Bahamas

We decided to stay anchored in Elizabeth Harbour, Great Exuma Island, for one more day to seek protection as a strong storm front passed through the area.  Winds were predicted to increase to 25-30 knots clocking from SW to W to NW.  The harbor here off George Town offers you very […]

We did it.  Something many boats do not do all winter season.  We escaped the clutches of George Town. Some suggested we should stay until after the town’s Regatta week, others questioned if we should not wait until the weather settles more, but we just needed to get away from […]

Vessels with drafts greater then 1.5m wishing to visit the Jumentos (Ragged Islands) from the Exumas must either go all the way around Long Island, or cut across the Great Bahama Bank at the Comer Channel.  We struggled to find information on the Comer Channel, especially tide times, so we […]

We had come to the Jumeto Cays for some peace and quiet and some good fishing.  Thankfully we found both. The whole ‘armada’ of boats we found anchored up at Water Cay the evening started radioing each other first thing in the morning and they all left together shortly after. […]

Water Cay does not have any protection in a north wind, so we decided to move south to Flamingo Cay. It was a lovely downwind sail and we anchored right close to the beach in crystal clear water in the lee of a rocky outcrop. Our charts told us to […]

The Jumento Cays are the least popular sailing destination in the Bahamas. They are a scattering of mostly small isolated arid islands with no ‘all round’ protected harbours.   Besides Ragged Island, at the furthest southern end of the chain, there are few land based activities and no other place to […]