“Windward” is the side where the wind is hitting. “Leeward” is the side where the wind passes over. The leeward side of an island is the “protected” side and preferred for protection by boats at anchor. By many accounts, this season for sailing has not been great in the Bahamas. Of course, for people who have only been on a boat for about six months, the sailing—and life at sea—is still great! But, we have had to sit out some heavy winds, storms, and bouncy seas at anchor, on a mooring, or in a marina. This only pushes us to make the most of the good days.
We have made a decision. (Like all of our decisions, this one is subject to change.) We turned the boat north after Black Point instead of continuing to points south and east. We will head towards Spanish Wells on Eleuthera and then Marsh Harbor on Abaco. From there we are planning to head to Florida and start a trip north for the summer. We are not sure how far north we will go – may leave the boat in the Chesapeake or keep going to New England. This will allow us a little peace of mind for hurricane season. We will then plan to head south at the end of September/early October so that we can continue exploring the Bahamas. More to come…
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Nancy Clark
6/6/2018 11:31:22 am
Living the life!
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Diane Markowski
6/7/2018 07:51:19 am
Love following your blogs! Thanks!
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Sharon Randall
6/7/2018 05:25:02 pm
Oh, good! Maybe you'll make it all the way to robinhood.
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