Nina Frick

@Nina

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Escapist

Hobe Sound, FL

My husband and I sold it all and bought a sailboat to get out of the rat race and explore the islands. We live and work aboard full time with our two salty pups. WillfulEscape.com

Kicking off the weekend with a half-day & motor sail over to Calabash Bay. The ocean was a bathtub with 5-10 kts of wind and a long period swell. It wasn’t a great sailing day but it was exactly what we needed to get back in the groove. The Exumas were incredible! George Town has been home base for a whole month. 🤯 We hosted my parents and sister, who all flew down from New England. It was the first boat life experience for all three of them. Everyone survived and nobody got seasick, so we’re pretty stoked. Our last guest flew out on Wednesday and we’re thrilled to be on the move again.

Calabash Bay, Bahamas • Apr 11, 2025

Distance

29.4nm

Avg. speed

6.3kts

Duration

4h 38m

Off to Calabash Bay!

Bahamas • Apr 7, 2025

Distance

6.4nm

Avg. speed

6.4kts

Duration

Monument Beach

Bahamas • Apr 7, 2025

Distance

7.6nm

Avg. speed

7kts

Duration

1h 5m

Browns Marine run

Bahamas • Apr 7, 2025

Distance

7.5nm

Avg. speed

5.3kts

Duration

1h 25m

Back to Jolly Hall

Bahamas • Apr 7, 2025

Distance

9.4nm

Avg. speed

6.6kts

Duration

1h 26m

Move to red shanks

After a short trip to a secluded anchorage and some successful diving, we are back in GT. We have one more day of fun planned tomorrow before our guests fly out. It’s so special to share all our favorite aspects of this way of life with family. 🥰

Bahamas • Mar 23, 2025

Distance

16.4nm

Avg. speed

5.8kts

Duration

2h 49m

Back to George Town

Hosting the Frick parents on the boat for the first time and ditched the GT crowds for the weekend. Had to keep a motor going with such light winds but it was an easy first ever sail for our guests. Not a bad little slice of 🇧🇸 paradise for the night!

Bahamas • Mar 22, 2025

Distance

17nm

Avg. speed

4.9kts

Duration

3h 28m

Family motor sail

We found all the humans 😬

Bahamas • Mar 8, 2025

Distance

5.7nm

Avg. speed

6.3kts

Duration

54m

Took the dink over to check out George Town for the first time. Posted up at the “antisocial” anchorage for now. A lot going on here. We haven’t seen this many boats, people, trucks or food in a few months. It’s a bit overwhelming. Made a pit stop at the yacht club with much more to come 🤙

Made it to George Town and the fridge is stocked full of fish. The blackfins were thick today and even scored a rainbow runner too. With visitors flying to town soon, figured we’d get the lay of the land before they arrive. Any recommendations are much appreciated!

Bahamas • Mar 7, 2025

Distance

22.6nm

Avg. speed

5.8kts

Duration

3h 53m

Fishy Friday 🐟

Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas • Mar 2, 2025

Distance

5.1nm

Avg. speed

8.3kts

Duration

37m

Afternoon trip

Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas • Mar 2, 2025

Distance

4.2nm

Avg. speed

8.9kts

Duration

28m

Afternoon trip

The schedules dictated the move today, despite light winds on our nose. We motored on the outside to Lee Stocking. Made some water though and excited to spend the weekend in a new area. Any recs on dive spots around here? Our trolling efforts have not been rewarded in quite some time and the frozen protein stash is looking sad.

Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas • Feb 27, 2025

Distance

20nm

Avg. speed

5.9kts

Duration

3h 25m

Motor move

Quick sail to Little Farmers

Bahamas • Feb 23, 2025

Distance

8.8nm

Avg. speed

4kts

Duration

2h 12m

Easy sailing to Little Farmers Cay this morning. Decided to squeeze in on the east side of the sandbar at dead low tide… because why not spice things up. 😂 An inch is a mile, right? Made it in without any issues but will probably wait for a higher tide to get out just to have a bit more margin.

Morning move to Great Guana

Bahamas • Feb 20, 2025

Distance

9.7nm

Avg. speed

5.1kts

Duration

1h 53m

Staniel was great! Had a tasty meal at the yacht club, enjoyed drinks with new friends @aurora on Loon and watched the SpaceX launch and booster landing. So cool! Spotted the YCA burgee at SCYC too 👀 Decided to post up in Little Bay for the blow coming but will definitely head over to Black Point too.

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On the move early and dropped anchor at Staniel before work. Warderick Wells was beautiful and no ankles were sprained climbing the volcanic rock hills in flip flops. 👍🏼 Excited to visit SCYC and the surrounding shops. Haven’t had a meal off the boat in two months so this will be a welcomed treat.

Bahamas • Feb 17, 2025

Distance

17.2nm

Avg. speed

5.2kts

Duration

3h 19m

Light winds to Staniel

A couple hours of speedy sailing to start the morning then pushed upwind as well as we could before finally motoring into the anchorage. Excited to explore Warderick Wells for the weekend. 🤙🏼

Bahamas • Feb 14, 2025

Distance

18.9nm

Avg. speed

5.4kts

Duration

3h 31m

➡️ Warderick Wells

Bahamas • Feb 12, 2025

Distance

9.7nm

Avg. speed

4.7kts

Duration

2h 4m

Morning trip

➡️ Shroud for the YCA Floatchella!

Bahamas • Feb 9, 2025

Distance

8.9nm

Avg. speed

5.6kts

Duration

1h 35m

Quick morning motor from Norman’s to make water and get over to Shroud. Ready to blow up the Sunchill and have some fun! Norman’s was great. We did tons of snorkeling, wing foiling and exploring the beaches with the pups!

Spent the last few days outside of Highborne finishing up work. Nice spot to refuel and grab a few fresh groceries but hard to enjoy with the influx for mega yachts and charters everyday at 4pm. Made a move a few miles south to explore Norman’s and get some space. Very much enjoying that our closest neighbor is a half mile away 👌

Bahamas • Jan 31, 2025

Distance

6.5nm

Avg. speed

4.2kts

Duration

1h 33m

Escaping to Norman’s

Another beating on the banks

Bahamas • Jan 26, 2025

Distance

48.8nm

Avg. speed

5.1kts

Duration

9h 34m

Wish we could have waited another day to make the jump to the Exumas but trying to make the most of the weekends. It was a rough day but the skunk is finally off the boat! We caught a beautiful mutton and a nice cero while dodging the marked coral heads. Can’t wait for the fresh fish dinners ahead! 🤙🏼

Pleasant Bay, Bahamas • Jan 23, 2025

Distance

28.3nm

Avg. speed

5.6kts

Duration

5h 5m

Still no fish…

Made an early morning move to get some northerly protection for the next couple days. Morgan’s Bluff was great! If you ever stop by, be sure to visit Jay and Kizzie at Below Deck. They are so sweet and welcoming. Also, a special thanks to @turtlecrossing for the fresh veggie delivery last night! This community is just the best. 🥰

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What a difference a day makes. Sailed off anchor and through Northwest Channel to Morgan’s Bluff. Had high hopes for a fish dinner, given the opportunity to troll the deep water. With or without fish, it was an awesome day!

Bahamas • Jan 19, 2025

Distance

49nm

Avg. speed

5.4kts

Duration

9h 8m

➡️ Morgan’s Bluff

Finished out the work week rolling around Bimini and Cat (pun intended). Picked up anchor in the pouring rain and with 25kts sustained and gusts into the 30s. It was a salty day. Stopped on the NW corner of Andros in desperate need of a good sleep. We will keep moving east tomorrow. Excited to make it out to the Exumas!

Bahamas • Jan 18, 2025

Distance

63.3nm

Avg. speed

5.6kts

Duration

11h 13m

East to Andros

Decided to change up the anchorage now that the northerly wind stopped. We got to cruise past the SS Sapona to Cat Cay but not much else going on. Trying to get into a good spot for a weekend sail east!

Bahamas • Jan 16, 2025

Distance

8.2nm

Avg. speed

5.6kts

Duration

1h 28m

Morning Anchorage Change

It’s been 11 years since we first came to Bimini on a bareboat charter. Our very first sailing experience was the crossing from Fort Lauderdale and we clearly caught the bug. It’s a crazy, full-circle feeling to be back now on our own boat! We cleared in at Big Game today and then anchored off South Bimini for the next few days. Feeling so happy to be back. Since we have nothing remarkable to share about this trip, here are some photos from our unforgettable trip to Bimini in 2014 with the best crew ever. And, we actually caught fish, unlike the last three crossings. ⬇️

The Bahamas • Jan 13, 2025

Distance

52.4nm

Avg. speed

4.6kts

Duration

11h 28m

Hello, Bimini! 🇧🇸

Miami-Dade County, FL, USA • Jan 12, 2025

Distance

30.4nm

Avg. speed

4kts

Duration

7h 31m

🇧🇸 Ready!

On the move again after 10 days of being antisocial in Card Sound. We got a lot of chores done though, including a much needed bottom scrub. Luckily, years of surfing in Rhode Island prepared @Tom for this! It’s been pretty darn cold, by Florida standards. Yesterday, we stopped by Black Point Marina to pick up a final restock of fruits and veggies, waited for a pretty strong frontal boundary to push through, then continued on to find an anchorage for the night. Today, we moved up to No Name for one last stopover before we’re Bahama bound tomorrow! 🤞🏼for a full moon wahoo!!!

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