Overnight passage to the berry islands!
Elapsed time
14h 48m
Avg. speed
2.9kts
Distance
42.4nm
Moving time
--
Max. speed
-- kts
The Bahamas
Jan 14, 2025 - Jan 14, 2025
We motored until 7pm and dropped the hook a mile and a half off the path to nap for a few hours before heading back out. The waters were pretty calm and we were able to relax for a bit and give the engine a break. We saw a sailboat in the distance coming our way. We saw they had their sos signal on and were coming right towards us. The must have thought we were in trouble and were gonna help us out. We turned on our running lights and our engine and went on. They changed course when the realized we were just anchored out. A few moments later, we put the sail out and cut the engine. We went full sails for the rest of the way! It was truly Champaign sailing. Full moon, light beaming off the water. Flying fish and calm swells. I took watch until 230am and then slept from 230-530 and watched the sun rise Pete took 15 min breaks until we were both up. Boats were making their way around the islands but way far from us. The morning the swell picked up slightly. We put the main up to balance us and sailed right for land. He caught an unexpected barracuda! Pete sailed to anchor around 930 as I was taking a work call. Situated near the bullock harbor, excited to explore!