Ketch DeGabrielle

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Chief

Outer Banks, NC

I’m Ketch! My wife and I live aboard our 44’ Antares catamaran “Chief” on the Outer Banks of NC and cruise seasonally. Currently wandering the Bahamas and headed for Rio Dulce soon.

Ketch DeGabrielle

Bahamas • Feb 27, 2025

If you don’t keep Mahi roe, you are missing out! It’s tasty so many ways, but one of our favorites is scratch made ginger teriyaki marinated and grilled in a foil basket with sesame oil. It is great by itself, in a sandwich, or in rice bowls or sushi!

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Ketch DeGabrielle

Bahamas • Feb 23, 2025

Distance

52.9nm

Avg. speed

6.9kts

Duration

7h 42m

Rainy jump to G Town

Garbled swells and rain showers with constant 30° wind shifts. Worth it for the beer store!

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Ketch DeGabrielle

Bahamas • Feb 21, 2025

Distance

6.7nm

Avg. speed

6kts

Duration

1h 7m

Majors to Black Point hop

Ketch DeGabrielle

Bahamas • Feb 21, 2025

Distance

73.8nm

Avg. speed

6.5kts

Duration

11h 26m

Andros to Staniel

Motored and fished in slick calm conditions until hitting the bank. Then we rode the front line into Staniel on a close haul. Great sailing! We did not manage any fish though. Too calm.

Ketch DeGabrielle

Bahamas • Feb 16, 2025

Finally figured out how to find and catch stone crabs!! Been trying for about a month and it finally clicked. Ready for a proper mission now.

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Ketch DeGabrielle

Mangrove Cay, Bahamas • Feb 15, 2025

Distance

51.6nm

Avg. speed

6.5kts

Duration

7h 55m

Dream sail from Floatchella to Andros South Bight

Floatchella was epic! This passage from Shroud to Andros South Bight was the icing on the cake. Perfect full power spinnaker sailing, dolphins, Mahi, obligatory passage loaf 🥖and new places! We are stoked to stalk some bonefish and tarpon on the fly over the next few days. Andros is wild. Not one other boat on AIS or anywhere in sight.

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Ketch DeGabrielle

Bahamas • Feb 8, 2025

Distance

33.4nm

Avg. speed

6.9kts

Duration

4h 51m

Outside to Shroud for Floatchella! 🤟🏽

Motor / spinny sail downwind from Staniel to Shroud. Stayed outside the park boundaries to fish but didn’t have any luck. There was a surprising amount of current running south that I think put the kibosh on fishing and killed our sailing speed. We managed a nice loaf on the way though! 🥖 🧈 Stoked for some diving tomorrow and Floatchella soon!

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Ketch DeGabrielle

Thomas Cay, Bahamas • Feb 1, 2025

Distance

14.4nm

Avg. speed

4.7kts

Duration

3h 4m

Dreamy morning spinny sail.

Dreamy spinny sail from 180° to 100° in calm waters. Only almost collided with one charter cat who somehow “double gibed” in front of us for no apparent reason without AIS or radio.

Ketch DeGabrielle

Bahamas • Jan 31, 2025

Distance

10.2nm

Avg. speed

6kts

Duration

1h 42m

Hop to Guana!

Perfect spinnaker sailing.

Ketch DeGabrielle

Bahamas • Dec 21, 2024

Distance

55.3nm

Avg. speed

5.5kts

Duration

10h

Spanish Wells!

Intermittent motor / spinnaker sailing from Little Harbor to Egg Island. It was beautiful and the fishing was decent! Had our first sailfish in the baits. Highlight of the day was definitely mahi sushi rolls and a lovely sunset!

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Ketch DeGabrielle

The Bahamas • Nov 29, 2024

Distance

37.6nm

Avg. speed

6.5kts

Duration

5h 44m

Beautiful motor thru Whale Cut!

Glassy calm motor with a few fish. Stoked for wind tomorrow!

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Ketch DeGabrielle

Grand Cay, The Bahamas • Nov 25, 2024

Distance

90.9nm

Avg. speed

3.2kts

Duration

1d 4h 17m

Bahama passage!

Awesome sail and motor to the Bahamas!

Ketch DeGabrielle

St Johns County, FL, USA • Nov 16, 2024

Distance

53.5nm

Avg. speed

5.8kts

Duration

9h 9m

Mushy wind and mommocked seas

Annoying motor in shifty winds

Ketch DeGabrielle

Wrightsville Beach, NC, USA • Nov 4, 2024

Distance

69.4nm

Avg. speed

6.3kts

Duration

11h 2m

Morehead to Wrightsville!

Great spinnaker sailing and perfect conditions.

Ketch DeGabrielle

Carteret County, NC, USA • Nov 4, 2024

Distance

18.8nm

Avg. speed

2kts

Duration

9h 28m

Morehead

Ketch DeGabrielle

Carteret County, NC, USA • Nov 2, 2024

Distance

56.6nm

Avg. speed

6.4kts

Duration

8h 54m

First Bahama leg!

Forgot to record from our start in Wanchese. Passed over Brant Island Shoal with 13’ under the boat. Much deeper than charted.

Ketch DeGabrielle

Wanchese, NC 27981, USA • Oct 15, 2024

Distance

50nm

Avg. speed

6.7kts

Duration

7h 30m

Ocracoke to Wanchese

Mostly motor sailing in light breeze. Saw lots of large shrimp showering in the middle of the sound.