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  • We were literally hanging by a thread!

    We were literally hanging by a thread!

    It’s great having folks come by for a visit…. So there we were, hanging out in the anchorage, and our friends Sally and John Mccartney from S/V Latitude Adjustment came by for a visit. We were showing them around the boat, and …

  • The Devils Backbone…

    The Devils Backbone…

    Many ships have run aground here When transiting from Spanish Wells to Harbor Island (Dunmore town), we needed to cross the famous Devils Backbone. .According to a Bahamas Out Islands promo site ” Eleuthera was first settled in the 1600’s by …

  • Flying the genniker to meet friends

    Flying the genniker to meet friends

    We flew the genniker! So the difference between a cruiser and a racer, is a cruiser only hoists up an extra sail if we’re on a 4 hour or more course that would benefit from a knot or two faster speed. Leaving Wardrick Wells, our last island in the Exhuma chain, and heading to Eluthera, we had an absolutely lovely day sail.  We pulled out the genniker from the locker, set it up, we went from 6.4 to 8 knots. Our new guests: Walter & Gail Lundstrom One of the reasons we high tailed up, was to beat the weather.…

  • 3 Months in Georgetown Come to an End

    3 Months in Georgetown Come to an End

    Twas Adult Day Care I finally experienced summer camp as truly Georgetown, Great Exhuma upholds that reputation. Don and I played Texas Hold ‘Em led by Nicky and Richard Pendergast at least 2x a week; I went to water aerobics …

  • Utility water pump for Passover

    Utility water pump for Passover

    In line with our All I wanted for Christmas blog; for Passover I wanted to assemble our utility water pump and place it with our other crossing gear. This would be for any strange water leaks, to have additional ability to pump …

  • And the poker tournament winner is….

    And the poker tournament winner is….

    Tonight, out of 40 players (most of whom I’ve been playing against the past 3 months), I won the St. Francis Resort Texas Hold-em poker tournament! The number of weekly tournament attendees ranges from 10 early in the cruising season, to …