Makai

4/30/2007
After saying farewell to ‘MagnifiCat’, we headed north in building northeast winds and chop. After anchoring to snorkel at Sandy Cay (one more time), we sailed toward the northwest coast of Great Abaco to view the ruins of a milling operation at Snake Cay and explore the passage between Snake Cay and Great Abaco. By [...]

4/27/2007 to 4/30/2007
The entrance to the harbor is notoriously shallow with reef on either side requiring deeper draft boats to enter & exit on high tides only. Although we were approaching on a falling tide, with a slow approach and eye on the depth sounder, we made our way in.
Upon our arrival, we found [...]

4/26/07 – 4/27/2007
It’s general sunny morning with easterly winds at 15k and building. Jim & Maria (S/V MagnifiCat) decided to join us on our travels south. The ‘inside’ route is well marked on charts, but transiting on mid to high tides is required. The shallows of Tahiti Beach, Tilloo Bank & [...]

4/24/2007 to 4/25/2007
We’re off to Hope Town! Now that the majority of ‘snowbirds’ are departing for home, moorings are now available. Due to its poor holding, the harbor is off limits to anchoring. Upon arrival, we find Jim, Maria & Rusty of “MagnifiCat’ on a mooring directly in front of us. After securing [...]

4/21/2007 to 4/24/2007
It was almost noon when we left anchorage at Treasure Cay and sailed southeast to Man-O-War Cay (MOW). The MOW harbor entrance is narrow with coral ledges on both sides. We have heard stories of boats of all types running aground if the entrance is not approached correctly. Without difficulty or mishap, [...]

4/17/2007 to 4/20/2007
Tired of the ‘bumpy’ conditions in Settlement Harbor, we followed ‘Interlude’ and ‘Impromptu’ to Treasure Cay. In building northeasterly winds, we sailed across the Sea of Abaco. In our excitement to actually be ‘sailing’, we let our guard down and were navigating by chartplotter & visual sighting only. Our excitement [...]

4/12/2007 Baker’s Bay
Our route to Great Guana Cay took us through the infamous ‘Don’t Rock’ pass, which once in deeper water (8 feet), we decided to anchor and snorkel. We arrived at Baker’s Bay at the north end of Great Guana Cay a little after 5 PM.
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4/9/2007 to 4/12/2007
On 4/9, we were off to our next destination: Munjack Cay, Northern Abaco (approximately 44 nautical miles (nm).) Another cold front was forecasted to ‘blow through’ tomorrow evening, bringing with it squalls & thunderstorms. We motored most of day with the wind on our nose, arriving at Munjack around 4 PM. We choose [...]

4/8/2007
Easter Sunday! The winds were calm & skies were clear. We left West End and headed east to Great Sale Cay (approximately 43 nm), passing through the shallows of Indian Rock – Barracuda Shoals area in the early morning (thank goodness for our chart plotter & depth sounder!) Upon our arrival, Fred spotted [...]

4/4/2007
We departed Ft. Lauderdale (Lake Sylvia) in the early morning (4:45 AM) with a full moon, clear skies and slight easterly breezes. The crossing was a fairly uneventful, with our only ‘excitement’ being the passage of a submerged U.S. submarine a few miles off of Port Everglades. To our disappointment, the only wildlife we saw [...]