi range. This Thursday morning we’re headed back to the US, 24/7 sailing with an ETA of sunset, Friday, April... by Dana | Mar 6, 2021 | boat maintenance and repair, Grand Bahamas Banks, GulfStar 45 sailboat, nassau
S/V Gallivant, sailing at a 15-degree tilt as an 18-knot wind angled at our boat’s bow.Gallivant is a a Gulfstar 45; we were sailing the Bahamas Banks to Nassau.We ended our excellent day of sailing from Bimini to our anchor point on the Grand Bahamas Banks with... by GWTAdmin | Jul 13, 2014 | bahamas, cruiser destinations, nassau, Ortega Landing Marina, palm cay marina
The marina view from the back — plenty of room!Even tourist-loving Bahamanians admit Nassau,on the small island of New Providence, is rough. We’ve stopped at Nassau twice, out of necessity – to break up long passages and for some much needed boat... by GWTAdmin | Feb 7, 2014 | bahamas, boat maintenance and repair, nassau
Sail, tied to backpack. Padded shoulder strapsand hip band make the carry easier.How to carry 40 pounds of sail off for repair and back? On your back! Wayne demonstrates his technique in Nassau, from their harbor to Phillips... by GWTAdmin | Feb 5, 2014 | anchoring, bahamas, boot key marina marathon florida, cruising destinations, cruising life, florida keys, nassau, sailing mishaps
Minimizing boat damage trumped journalistic photography when we were gettingrammed in our Nassau Bahamas anchorage.This Marathon Florida Keys street sign captured how we feltabout the close encounter from our neighbors.When it comes to tight anchorages,... by GWTAdmin | Feb 4, 2014 | berry islands, boat maintenance, cruising, cruising destinations, cruising life, dinghy, nassau
At the Berry Islands Club, we enjoyed an excellent gin and tonic.Howard, the bartender/dockmaster, came by our boat the next dayto bring us the $10 he realized he overcharged us. We appreciatehis honesty and effort; we were his only customers that night.Or...