Ragged Island Hop

Chris Hannant

Sporty one today - the Raggeds are already showing us what makes them more of a challenge than the other Bahamas chains. Our first anchorage at Water Cay had a ton of surge wrapping in and was NOT pleasant. This northern section of the chain just has so much exposure. Wanted to get to a more protected spot asap even with all the wind today, so left for Flamingo Cay early enough to keep an incoming tide for the full 2.5 hour trek. The cuts between cays here are huge, so we were pretty much fully exposed to the wind and swell coming in from the sound for most of the trip. Luckily we were able to keep most of it behind us till the very end where I had a double reefed main and 75% jib, still punching through at 7kn and clocked a 28kn gust! Was pretty happy with how Cloud handled through it all. Janie and Talon stayed cozy inside and we were glad it was a short one!

Boat & Crew

Cloud II

Lagoon, 40

Janie Munsey

First Mate

Talon

Child, Male

Chris Hannant

Owner