Successful Crossing

Sunday, January 11: West End, Bahamas

7:15 a.m. - Looking behind us - a full moon and at the same time ----

7:15 a.m. - Looking ahead of us - the sunrise

We've arrived! Bob is checking into customs. I can't get off the boat to wander around until we're "officially" in the country. We've elected to begin by staying in the Old Bahama Bay marina in West End rather than anchor elsewhere as a cold front is coming through in the next day or two.

All was as predicted. Light winds that clocked from the east to the south through the night. There was a some moderate bucking, rocking and rolling but we were traveling though seas of 2 to 4 feet which - in open water - are not bad at all.

When we started out, the waves were every which way and steering on course was difficult - especially for me. I wondered, will Bob be steering all 12 hours? But as we got further out and settled on a steady course, I was able to take the wheel with the result that we took turns at about 2 hour intervals - one at the wheel, the other snoozing on a cockpit seat.

Got to go - the Cap is back and he's anxious to get at the Bahamas experience!


Southern Vectis - almost there!