Bimini to Great Harbor Cay With the goal of crossing the Gulf Stream achieved, our perspective changed. We’d braved the open sea, and made it to a Bahamian island. The accomplishment obliterated self doubt about our seamanship skills – momentarily – while we soaked in new experiences of an unfamiliar land. Islands now claimed our …
Facing a Watery Bogeyman If ever there was an expectation built up in my mind, it was the fearsome conditions to be found when crossing the Gulf Stream, and the 45 miles of open water between Florida and the Bahamas. Stories of misadventure in the Gulf Stream abound. We’ve heard tales of boats blown off …
Buy a Boat and Travel That’s the dream of the cruising life. In reality, there is one more step. No boat, no matter how new, or how well equipped, is ready for sea on the day you buy her. So it’s more like buy a boat, make her yours, and travel. We worked on Domino …
An annual tropical paradise anniversary vacation to escape the cold and damp of life along the 49th parallel. That’s what I envisioned as I spoke those early January vows.