tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66317894719382989832024-02-21T20:32:26.350-08:00s/v " WIND WARRIOR ""Wind Warrior"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01071653024800956325noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631789471938298983.post-79724448829123550632018-04-14T19:04:00.000-07:002018-04-14T19:04:47.455-07:00WIND WARRIOR IS FOR SALEWell, after eight years of cruising the Bahamas it's time to move on to the next step in our lives,<br />
WIND WARRIOR is up for sale and will be listed with a yacht broker as soon as we arrive back in Jacksonnville.<br />
Over the next couple days we will be posting listing information on this blog. The boat is in great shape and recently surveyed so it's decision time.<br />
Our time as sailboat owners has come to an end and the next step is to move into an offshore power boat/cruiser/trawler.<br />
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"Wind Warrior"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01071653024800956325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631789471938298983.post-9672260348284345462016-07-17T18:40:00.002-07:002016-07-17T18:40:23.390-07:00DIDN'T POST LAST WINTER'S TRIP YETWe were very busy last winter 2016 cruising the Exumas, Abacos and Grand Bahama Island. However, I did not get a chance to post any new blog entries.<br />
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In the meantime, the fun continues as this week Ron & Jan participated in the 2016 Dartmouth Yacht Club's Annual Poker Run which, this year had 51 boats participate. The run covered stops in Bedford Basin, Downtown Halifax, McNabs Island and after a photo shoot off downtown Dartmouth, returned to Dartmouth Yacht Club for awards ceremony and dance.<br />
A great time was had by everyone.<br />
Our boat, Ocean Lady won the "Best Dressed Boat" award. Our theme was a take on the Gilligan's Island Cruise and it was a blast.<br />
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Here is a shot of our wacky crew.<br />
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"Wind Warrior"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01071653024800956325noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631789471938298983.post-30816049169509160322015-11-14T07:03:00.003-08:002015-11-14T07:03:47.853-08:00The Work ContinuesThis years trip is getting closer and the prep work continues. As WIND WARRIOR 1 sits quietly at Green Cove Springs we are busy arranging to complete the small jobs that have to be done before heading to the Bahamas. This year the boat requires her 5 year survey for our insurance company.<br />
Jan has designed a new boat card for us.<br />
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"Wind Warrior"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01071653024800956325noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631789471938298983.post-13081300312071040962015-05-26T09:03:00.002-07:002015-05-28T12:49:39.519-07:00Cruising 2014/2015 is OverWell, this cruising year has come to an end. Wind Warrior 1 is nicely tucked away on the hard at Green Cove Springs Marina with her black sun shade over her. It really does keep the decks and the inside of the boat cooler.<br />
Her bottom came out clean after making the fifty mile trip up the fresh water St. John's River to Green Cove Springs. A quick pressure wash and she was done.<br />
We've had a pleasant couple of days in the pool at our hotel waiting for our flight home.<br />
So here we sit in Jacksonville Intl Airport passing some time.<br />
Our flights go from JAX to Miami to Toronto to Halifax, arriving after midnight tonight so it's going to be a long day.<br />
This winter was well worth the trip.<br />
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Some of the highlights were the incredibly clear waters.</div>
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My sister Deb & Bob arriving in March<br />
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The new people we met.<br />
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And the many sunsets we enjoyed......... among the many thousands of other fantastic times.</div>
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The trip is over but it's only a short six months until it all starts over again. These experiences will never leave us.<br />
See you all next year.<br />
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"Wind Warrior"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01071653024800956325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631789471938298983.post-60900892823007123792015-05-15T14:32:00.005-07:002015-05-15T14:33:38.412-07:00Close Call at NASA Causway Bridge - May 15, 2015<strong><u>Friday May 15th, 2015 Titusville, Florida</u></strong><br />
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After a couple of nice days of rest in Vero Beach we headed out this morning and made the 73 nautical mile trip north to Titusville (just north of Cape Canaveral). We'll spend the night here at the Municipal Marina before heading to Daytona Beach tomorrow.<br />
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We had a harrowing experience this afternoon while entering the NASA Causeway Bridge. We were signalled by the bridge operator to proceed with our passage. With a reefed jib (in 25 knot winds) and the motor running we were about 100 feet from the opening when we saw a 65 foot sport fisher heading directly at us at full speed from the opposite direction. The wake he was throwing was enormous. After numerous attempts to call him there was no answer and the bridge operator told us NOT TO ALTER COURSE. We had no choice but to release the jib and bale out with about two boat lengths to go from being cut in two by this idiot.<br />
When he was in the middle of the bridge opening (and this is a NO WAKE Manatee Protection Zone) not to mention people protection, when he slammed on the brakes and slowed to a stop with the strong winds pushing us towards the opening. <br />
Ron ran out on deck to see what this idiot was doing and was faced with a barrage of verbal cursing and hand gestures. When the large highly powered boat was on our beam he took off at full speed rocking us all over the place.<br />
I called the bridge tender to launch a complaint with the Coast Guard but that went nowhere. He told me that we had right of way and that he should have stopped for us. That's just great as we get run over.<br />
Apparently these guys are well known captains for the local Sea Ray builders here near Titusville. They should be fired and charged with reckless endangerment.<br />
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So... welcome to the world of totally incompetent idiots in high powered boats who have little or no respect or regard for other people, their property or their safety.<br />
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I need a drink....<br />
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Well, at least we're safe at the dock for tonight with our friends Rick and Cindy on "Dark Star"."Wind Warrior"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01071653024800956325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631789471938298983.post-67492001531317792572015-05-06T11:50:00.002-07:002015-05-06T11:56:59.091-07:00HEADING FOR THE ABACOS – March 31, 2015<div align="LEFT">
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Our time in the Exuma Cays has come to an end for this year. We had some very exciting moments, adventures and discovered many new anchorages. We also met and made many new friendships. The visit from Deb & Bob was one of the highlights this year as we got to experience the Exuma Cays through their eyes. We also made it down to Georgetown with Jon & Joan. We hadn’t been there in four years. <br />
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So, this morning we said goodbye to Bob & Deb and started our journey to the Abacos by way of Highbourne Cay, the Fleeming Channel, Spanish Wells then finally making the cut through the reef at Ridley Head and crossing the NE Providence Channel to Little Harbour and on to Marsh Harbour. We’ll spend the next six weeks in the Abacos before heading back to the States. <br />
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Upon our arrival in Spanish Wells we settled in on a mooring for the night. We had previously arranged to meet up with our cruising friends Jon & Joan ("Jessie Gray") Cindy & Rick ("Dark Star") and Steve & <span style="font-size: small;">Val ("Barefoot N"). They had all crossed over from Cambridge Cay to explore Eleuthera on their way north while we stayed in Exuma Park with our company. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">About ten miles from the Little Harbour Cut, Joan called Ron on the VHF to ask if he had a fish on. Our reel hadn’t made a sound but when we looked about 200 feet astern of Jessie Gray we saw a very large Mahi jump straight out of the water. On the second jump Jon’s line snapped and they lost the trophy fish. Unfortunately he had the reel in the locked position and it didn’t run out on hooking it. <br />
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The weather was so nice and we had made great time so the decision was made to continue our trip right up to Marsh Harbour rather than stopping to anchor at Lynyard Cay. We were only three hours away. <br />
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Upon our arrival we were happy to see our good friends from home Lane Parent & Tina Campbell, whom we hadn’t seen since mid January. </span><br />
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A quick tour of "Downtown Hope Town" took us to the Hope Town Lodge where it was picture time.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Across the narrow street the lodge has a lower area containing some rental units, a small pool, beach bar and restaurant and a fantastic view of the three mile long beach and barrier reef. <br />
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Lunch consisted of cold beers, conch chowder and conch fritters, followed by more cold beers and mango daiquiris . </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> The conch was delicious. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We’ve been to Hope Town many times before but we are always in awe of the beauty of this place. <br />
The harbour was pretty full this week. Only a couple moorings remained unused. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> After lunch we happened upon these odd but very beautiful flowers on this tree. </span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Tina thought they might make attractive hair pieces. <br />
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"Wind Warrior" and "Done Wish N" sit on their moorings with the Elbow Cay Lighthouse standing majestically in the background. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Many afternoons were spent by the pool playing "Mexican Train". <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">On day three of our visit Dave & Theresa Heffler arrived from the Exumas. They had spent a lot of time down in the Jumentos Cays and Cat Island in the outer islands of the Far Bahamas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">On day whatever, Ron, Tina and Lane climbed the 101 steps to the top of the lighthouse for some beautiful photos of the surrounding area. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> No matter which way you look in Hope Town, it is very beautiful here. <br />
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The small narrow streets are lined with tiny pastel coloured homes with lush gardens. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> The harbour is full of boats. </span><br />
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One evening all our gang got together for drinks at a local bar named Sip Sips, where you can sip & sip & sip some more. We really had a great time that night. It’s funny that the bar should be located right across the street from the cholera cemetery. No drinking going on here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Rick & Cindy were certainly having a great time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Tina found "Curly Haired Bill" as he became known. NO, that’s not a wig. It’s real!! <br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-size: small;">April 22</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">nd</span><span style="font-size: small;">, 2015 (Ron’s 61</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">st </span></u></strong><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><u>Birthday)</u></strong> </span><br />
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It was a very hot day so our first stop was at the Sea Spray Marina for a rest and some cold beers. <br />
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This local musician was performing traditional Bahamian Music. He was very entertaining. </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">After some easy listening we continued on to Tahiti Beach. It was very hot on this afternoon so a well deserved swim was the order of the day. The tide was low so we got the full view of the beach.<br />
Hey, this guy looks like Ian Holmes!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Ron was able to harvest a good amount of palm fronds and by mid afternoon it was time to head back towards Hope Town, but, we had a few stops to make on the way. <br />
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First stop was at the "On Da Beach Bar & Grill". We’ve eaten there before and the food is good. You are also treated to a great view of the Atlantic Ocean. <br />
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After a great lunch Tina was just taking in the beauty of the Bahamas. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">One more stop to make. Cindy wanted us to pick up her favourite pulled pork dinner from "Papa Nasty’s". I don’t know how anyone every found this place that is located in the woods in the middle of nowhere. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Our sister boat "Straight from the Heart" is secured beside us at the Marsh Harbour Marina. Wind Warrior is hull #34 while theirs is hull #35. Both are Gulfstar Hursh 45’s. Their cat "Ky" looks like a small leopard or cheeta. What a beautiful cat. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Don on "Straight From The Heart" displays what happens when you wear the same sandals in the sun for a long time. Talk about a tan line.<br />
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Little Farmers was settled by a woman named Christianna, a freed slave from Great Exuma. She moved to Farmers Cay with her two sons and a daughter, Michael Joseph Nixon and Adam and Eve Brown, who bought the island from the British Crown and willed it to their descendants as generation property. They farmed and fished. Michael married Susan from Cat Island while Adam married Mary from Moss Town, Exuma. Most of the 55 current residents are descended from those hardy ancestors, Michael’s thirteen children and Adam’s five. <br />
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Today the island’s beauty remains, with its sheltered Little Harbour and Big Harbour, nice beaches and exquisite aqua waters and coral gardens. The island now has town water, telephone, electricity, and other modern day conveniences. (taken from Explorer Chartbook) <br />
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We were able to obtain a mooring on the sheltered east side of Little Farmers Cay, shown here at the tip of the knife point. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The main town dock has a covered hut and a typical Bahamian craft market beside it. <br />
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The school kids were out there selling nice baskets, shells and t-shirts in an effort to raise funds for their school.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We were greeted with a huge smile by this guy named "KALIK" (which also happens to be the name of the local beer). He was also the local tour guide who wanted to show us a small fresh water stream. Kalik was very pleasant but really he only wanted you to take his picture. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Once ashore there are the usual welcome signs as well as numerous direction sign posts.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Islands biggest event is the Farmers Cay Festival, held on the weekend of the first Friday in February (5 Fs). Locals are joined by Bahamians from other islands as well as cruising visitors for food, music, dancing, various contests, and Bahamian C-Class racing. The All Age School Fair is the next to last Saturday in March and the Ocean Cabin Restaurant sponsors the Full Moon Beer Festival in July. So as you can see there is a lot going on here throughout the year. <br />
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Apparently there are two very famous residents on Little Farmers Cay. The first is Mr. Roosevelt Nixon who runs the Little Farmers Cay Yacht Club. He explained to me that he is the only person in <br />
<span style="font-size: small;">the western hemisphere that is named after two American presidents. The second is Mr. Terry Bain who I’ll describe a little more later on. <br />
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The Ocean Cabin Restaurant & Bar sits atop the small hill overlooking the harbour. It is owned and operated by Terry Bain and was to be our first stop. </span><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The hours of operation sign describes the general laid back attitude of these islands. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Terry is quite the character. He is very knowledgeable, personable, and is also the self proclaimed island historian, comedian and mooring owner. He is very proud of his little island and while describing the history of the place, described in detail the meaning of the "National Anthem of Little Farmers Cay". <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This is the flag of Little Farmers Cay. How could you not purchase one after hearing and watching Terry as he stands proudly and bellowing out the national anthem with us. He had previously given us each a song sheet containing the words and he cranked up the music. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The view of the Little Harbour from Terry’s Bar is beautiful. From here you look over the quaint village and the small convenience store to the right. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Little Farmers Cay is a small oasis in the middle of the Exuma Cays. Very tropical and peaceful. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Things weren’t very busy on this hot day so the convenience store operator decided to spend it the best way she knew how. She called out and gave us a friendly wave as soon as she saw us.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Here you can see Wind Warrior sitting on her mooring in this tranquil setting. </span><br />
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On day three of our stay Jon & Ron were in a hiking mood. Ron had seen a review on the show Distant Shores that showed them exploring a rather large inland cave and he was going to find it…. Somewhere. <br />
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Who else would know where this was besides Roosevelt Nixon so off they went. He explained that the cave was "over behind the hill on Guana Cay". Man, the whole place is full of hills! "Just look for the path with the footprints on it and follow it". We ran the length of the shore looking for this well trodden trail and low and behold on our second try we found this marker. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Yup, footprints and all, so off we went. Doesn’t look so well marked anymore. <br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;"> This was it alright. The opening was large enough to walk down inside. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> The rock formations inside were beautifully crafted by nature over thousands of years. <br />
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Wind Warrior looked good from Jon’s boat as she sat at her anchorage. </div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">After a couple days at Big Majors, Wind Warrior would be heading over to Staniel Cay Yacht Club to await the arrival of Ron’s sister Deb and her husband Bob. <br />
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We had a wonderful time stopping at Little Farmers Cay and thanks to Mr. Roosevelt Nixon and Mr. Terry Bain for all the help and information they gave us. We’ll certainly make Little Farmers a stop again next year. <br />
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</span><br /></span><br />"Wind Warrior"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01071653024800956325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631789471938298983.post-29598457101532464892015-05-03T11:05:00.003-07:002015-05-03T11:27:08.414-07:00MARCH IN EXUMA PARK WITH DEB & BOBMarch 21st - EXUMA PARK, BAHAMAS<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The last two weeks of March were spent with Ron’s sister Debbie and her husband Bob who flew in to Staniel Cay on Flamingo Air from Nassau. Their famous motto…… "We strive to stay in the air longer than our competetors". </span></div>
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Man, you just can’t get past the excitement when new faces arrive. Here, Deb practically ran off the plane. OK Deb, you’re not a movie star…. Just my sister. <br />
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everyone got off the fully loaded plane it was soon discovered that there was
absolutely NO luggage in the hold. Wait, what’s this? A second little tiny
plane landed about ten minutes later containing all the luggage and no
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Our trip was a Lonnnnngggggggg…… two hour run around Harvey Cay and on down to Black Point. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Once there Deb wanted to try her hand at scuba diving, so we put all the gear in the tender and ran in to the beach where it wasn’t too deep. She caught on very quickly so we put the rest of her gear on and headed out a little deeper. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Come on now Deb….. You’re suppose to swim, NOT SIT ! <br />
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Damage appeared to be limited to total destruction of both props and rudders, and bent shafts and struts. The hull was not compromised and she was not taking on water. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">OK. Enough of this, so once again we headed south around Harvey Cay and over to the north end of Great Iguana Cay where we had reports of wild iguanas in a very natural habitat. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">On our last evening Jan & I were treated to a wonderful dinner by my sister and our brother-in-law. We all had a great and exciting trip together. They experienced the "real" Bahamas from a vantage point that few ever get to see. <br />
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to head south for our second try. Two days earlier we had left Pirate Beach and
when rounding Harvey Cay we ran head long into four foot seas and moderate
winds from the south. Enough of this crap so we just turned around and went back
to Staniel Cay Yacht Club. Since it was Joan’s birthday anyway, this was a good
chance for us all to give her a little party and some relaxation (what… more?)
around the pool for a couple days.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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on the 6<sup>th</sup> so it was time to go. It was only a short seventeen miles
to our first anchorage at Musha Cay where we were still sheltered on the west
side of the banks. Besides, by the time we arrived passing Cave Cay Cut in
early afternoon, the rage was in full swing with a minimum 7-8 foot seas in the
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David Copperfield. His large house is well hidden on the hilltop among a lot of
palm trees and other growth. The beach that we anchored off was beautiful, lush
and provided a very tropical setting as you can see.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We anchored parallel to the beach. Each boat anchored and we rafted up to each other. Since the current would be changing directions during the night we ran out our spare anchor as a stern anchor so that we didn’t end up on the beach before we woke up in the morning. </span><br />
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The sand flats to the south of us provided great protection from the waves and actually deflected the current out around us enough that we weren’t bothered by it. <br />
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the weather outside was a lot calmer so we got up early and departed the
protection of the Bahamas Bank and out into Exuma Sound where we were open to
the Atlantic Ocean. Cave Cay Cut was calm as the tide was now slack.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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pretty good strike and the line ran off the reel at lightning speed, but by the
time Ron could get to the rod to set the hook the fish had spit it out. Oh
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cruise. Here we passed what looked like a nice power boat but it had a mast and
boom on each end. They were actually flying a small spinnaker...<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Marina at Emerald Bay because we were told that it was a very tight entrance
and it was rolly at the docks. Well, were we in for a surprise. The entrance
was a little tight… for a 200 foot mega yacht, but once inside we were directed
to the west channel to tie along the wall on the floating docks. PERFECT! What
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the wall are the 50 cent docks. That’s fifty cents per foot per night or for us
a mere $22.50 per night. They have no water or electricity but we can live with
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laundry, FREE showers, FREE crew lounge and FREE transportation to the nearest
liquor store. What else could you ask for? There was a three night minimum
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50 inch TV, Air conditioned, Library, Pool table room, bar and dining room.
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Monday night “Happier Hour”. The bar was loaded with food and rum punch all
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Thank you so much Emerald Bay Marina.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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time to rent a car and do some exploring. We also needed groceries as Ron’s
sister and brother-in-law are arriving next week. Our first day took us to
George Town for a whirlwind tour (because we would be coming back the next day)
and Jon needed to get his propane tank filled. After a brief two times around
the town we headed south to Williams Town where we would be south of the
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passed the Salt Marker which looked like a pillar from the Parthenon in Greece.
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Highway we came across this very narrow one way bridge. In the middle of it was
a huge single gear that is accompanied by a long wooden handle. This is used to
raise the single section like a bascule bridge in order to allow a boat to pass
under the bridge. I guess the captain has to swim ashore to open turn the
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lush furtile land, may I show you the hardship they endure trying to grow their
crops on solid coral with a slight bit of soil covering it…. With little or no
water, the corn in this field won’t yield much but it’s enough to survive.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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because the wind hasn’t dropped below 25-35 knots in over three weeks to
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tranquil waters, some people will do just about anything. We just couldn’t find
a minister to renew our vows. At least we dressed alike.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Still at Emerald Bay<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is day
6 at the Marina at Emerald Bay. The wind blew last night from 30-40 knots and
didn’t let up for a minute. When I looked outside this morning the seas were
rolling past the entrance like Hawaiian surfing waves. Guess we’ll be staying
here for a few days yet.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Since Jon
& Joan had never been out to volleyball beach on the other side of George
Town Harbour, on day two of our car rental we decided to take a day off (again)
and drive down to George Town where we would take the water taxi across to
Chat’n Chill beach…… where you “chat for free but pay to chill” as the sign
says. This is the most popular beach in the Bahamas for cruisers and every year
in February the harbour sees in influx of some 400 plus boats for the annual
George Town Cruisers Regatta. The harbour was full again this year.</span></span><br />
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Times are always good at the Chat 'n Chill beach bar on Elizabeth Island off George Town.</div>
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Volleyball beach in the tranquil waters and pure white sand found here.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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other side of the pond. Well enough of this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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"Wind Warrior"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01071653024800956325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631789471938298983.post-66455889077194728012015-04-20T18:14:00.000-07:002015-04-29T08:21:52.671-07:00March 3rd – Still At Big Majors Spot <br />
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you all have followed our adventures for the last three years you know exactly
where it we are.</span><span style="font-family: "Century","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The weather down here has finally settled in to what it
should be. Easterly winds at 15 – 20 knots with lots of sun and hot
temperatures in the 80F range. Unfortunately, easterly winds bring big seas on
the ocean side so everyone is stuck on the banks, so to speak and Georgetown is
getting harder to get to. </span><span style="font-family: "Century","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Friends of ours from NS came up from Georgetown the other
day and even though the sea state was suppose to be 3-4 feet they had
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popular this place is. Most of these boats are Canadian. Everyone is totally
relaxed, including Sophie the dog on the front of the paddle board. Wind
Warrior is just ahead of the paddler.</span></div>
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famous Fowl Cay Resort. It must be a well kept secret because we’ve never in
four years seen anybody there. We met someone on the beach the other day who
went there for supper and the cost was US $140 per person. No wonder there’s
nobody there. I’d hate to see the cost of the little cottages.</span></span></div>
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Gray” and Jan & I decided it was time to do some dinghy exploring. We were
heading north through the little cut just right of the Fowl Cay Resort (World
Famous) and headed north about 5 miles passed the islands of Sampson Cay, Over
Yonder Cay with its huge wind generators and up into Pipe Creek where we passed
between The Rat (Rat Cay) and the Mice before turning south at Little Pipe Cay
to head back home. The whole trip took about 2 hours.</span><br />
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shame. What a waste of a beautiful area. You can see the white sand that makes
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some more nice pics. There wasn’t much up there. So on the way back down, not
wanting to cut his bare feet to shreds he is concentrating on is footing….. All
of a sudden BANG!!! as he walks straight into a branch and cuts his forehead
along with the swelling. Now I know how my mom (Ron’s) felt each time she
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"Wind Warrior"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01071653024800956325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631789471938298983.post-61700859525627130302015-03-13T14:22:00.007-07:002015-03-13T14:22:58.495-07:00FEBRUARY 12th – LITTLE BAY, GREAT GUANA CAY, BAHAMAS
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After a rough couple of days held up in a relatively sheltered anchorage behind Belle Island it was time to leave and head south to Little Bay. We’d had enough of strong winds and standing anchor watches two nights in a row as the wind howled a steady 25-30 knots. Finally, the front had blown through and it was time to leave.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After a quick twelve mile trip down the island chain past Staniel Cay and Black Point Settlement, we arrived at one of our favourite beaches in Little Bay, just south of Black Point Settlement. It had been a long past couple of days and we were all in need of a good rest.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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still cloudy but it was still very warm. Enough that we were able to go for a walk
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got ready, Ron & Lew took a dinghy ride around the point and stopped at
Jean & Doug’s castle where Jean eagerly gave us half a bag of fresh
tomatoes & peppers from her garden.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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two anchorages in Little Bay…… both well sheltered in any winds except from the
west. We chose the northernmost anchorage as the wind was blowing from the
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see the anchorage was extremely crowded with boats…..oops…. wrong dream!! We
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that we were Nova Scotians. The Best of Atlantic Canada, McGinty, John Gracie
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beating on us all night. It was time to say “Good-bye” to our good friend Lew
Page and get out of there as the wind was again building and he had a flight to
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Will this damn excitement ever
stop???</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This morning
Lew and I are sitting out in the cockpit with our coffee, we admire this 50
foot power yacht towing its rather large dinghy leaving the anchorage area. As
it approaches bow on, it’s very apparent that this guy on “Point of View” out
of Boston, has no idea that as he is running down our starboard side, his
dinghy, about 60 feet behind is passing down our PORT side and we were going to
get nailed. Gotta love these idiots!!! Ron ran out to the bow screaming so what
does he do? He stops the damn boat and tries to back up. WHAT AN ASS!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">By this time
Jan is awake and looking out the window in our cabin, all she sees is the side
of this guys boat about five feet from colliding with our starboard side.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The dinghy
keeps on coming, blown down by the wind, collides with our anchor chain and
into the bow of our boat. As Lew explains to the guy “YOU CAN’T PUSH A ROPE AND
EXPECT THE BOAT TO STOP”!!, <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well, with a
little shoving and pushing, the guy finally sees that he can now gun it and
drive away. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So much for
todays excitement, so now we take you back a week after leaving Spanish Wells
on our way to Nassau to pick up Lew Page.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The forecast
in Spanish Wells on Monday was perfect. We could expect a nice warm day with
light winds and very light seas. Thanks to Windfinder we decided to leave on
our 35 mile trip directly across to the Nassau. Two hours into the trip, in
probably the worst possible area for currents and rogue seas, the wind pipes up
to at least 25 knots and the seas are a steady 4-5 feet on our port bow. Every
third steep short period wave crashed right over our bow. We had already
reduced the headsail with no mainsail and were motor sailing to try to keep
everything comfortable. In hindsight, we probably should have turned back, but
as Ron kept saying…. “We’re half way there and the island of New Providence
will soon shelter us”. Unfortunately, to keep from wrecking the boat and the
crew, we were on a course that was taking us 18 miles north of the island and
we weren’t going to get any relief. With that, the decision was made to just
take in the sail, hunker everything down and turn directly into the seas and go
for it.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This turned
out to be the best decision as we could more easily control our forward advance
into the steep waves and although they continued to crash directly OVER THE TOP
of the bow, after an hour they started to get a little longer apart and
eventually a little calmer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After a long
day of pounding ourselves and the boat to death, we made the decision that in
the future we are not going to Nassau to pick up guests ever again. It’s just
too far out of the way and not worth the risk. As you might think, if we’d
waited then the weather might have cleared. You’re right, except that that was
four days later.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Feb 2<sup>nd</sup> – Nassau, Bahamas</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We arrived
in Nassau and when I called the Nassau Harbour Club for our berth assignment, I
was very surprised to hear the response “Wind Warrior this is CASTELLO” . It
was our good friend Peter and his wife France. They were fuelling at the same
marina after returning from Staniel Cay and arriving about 30 minutes before
our arrival.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We shared
the same marina space and shared a lot of old memories and laughs from past
trips. A few rums were also shared by all.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Feb 4<sup>th</sup>,
Lew arrives and is surprised that as he walks down the dock he actually knows
somebody. He had met Peter and France last year and recognized the boat. More
rums and pizza and who should arrive but Tina’s cousin from England, Justine
and her husband Richard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were
passing through on their way to Marsh Harbour to stay with Lane and Tina on
their boat. A great time was had by all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It went well into the evening before they said their good-byes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and we awake to a beautiful day. The winds are forecast at NE 10-15 knots so we
head across Yellow Bank for the 35 mile trip to Highbourne Cay in the Bahamas.
Well, did I say that plans change? The next day was now forecast for a strong
westerly front to arrive bringing high winds and waves. We made the decision
that since this was such a great day, that we’d head further south and find
shelter on a mooring in a very well protected Warderick Wells. An email went
off to the office and we were accommodated.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">So much for the perfect day……….</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> We thought we had this one cased. So
as we approached Warderick Sand Bore, we find that it has shifted well west of
its charted area and there is no way we’re passing over it. We turn the boat
around and head for deeper water which took some time. Once in deeper water it
was time to alter course and head up to Warderick Wells before that very dark,
black, really scary looking storm cell cloud with lots of rain and extremely
high winds came roaring down over us. NOT A CHANCE!!! About a half hour before
entering the mooring field it was on top of us. Forty knot winds with strong
down drafts and rain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were far enough
up the channel that the surrounding islands broke the seas and we proceeded to
our mooring for the night.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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was best to stay. Lew and Ron made the trek up to BOO BOO HILL.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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mission to complete. Last year with Jill, Mike and the grand kids we had
intended to make the same trek and leave our boat placard atop the hill with
the others but we could not get a mooring so the opportunity was missed. Now we
had our chance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a small prayer was said to the gods to keep us safe and Ron posed for the
tourist shot as he placed Wind Warrior’s placard atop the pile of souvenirs
from other boats.</span></span></div>
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sit…. Officially atop Boo Boo Hill with all those other famous sailors like
Christopher Columbus, Sir Frances Drake, Popeye the Sailor Man,……. OK probably
not them but at least we left OUR mark.</span></span></div>
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office the beauty of Warderick Wells can clearly be seen. This truly is God’s
country.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Feb 7<sup>th</sup>
and the nice weather has returned. Time to head south to Big Majors Cay just to
the north of Staniel Cay and home those infamous pigs. We tucked ourselves in
close to Pirate Beach where the usual soundowners take place on the beach after
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">About four days ago we left the relative comfort of Marsh
Harbour to continue our journey south. An early afternoon departure led to a
windy motor down the coast of Great Abaco Island to anchor at Lynyard Cay by
early evening. The anchorage was very pleasant and well sheltered from the
northeast wind and high waves that were battering the other side of the island
by the open Atlantic Ocean.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Six am came early and when we looked out the window, the two
other sailboats that were in the anchorage with us were departing. It was still
quite dark and I called the lead boat “GRACE” and asked Peter for a report on
sea conditions once he cleared the reef just north of Little Harbour. Right on
schedule at 6:45 we received a call that the pass was easily doable with about
a four foot swell breaking on the surrounding reef.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">At 7:15 Jan & I raised our 45 pound Bruce anchor and
headed out with an expected 50 mile run ahead down to the entrance to Spanish
Wells on the north tip of Eleuthera.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The crossing was
uneventful and as we neared Spanish Wells the long northeasterly swell
gradually reduced to about three feet from the 4-6 feet we had earlier. The
test on this crossing was to avoid the numerous ship traffic that was transiting
the New Providence Channel. Our AIS worked wonderfully and alerted us to
crossing traffic even before these monster ships were visible on the on the
horizon.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">About ten miles out of Spanish Wells we were greeted by
about ten small dolphins as they frolicked in our bow waves and did a great job
entertaining us as they jumped and spun around clear of the water.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The entrance at Ridley Head through the crashing waves of
the reef was pretty easy. The plotter was bang on and with the sun high in the
sky the reef was very easily seen. After clearing in through the reef and
rounding Ridley Head the waters took on that spectacular aquamarine colour the
Bahamas is known for. We followed the channel past Gun Point and made our
entrance into Spanish Wells.</span><br />
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mooring balls owned by Joch Morgan, the local harbour pilot. What a well
deserved rest we were about to get on that evening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This quaint little village is full of pastel coloured homes.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yesterday, Saturday, saw continued 25-30 knot NE winds. Boy
did it blow hard and it continued all night and all day today. Wait…….. I hear
nothing ! After three days of high winds it has finally stopped. However, we
have today to contend with first.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We watch daily as the fast ferry BO HENGY II passes through
Spanish wells enroute to Harbour Island and again on the return trip to Nassau.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After sporadically sleeping last night with continuous high
winds I awoke this morning at 8am to the thumping on the hull and that
unforgettable voice of Joch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>calling
“GOOD MORNING….. I’M HERE TO COLLECT MY MONEY”!! With that I jumped up out of
bed and answered. I didn’t expect him that early….. Oh well, such is life in
the Bahamas.<sub><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></sub>I got up and paid the man his $20 per day for four
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This morning I went about doing a few chores while Jan
relaxed a little. She’s been sick since we left Marsh Harbour. Noon came and I
told Jan that I’d had enough of working today and was going to take the dinghy
down the main channel and check out the beach at the far end of town. On the
way I visited the Stirlings of Wolfville. You might know them better for their
Stirling apples and the infamous corn maze back home. We had a great chat for
20 minutes then I continued on out by the huge white sand beach and flats. The
6-8 foot surf could well be seen breaking on the outer reef so I headed back to
the boat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">By 3 pm I was getting a little bored when suddenly a man on
a 45 foot Beneteau <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>moored ahead of us, came
running out into the cockpit and yelling help me, I’m sinking! Jan & I had
earlier noticed that the boat was definitely a lot lower in the bow than it
should have been. The bilge pump came on and pumped, and pumped, and pumped. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ron immediately dropped what he was doing and went over to
help out. After ripping up the floorboards and checking that all thru hulls
were closed and not leaking, Jim said he was going over the side to look for a
crack in the hull. I quickly suggested that he’d better have someone keep an
eye on him. He quickly agreed and took his dinghy ashore to retrieve his wife
while I continued the search for the ingress of water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">During the mayhem, I noticed that his wife had returned to
the interior of the boat, climbed over Jim and started putting away all the
hoses and such that we had removed from various parts of the bilge looking for
the dreaded leak. As Jim quickly looked up, he whacked his head on the settee,
he spouted out “WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?” The answer was simple…. “I’M
CLEANING UP THE MESS YOU GUYS ARE MAKING”. Jim’s answer to that cannot be
stated in this family orientated email.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">With that, what is the next logical thing for every good
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">That’s easy, turn on the tap and start making a cup of tea.
She just didn’t clue in. I needn’t go on from here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well, two hours of working frantically to find the leak the
ingress was still there and it was starting to get dark. I called the Harbour
Pilot for local information on a possible dock with a depth of less than six
feet at low tide. The plan was to take the boat to the dock, tie it securely
and sit her on her keel at low tide. That way Jim could walk around the boat
and look for the source.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pilot was
ABSOLUTELY USELESS and after complaining that the radio transmission was poor
he went on to say that there is no way we were going to get help as this was
SUPERBOWL SUNDAY…… EMERGENCY OR NOT. Thanks Pilot. Maybe it's just that I'm used to the harbour pilots at home that know every inch of our harbour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Time to take matters into our own hands. We tried a few
docks but the water was too shallow to get in. Finally, Brucefrom R&B Boat
Yard came down in his golf cart and suggested that we head down and tie up at
the dock outside of Pinder’s store and right beside the marine railway. I went
on ahead in our dinghy to sound out the depth of water…… Geesh,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it was fifteen feet deep. The point of all
this was to ground the boat on the bottom at low tide. NOT SINK IT AT THE
DOCK!! Well, Bruce took over and explained that he had many pumps and the boat
would not sink. He would haul it out of the water on Monday if need be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">On that note, with Bruce in charge I decided I’d done all I
could to help out and went back to Wind Warrior in the dark. Jan had supper
ready and I was beat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As we ate, I jumped up and said “SHIT – WE CHECKED
EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE STUFFING BOX”….. That gland in the back of the boat that
with the proper packing and tightness is designed to lubricate the shaft and at
the same time, KEEP WATER FROM COMING INTO THE BOAT !! In all the confusion,
we’d forgotten to check that vital piece of equipment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well, Bruce is a salvage expert and I’m sure he’ll think of
that. I felt stupid and tried to call Jim but his VHF must be turned off……. Or
they sank at the dock. I’ll run down there in the morning to see how they made
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situation had a happy ending. It’s 9:15 and Jim just came over to say that they
found the leak. The threads on the toilet outflow had stripped and when he
moved the fitting water came gushing in. The problem is now fixed and tomorrow
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year started off with a very cold week in Green Cove Springs. It actually
snowed in Jacksonville one day and the kids were throwing snow balls at each
other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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arrived at Wind Warrior on January 6<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> and uncovered her. She fared
quite well after sitting out in the blazing summer sun. The black sun cover we
put over her seemed to protect the decks very well. However, there was a lot of
green algae and stuff all over the upper decks. We purchased a small pressure
washer and that cleaned her up in no time.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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inside of the boat fared out really well with absolutely no foul growth inside.
The little bit of mildew on the cabin roof was easily removed with Fantastic.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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7<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> was launch day. It was cold and windy. Jan & I spent the
whole afternoon cleaning up the inside of the boat and getting the systems up
and running once again. The only problem was one toilet not working but after
taking it all apart it is now as good as new,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Warrior sat at the dock and looked a mess. The next day we rented a cube van
and brought everything back to the boat from our storage unit……. But at least
she was afloat again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hard week went by putting everything back together and replenishing the stores
and water so that we could start our trip down the ICW on our 5 day trek to
Lake Worth to await a window for crossing the Gulf Stream. The trip took us up
to Jacksonville, where we fueled up followed by stops at St. Augustine,
Daytona, Coco Village, Vero Beach and Riviera Beach where we anchored for a
night before crossing to the Bahamas in the morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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crossing was magnificent. Our friends Lane & Tina accompanied us on board
their new boat. This was their first crossing and we were hoping for a calm
one.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Wednesday Jan 21<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">st</span></sup> , 2015 we arrived in West End on Grand Bahama
Island and cleared customs at the Old Bahama Bay Resort & Marina. Everyone
hoisted their Quarantine flags before clearing customs, later to be replaced by
the Bahamas courtesy flag.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this a happy face or what as Tina samples her first Bahama Mama at the beach
bar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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next morning it was again time to head out of West End and through Indian Rock
channel for the 50 mile run up to Great Sale Cay where we would spend the night
at anchor before heading off in the morning towards Green Turtle Cay.
Unfortunately, the tide was at dead low by the time we arrived at 4:30pm and we
could not enter White Sound so the decision was made to continue on around
Whale Cay (The dreaded Whale) and on to Treasure Cay Marina for the night.
We’ve been in there before a few times but this was to be our first time
entering in the dark. As it turned out, most of the “lighted navaids” were NOT
lit so it was a very dark passage for a mile or so around the entrance shoal
and on up the channel to the marina. All was secured by 7:30pm and a well
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is Sunday January 25<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> and the weather is beautiful…. FINALLY !! Jan
& I walked over to Treasure Cay Beach and spent the day relaxing in the hot
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our friends Lane & Tina had a minor incident with their boat and had to
remain in Green Turtle Cay. We saved them a couple beach chairs for the day.
They were missed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a late afternoon lunch at the Coco Beach Bar it was more relaxing…. Well it
actually looked more like sleeping…. before heading back across the street to
Wind Warrior.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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arriving at the boat we spotted this little guy munching on some growth on the
piling at the end of our dock.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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we are blessed with this absolutely beautiful Bahamas sunset. We feel so
fortunate to be here again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Here' a photo of Wind Warrior as she emerged from the storage yard to the launching ramp at Green Cove Springs. She looks kind of big compaired to the cars etc in front of her."Wind Warrior"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01071653024800956325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631789471938298983.post-48698500755256691892015-01-04T09:18:00.000-08:002015-01-04T14:41:49.160-08:00CHRISTMAS 2014 IS OVERSo, another Christmas season has come and gone. The beautiful tree that we cut down and so nicely decorated has been "disassembled" and everything put away for another year.<br />
It's time to start preparing to head down south again.<br />
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Members at the Dartmouth Yacht Club, our home club, organized a beautiful "Pub Night" over Christmas that was well attended (after I took this picture). The band was great and everyone had a great time.</div>
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These two feisty lobsters we well enjoyed by Ron and Shae-Lynn on Christmas eve.</div>
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Our friends Lane & Tina have left Nova Scotia and are now in Florida waiting for us to arrive on Tuesday before we all head south to enjoy the Bahamas for the winter.</div>
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In the mean time, Kelly and Ryan are snuggled in here, the snow blower is fixed, and it's up to Frosty to help stand guard for the winter.</div>
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It snowed last night which makes our trip down to the boat feel all the better.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Some of the anchorages are full of boats but most of them are nearly empty and we have the beach all to ourselves. This one is popular and the swimming pigs live at the left hand side of the picture. </span></div>
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This summer Mama had a new litter of piglets. I didn't realize they were so small.</div>
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Like I said....... sometimes you have the beach all to yourself. </div>
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The anchorages in the Exumas are pristine and like Pipe Creek below, the scenery is out of this world.</div>
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Watch out for those pigs at Big Majors Cay. Actually, it's a lot of fun. </div>
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The water in the Exumas is a clear and pristine as you'll find anywhere in the world.<br />
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IT'S BETTER THAN THIS !!</div>
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Late May 2014 brought our Bahamas winter to an end. After 3 weeks of relaxation in Hope Town we headed out for Great Sale Cay before making the crossing to Lake Worth in Florida.</div>
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Enroute to the Customs Office to clear into the USA we noticed these very deep keeled racing boats in a nearby yard.<br />
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Making our way up the ICW we stopped in Cocoa Beach and witnessed a fantastic launch of Falcon 2 rocket carrying GPS satellites into space.</div>
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Kelly and Ryan made there way down for a weeks vacation and we made the most of it. We toured Cape Canaveral and the Space Museum.<br />
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Of course was the mandatory stop at Universal Studios to take in Harry Potter.</div>
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It was a great week with the kids and soon it was time to make the run back to Jacksonville.</div>
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Our first night arriving at the Jacksonville Stadium Marina we had front row seats on our boat to take in a live concert featuring CHICAGO and backed up by the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. </div>
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Well, Wind Warrior 1 is finally emptied out of all our possessions for the past winter, cleaned out and after much preparation she was hauled out of the water at Green Cove Springs Marina.</div>
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Once safely on the trailer Wind Warrior slowly makes her way to the Canada Yard and her resting spot among the other 400 Canadian Boats.<br />
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Once she arrives in her designated resting place, the sun shade netting is installed followed by the hurricane tie-down straps. She'll rest comfortably now until we arrive again in January to do it all over again.</div>
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"Wind Warrior"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01071653024800956325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631789471938298983.post-8578785102955816832014-06-15T07:29:00.000-07:002014-06-15T07:29:05.041-07:00Trouble with BlogWe're having trouble continuing the blog after Google made changes.<br />
Hope to get things working again soon."Wind Warrior"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01071653024800956325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631789471938298983.post-27929411888982711652013-11-11T13:49:00.004-08:002013-11-11T13:49:44.831-08:00St. Catherines Sound, Ga to Jacksonville, Fla<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The morning
of Oct 24<sup>th</sup> started out as a very peaceful morning with winds
forecast to be NW 20-25 knots, so off we went under full sail out onto the
ocean for a leisurely sail down to Brunswick, Ga. We quickly passed a fellow
Gulfstar owner (Gulfstar 37) and continued on our way down the coast. This pic
was taken by Jon, on Jessie Grey.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The winds
were perfect and under blue skies the pelicans got a wonderful lift off our
main sail.</span></span></div>
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over a dozen mammals who were having a great time entertaining us. There were about 12 in all.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We were having a great day until mid
morning when the wind piped up to NW 30, then quickly built to 35 then 40
knots. We were getting gusts to 50 knots with four foot waves coming from the
land. After deciding to head in towards the 10 foot contour on the chart and
staying about 2 miles off the land, the seas subsided quickly to about a foot
and a half and we had a comfortable run down to Brunswick.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once at the approach to the ship
channel at the entrance to Brunswick Harbor we had to turn to the east and stay
about 5 miles off shore to stay in deeper water. As such, the winds piped up
again and the seas increased to about 3 feet. No problem….. put on the life
jacket and safety harness, go forward and take down the mainsail. OK…. That wasn’t
so bad. Now it was time to turn into the shipping channel and the outcoming
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ve never seen a buoy travelling at
6 knots before……. Well, at least that’s what this one appeared to be doing even
though it was chained to the bottom.</span></span></div>
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shipping channel and went over to the Morningside Marina where we got topped up
with fuel and water and spent a comfortable night. The next morning we had a
long day ahead of us as we planned to run “inside” again on the ICW to avoid
the strong winds and large seas forecast. We would be running down inside
Cumberland Island to Fernandina Beach….. a route that was reported as very
shallow in places. We avoided this area on our last trip south. The trip down
this part of the waterway was uneventful and actually quite pleasant. As we
approached the Georgia/Florida border, we rounded a bend and discovered these
HUGE buildings. It turned out that this was a Trident Submarine Base for the US
Navy and housed 7 very large submarines.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our next stop would be Fernandina
Beach which is the first landing in Florida. YIPPEEEEEE !!!! we made it to
Florida in just under 5 weeks. We stopped at the town marina for the night to
cheer our arrival. While making our approach we came across this fine example
of a sport fisher. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Oops, there’s something wrong here.
It’s blue on one side and yellow on the other.</span></span></div>
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plant on the stern…… twin 150hp Yamaha outboards.</span></span></div>
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of the Day…… NOT !!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">…… While Jan got to make a new
friend!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The next morning we were off again before
daylight as the planned trip was to go all the way to Jacksonville then on to
Green Cove Springs Marina before dark…… a trip of some 75 nautical miles. Ron
explained to the other boats that we were going on ahead so as to get there
before dark. Unfortunately, as we were about two hours ahead of the other boats
we arrived at the Jacksonville Railway Bridge, AND IT WAS CLOSED FOR
MAINTENANCE. And wouldn’t be opened for approx. 2 hours. So much for that!!</span></span></div>
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Jacksonville Landing to wait and the other boats caught up to us.</span></span></div>
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bridge re-opened and we continued on. We had the last 25 miles of our trip to
go to arrive at the Green Cove Springs Marina.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Along the way up the St. John River we were escorted by yet
more dolphins.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The boat is now safely riding on a
mooring at Green Cove Springs Marina. Jan & I have flown home to Halifax to spend Christmas with our
friends and family until the end of December when we return to the boat to
continue our 2013-2014 trip to the Bahamas.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Stay tuned……. It’s going to be a
blast as we explore the outer islands, Ragged Islands and the Jamento Islands.
Ron wants to stand in the footprints of Christopher Columbus on San Salvadore
Island where he first made landfall in the western hemisphere, and Cat Island
where the beaches are the finest in the world. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’ll be meeting new friends, and
re-aquainting with old friends.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’re also hoping to share this adventure
with family and friends when they come for a visit.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Merry Christmas from both of us on
Wind Warrior 1.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u><em><strong>SEE YOU IN THE BAHAMAS!<o:p></o:p></strong></em></u></span></span></div>
"Wind Warrior"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01071653024800956325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631789471938298983.post-46146847371758164182013-11-11T08:07:00.001-08:002013-11-11T08:56:00.571-08:00Oct 20th, 2013 Georgetown, SC to Beaufort, SC<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">October 20<sup>th</sup>,
2013 Georgetown, SC to Beaufort, SC.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6am came
early and it was time to get going as we had a long trip today down to
Beaufort, SC.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We were greeted by a beautiful
sunrise as we departed Georgetown and entered the ICW to continue our journey.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After a quick jaunt down the Winyah Bay we departed the main channel to head down the Western Channel towards the narrow entrance to the ICW.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our tour of this civil war town took us through quiet streets, huge live oaks coved in Spanish moss and the many well preserved homes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">October 22<sup>nd</sup>, 2013 – Beaufort SC - HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAN !!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The weather was fine and we had a great day. Jon, Joan and Asia got together with Ron to set up a surprise birthday party for Jan on their boat “Jessie Grey”.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">October 16th, 2013 - Southport to Georgetown, SC<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our trip today took us outside on the mighty North
Atlantic Ocean for a 40 nautical mile trip down to the Little River Inlet on
our way to Myrtle Beach. This treacherous piece of water has taken the lives of
so many........ fish, grasshoppers......Oh OK. The weather was perfect. We only
had 6 inch waves and no seas. We had a little fog for the first couple of hours
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The colourful homes along this stretch were quite
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The VHF antenna was bent right over at a 90 degree angle each time it hit the girders.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now that we've passed the golf capital of SC at Myrtle Beach, we're back in America's swampland until we reach America's marshland a little further south.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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As we proceed through this mixture of swampland, forest and civilization, we see a lot of very long docks protruding out into the waterway.</div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You meet all kinds of different types of boats on the ICW. Here's a relic that's been given a new life as a yacht.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> So, on we go to our next destination........ Georegetown,
SC. The town that was saved from the ravages of the civil war by General
Sherman as they burn't every town in site. Why did they save Georgetown......
because he liked it there. The only trouble now is that, as Sherman approached
from north, the townfolk moved all the records and land deads to an adjacent
town that they figured would be bypassed....... Oops, wrong move, that town was
raised and Georgetown was spared. Even today, no-one has legal title to their
land as all the records disappeared in the fire.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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(pronounced BEE YOU FERT!), South Carolina.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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was a Thursday, nobody seemed to be at work. They were all at the beach or out
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<b>FINALLY .... FINALLY .... I FINALLY GOT A PROGRAM WORKING SO THAT I CAN SEND OUT WORD DOCUMENTS AND KEEP THE BLOG GOING WHEN WE'RE AT SEA.</b>
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Today we're at sea for some 30 miles to make the short run down from the Cape Fear River to Little River, SC where we'll re-enter the ICW and keep going down to Myrtle Beach.
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Oh yeah, for those chronic complainers about the fine marina system we have at Dartmouth Yacht Club .... try docking at these every day ... and the folks here are just glad to have a marina. Water and Electricity..? Forget it!!
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After leaving Elizabeth City it was back to transiting through the swamplands of North Carolina.
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Man the unemployment rate down here must be very high as every day we see people out fishing ... instead of working<br />
We passed the Coast Guard Station at Hobuken before getting into "shrimp country" and the shrimpers started lining the shores.
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Passing through the Albermerle Sound to make our approach to Oriental, NC these creatures from the deep loom up over the horizon.</div>
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You can't focus all your attention on them as you also have to keep a look for the local ferries as they speed by you enroute to the communities on the Outer Banks.</div>
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As this is prime migration time for boats heading south, we decided that Oriental would be full so we found a real jewel further up the sound called River Dunes at Grace Harbour. Did I say "jewel"?? This is the nicest marina facility that we have ever docked at, at $1.50 per foot it was a real bargain.</div>
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The entrance was very small but as we approached we could see the paver stones that lined the channel.</div>
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The clubhouse was first rate as were the associated facilities such as the pool, hot tubs, spas, exercise rooms, and fantastic showers. Now this is a Marina!!</div>
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Next stop was Swansboro, NC for an overnighter at Dudley's Marina and at $0.75 per foot you got a dock, great help from the staff, free WIFI, water and electricity. The dock wasn't so great but the hospitality more than made up for it. Just up the river there was excellent live entertainment at Casper's Marina that could be heard at the boat ... The reason ???? It was the Annual Mullet Festival !!</div>
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Next stop along the route was to be Surf City, NC which was one of our special stops on the trip south two years ago. Unfortunately, when we arrived they had gone out of business so we had to wait for the swing bridge to open at it's scheduled time before heading onwards. As you can see, the migration is really starting up.</div>
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The sites along this stretch of the river are a little odd to say the least. From the bright pink houses that are "way out there" ....</div>
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We also came across this deal on a house ... too bad the lot wasn't a little cheaper.</div>
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Continuing on to Wrightsville Beach you still had to keep your eyes open for tugs and barges. The channel is very narrow and very shallow at the sides. This guy had 4 barges connected together and came right over onto our side of the channel........<b>YEP.......! WE RAN AGROUND</b>!!. It was only mud so we had no problem powering back up and getting into deeper water.</div>
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Our last stop for the day was an anchorage in Wrightsville Beach. We had 15 feet of water and great holding. We spent the early evening at a sports bar with friends and a great time was had by all. We all had an early evening because 6am came early for our departure and arrival at Snow's Cut before heading down the Cape Fear River to Southport .... Another Jewel.</div>
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Here's the beginning of the many quizzes you'll see in our blog this year. Some will be educational and some will be practical...... or just plain foolish.</div>
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Meanwhile, back in Norfolk...... Some people might not realize the immensity of these aircraft carriers. Well, if you look close, the little black dot up on the corner of the deck is a fully grown adult.</div>
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Norfolk Harbour is extremely long running approx. 17 miles up the Elizabeth River. After you pass the last lift bridge you come upon this small sign and have to make a decision....... turn right and enter the Dismal Swamp Canal or go straight to run through the Virginia Cut where it is much busier. We went through the canal.<br />
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About two miles into the river you come upon the Deep Creek Lock. The Canal depth is maintained at a six foot depth by locks at each end.</div>
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At the advertised time the lockmaster opened the lock gate and we all locked through for the lift of approx. 6 feet up to the level of the canal.</div>
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20 minutes of rising we reach the level of the canal and ready ourselves for another adventure..... with a little excitement, I might add. You can see the turbulence in the lock from the incoming water.</div>
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Upon leaving the lock we enter the Great Dismal Swamp and after about half a mile we round the corner to arrive at the first of two lift bridges. Unfortunately, the lockmaster has to close up the locks after the last boat leaves and drive up to open the bridge, so we had a bit of a wait for him.</div>
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This canal hasn't changed in over 200 years since being built. It is peaceful, beautiful and shallow. We bumped our keel on sunken logs 7 times....... but no damage done.</div>
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NOW..... THE ANSWER TO TODAYS QUIZ QUESTION...........</div>
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<em>It's a "HEAD HAMMOCK" !!!!!</em></div>
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