Bahamas Bound!

We’re like kids on Christmas Eve today as we prepare to set sail for the Bahamas tomorrow!

Fun sign at Boot Key Harbor Marina

Our plan is to leave Marathon tomorrow afternoon, around 2:00, and sail overnight, crossing the Gulf Stream, to South Riding Rock. The weather window we are taking should make for favorable crossing conditions. At South Riding Rock we will cross onto the Bahama Bank, an area about 10-12 feet deep with crystal clear water, and head to the Northwest Channel. If the seas are calm enough, we will drop an anchor on the bank and take a nap before heading into the Tongue of the Ocean which is about 6,000 feet deep. The last part of our passage will take us down to Nassau, where we can check into the Bahamas and get some rest. If the weather starts to turn for the worse, we will head to our back-up spots of either Frazer Hog Cay or Morgan’s Bluff.

The trip is about 40 consecutive hours of sailing and/or motoring. We’re as prepared as we’re going to be and beyond ready to be in the tropics. So, here goes …

While offshore and out of the country, we will lose our cell service. We will also be without internet service for a few days but you can track our progress by clicking the “globe” icon below (also in the upper-left corner of the site) which is constantly updated via our Spot Tracker.

Once we get settled in, we plan to get a Bahamian cell number. We will also be able to Skype and update the blog when we have internet. And, if you haven’t already, join us as virtual crew on our facebook page where we post more casual updates of our adventures. That’s it for now :o).