The Trip Back to the USA - 2009 We planned to leave Georgetown as soon as the regatta was complete but Mother Nature had different plans. We were held up for 10 days waiting for a series of cold fronts producing vigorous North and North East winds to 20 and 25 knots to pass by. Finally on Sunday March 29th we sailed from Georgetown, Great Exuma. This trip took us out into Exuma Sound which has water reaching over 2000’ deep and 35 miles wide between Great Exuma and Cat Island. We had a nice SE 12-16 knot breeze but the [View Full Entry]

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I just finished racing the Family Island Regatta in Georgetown, Exumas, Bahamas. All the boats were built in the Bahamas. The local cruising community helped a local Bahamian named Pat get his boat "Two Friends" ready for the regatta. "Two Friends" received a new mast, a new Awlgrip paint job and some repairs. One C-Class boat I raced on sank, to the bottom, just after we crossed the finish line - It was great fun. The Bahamas Police marching band closed the regatta. [View Full Entry]

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Depuis le départ de notre visite, que nous avons laissé à Georgetown, nous avons fait des sauts de puces ici et l’à en demeurant quelques jours seulement sur place. Nous sommes passés par, Lee stocking Island, Black Point, Jack’s Bay Cove, Bitter Guanna Cay, Staniel Cay, Pipe Creek, Warderick Wells Cay et Norman’s Cay, en remontant les Exumas vers le Nord. Nous avons fait de la plongée, de la pêche, des randonnées et de belles rencontres. Notre objectif est le retour à Nassau. [View Full Entry]

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Without a doubt, this has been one windy winter in the Bahamas! We are currently waiting for weather to start north, and hopefully will start heading up the Exumas tomorrow, with a goal of getting back to St.Marys Georgia about the middle of April. We plan to leave the boat again this year in St.Marys, and spend the summer home in Guelph. In addition to it being windy, it has been cold. We’re not complaining as we know it’s been pretty harsh up north, and certainly the weather has been much more pleasant here. Since we last wrote, we have been [View Full Entry]

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Last year we left Georgetown prior to the beginning of the annual Regatta due to our needed saildrive repairs. This year we made sure that we stayed and experienced this truly unique cruising experience. The Georgetown Cruising Regatta has been going on for the past 29 years and attracts boats from all over the Bahamas and some come over from Florida strictly for this event. This year approximately 350 boats were in the harbor for the festivities. The second day started the competition for the many other events. Cameron entered the “Texas Hold’em Poker tournament and place [View Full Entry]

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Des vacances dans des vacances! Nous sommes bien content de voir la famille, André et Parise qui nous rejoignent à Georgetown. Ils arrivent par avion le 22 fév. au 5 mars. Voici un appercu des activités lors de leurs séjours. Nous avons eu bien du plaisir ensemble. Pour ceux qui adhèrent à la croyance qu'un voilier rapetisse d'un pied par jour, avec la visite, et bien j'ajouterais tout dépend de quel type de visite. Pour nous ils s'emblait s'agrandir avec andré et Parise des gens ouvert, pas compliqués, et partants pour n'importe quel aventure! On peut dire qu'ils ont l'adaptation facile. [View Full Entry]

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Au parc, sur Warderick Wells, nous nous sommes initiés à la plongée en apnée (snorkeling). L’endroit est idéal. Nous ne disposons toutefois que de peu de temps (aux étales de marée) pour explorer les récifs. En effet, la configuration des fonds, ici, fait en sorte qu’il y a beaucoup de courant. Les jours de grand vent, nous allons marcher sur l’ile. Nous découvrons, entre autres, d’où l’ile porte son nom (wells*) et un ancien repère de pirates!! * Ici, il n’y a pas d’eau douce dans le sol. La seule chose c’est une mince couche d’eau douce [View Full Entry]

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The Bahamas - Winter 2009 We arrived in Georgetown a week before our daughter Julie and her fiancé Dan were due to fly in. Everyone out cruising cautions to never set arrival deadlines but in order to enjoy visits from family and friends it is necessary to be in a certain place at a certain time. Luckily the weather cooperated and we were able to sail in before their arrival date. This extra week gave us a chance to catch up with other cruising friends we met last year in the Bahamas. There were already about 55 boats anchored in Georgetown [View Full Entry]

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Nous avons retrouvés nos amis de Island Girl et Gusto del mar à Georgestown. Nous en avons profité pour se ravitailler à l'épicerie et faire le plein du propane. voici une petite visite de cette ville. (voir les photos) Les gens de voiles apprécient cet endroit, certains y demeurent des mois, pendant tout l'hiver. Nous sommes partis par la suite vers long Island, plus au sud. [View Full Entry]

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The Bahamas - On To the Exumas We arrived in Lucaya, Grand Bahama Island, on the afternoon of Friday November 28th after a 25 hour sail from Vero Beach, Fl. The trip was mostly uneventful with light winds and calms. Not a bad way to make a Gulf Stream crossing. We checked into the Grand Bahama Yacht Club, a fancy marina in Lucaya. From there it is easy to clear Bahama Customs and Immigration. Next, we decided to spend a couple days there waiting out a predicted strong storm system which was to pass during the next two days. On Monday [View Full Entry]

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