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2017-2018
Part 1 Begins (heading South)
Wrightsville Beach: Waiting on weather window @ Oriental
10/31/17 - Oriental to Beaufort - Sunny and light
south winds, upper 60's
11/1/17 - Beaufort to
Wrightsville Beach - Sunny and light variable winds, 70's (Ocean Side)
11/2/17 - Wrightsville Beach to Bald Head Island - Sunny
and light variable winds, 70's
11/3/17 - Bald
Head Island to N. Myrtle Beach - Sunny and light variable winds, 70's
11/4/17 - N. Myrtle Beach to Bucksport,SC -Sunny and
10knot NE wind, 80's
11/5/17 - Bucksport to
Winyah Bay to Beaufort, SC via (Ocean Side)
11/6/17 - Beaufort SC (rest day)
11/7/17, 11/8/17 - Beaufort, SC to St. Mary's
(Fernandina) (Ocean Side)
11/9/17 -
Fernandina to Jacksonville
11/10/17 -
Jacksonville to St Augustine
11/11/17 - St
Augustine (rest day) - Partly Sunny and 10knot N winds, 70's
11/12/17 - St Augustine to Marineland - -
Partly Sunny and 15knot N winds, 70's
11/13/17
- Marineland (rest day) - Partly Sunny and 20knot N winds, 70's
11/14/17 - Marineland to Palm Coast - Partly Sunny and
20knot N winds, 70's
11/15/17 - Palm Coast to
New Smyrna - Sunny and 25knot N winds, 70's
11/16/17 - New Smyrna to Titusville - Partly Sunny and 20knot N winds, 70's
11/17/17 - 600 Miles - Part 1 Trip Completed
Part 2 Begins (to:Florida)
12/2/17 - Titusville to Melborne
- Sunny, 5 knots E winds, and 78 degrees
12/3/17 - Melborne to Vero Beach - Sunny, 6 knots N
winds, and 80 degrees
12/4/17-12/11/17 - Vero
Beach - Fishing, Beach, and Parties
12/10/17 -
Vero Beach to Stuart
12/10/17-12/12/17 - Stuart
12/13/17 - Stuart to Jupiter Inlet-(Conch Bar)
12/14/17 - Juniper Inlet to Lake Worth Inlet - Palm Beach
12/15/17 - Palm Beach Deep Sea Fishing! +600ft Depths
12/16/17 - Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale (Ocean Side)
12/17/17 - Lake Silvia. Fort Lauderdale
12/18/17 - 12/27/17 - Cooley's Marina in Fort Lauderdale
12/26/17 - Waiting for a Bahamas Crossing
Part
3 Begins (to:Bahamas)
12/27/17 - Motor Sail to Miami (Marine
Stadium Harbor Anchorage)
12/28/17 - Marine Stadium Harbor Anchorage Miami - Repair Anchor Windlass
12/29/17 - Sailed in Biscayne Bay to No-Name and Crandon
Park
12/30/17 - Sailed to Dinner Key (Coconut
Grove, Fl)
12/31/17 - Sailed to Pumpkin Key, Fl
01/01/18 - Sailed to Islamorada, Fl
01/02/18 - Sailed to Marathon, Fl
01/09/18 - Sailed to Tavernier Key, Fl
01/10/18 - !!!!Sailed to Bimini Bahamas !!!!
Part
4 Begins (Sailing The Bahamas 01/11/18 Bahamas)
01/12/18 - Sailed from Bimini to Northwest Channel Point,
arrived at night
01/13/18 - Sailed to Chub Cay,
Spinnaker Day!
01/14/18 - Waiting on weather
window, Blowing 25Knots North
01/17/18 - Sailed
from Chub Cay to West Bay, New Providence, +20 Knots Wind, Big seas
01/18/18 - Waiting on weather window, Sailed to Southwest
Bay , New Providence
01/19/18 - Sailed to
Exumas (Highborne)
01/20/18 - Explore Highborne
Cay Beaches
01/21/18 - Snorkeling at Highborne
Cay
01/22/18 - Sailed to Warderick Wells Cay
(Boo Boo Hill and Blow Hole)
01/23/18 - Sailed
to Staniel Cay (Big Majors)
01/24/18 - Snorkel
at Thunderball Grotto and visit Piggy Beach
01/25/18 - Pet Sharks, Ate Coconut Bread, Explored new
Beaches
01/26/18 - Wait out windy weather
01/27/18 - Beach Day
01/28/18 - Winds are calming down. Heading into town
01/29/18 - Sailed to Black Point Cay,
01/30/18 - Hike to East Beaches & Eat Pizza!
01/30/18 - Laundry Day & Water Runs & Popcorn and
Drinking Party
02/01/18 - Sail to Little
Farmers Cay
02/02/18 - Little Farmers Regatta
and Festival
02/03/18 - Beach, Cave, & Fishing
Day
02/04/18 - Super Bowl Party at Ty's
02/05/18 - Sailed to Rudder Cut Cay - Dive on Underwater
Piano
02/06/18 - Off-Shore Fishing near Rudder
Cut Cay, Sunset Party in Aqua Cave
02/07/18 -
Inshore Fishing, Dinghy Exploration
02/08/18 -
Sailed to Lee Stocking Island and Georgetown, Exumas
02/09/18 - Explore Georgetown
02/10/18 - Beach and Hiking Stocking Island, Georgetown
02/11/18 - Beach and Movie Night
02/12/18 - Beach Day - Gas, Diesel, and Water Day
02/13/18 - Beach Day
02/14/18 - Trip to Town
02/15/18 - Beach Day
02/16/18 - Beach Day
02/17/18 - Sand Dollar Snorkeling trip
02/18/18
- Snorkeling at Monument Wall
02/19/18 - Beach
Day
02/20/18 - Beach Day
02/21/18 - Beach Day and Boat Projects
02/22/18 - Snorkel Trip
02/23/18 - Boating First Aid Class
02/24/18 -
Beach Party
02/25/18 - Georgetown Harbor
Exploration & Movie Night
02/26/18 - More
Georgetown Harbor Exploration & Movie Night
02/27/18 - Move Boat to Mooring Field
02/28/18
- Prep to Fly Home
03/01/18 - Fly Home
Part 5 Begins (Sailing To Long Island, Bahamas)
03/12/18 - Fly back to Bahamas
03/13/18 - Prepare for Long Island Sail, Dinner Party on
Spiraserpula
03/14/18 - Sail to Salt Pond at
Long Island, Dinner Party on the Bird
03/15/18
- Walked some of Long Island, Finished 1st and 2nd in the Conch Race of Long
Island
03/16/18 - Bus Tour of Long Island Caves
and Blue Holes. Mutton Festival and Party
03/17/18 - Bus Tour of Long Island Beaches. Mutton Festival and Party
03/18/18 - Hike to 108 Beach and Sail to Calabash Beach
in the evening. Big Eye Tuna Catch.
03/19/18 -
More Deep Sea Fishing at Calabash
03/20/18 -
Sail to Rum Cay. Deep Sea Fishing!
03/21/18 -
Sail to Conception Cay and Cat Island. More Deep Sea Fishing
03/22/18 - Explore Cat Island Cave and Grouper Fishing!
03/23/18 - More Grouper Fishing and Catching
03/24/18 - Sail to Old Bight on Cat Island
03/25/18 - Explore New Bight and have Bonfire on beach
tonight
03/26/18 - Sail to New Bight on Cat
Island, Beach Day, Junkanoo Party and Band
03//27/18 - Explore New Bight, Hermitage (highest point)
03/28/18 - Hike 5 miles to Atlantic Ocean side, Explore
new beaches, & IceCream and Movie Night!
03/29/18 - Dinghy Ride, Fishing, IceCream, Popcorn and Movie Night
03/30/18 - Sailing to Bennett Bay, Dinner at Pompey Rock
03/31/18 - Sail to Orange Creek and Arthur's Town, Cat
Island, Humane Society Festival
04/01/18 - Sail
to Little San Salvador, Half Moon Bay
04/02/18
- Sail to Eleuthera Point, Eleuthera Island (Light House) Beach Day
04/03/18 - Sail to Rock Sound, Eleuthera (Movie Night)
04/04/18 - Explore Rock Sound Harbor, Laundry and Boat
cleaning Day
04/05/18 - Explore Rock Sound
Harbor, Ocean Holes
04/06/18 - Explore Rock
Sound Harbor, Caves, Sammy's, Party on Bill's Boat
04/07/18 - Sail to Governors Harbor, Eleuthera
04/08/18 - Explore Pink Sand Beach (Ocean Side Eleuthera)
Snorkel Reef
04/09/18 - Sail to Hatchet Bay,
Eleuthera at noon, Pizza and Band Night Party!
04/10/18 - Explore Hatchet Bay, 36 year anniversary dinner party!
04/11/18 - Explore and Fish Hatchet Bay
04/12/18 - Rent a car to Explore Glass Window and Harbor
Island Park
04/13/18 - Sail to Spanish Wells,
Eleuthera through Current Cut, Party on Mega-Cat St. Nick's
04/14/18 - Explore Spanish Wells, Party at Buddha's Bar &
Grill
04/15/18 - Weather Day, Catch up on
Sleep Day
04/16/18 - More Exploring Spanish
Wells after Rainy morning, Conch Fritter Party on JennaBird
04/17/18 - Rent Golf Cart, Prep for Abaco Crossing
04/18/18 - Sail 47nm to Little Harbour, Great Abaco
Island
04/19/18
- Snorkel at Lynyard Cay and Sandy Cay
04/20/18
- Sail to Hope Town, Great Abaco, Party at Captain Jacks
04/21/18 - Explore Hope Town & Beach
04/22/18 - Explore Hope Town & Local Marina & Pool
04/23/18 - Explore Hope Town & Light House
04/24/18 - Rain Delay, Afternoon at Pool
04/25/18 - Day Sail to Great Guana Cay, Abaco Sail back
to Hope Town
04/26/18 - Beach Sail to Marsh
Harbor, Abaco for Ice Cream
04/27/18 -
Provision at Marsh Harbor and sail to Treasure Cay
04/28/18 - Sail to Green Turtle Cay, Fished, and Pool day
04/29/18 - Explore Green Turtle Cay, Pool and Beach Bar
Day
04/30/18 - Explore New Plymouth, Pool and
Beach Bar Day
05/01/18 - Explore Coco Bay, and
Beach Bar
05/02/18 - Pool and Bar Day, Greg
Birthday at Green Turtle Restaurant
05/03/18 -
Try to leave Bahamas - No Go. Pool and Beach Bar Day
05/04/18 - Fix Anchor Windlass 2nd Time Day
05/05/18 - Sail to Grande Cay - Stage for Atlantic Ocean
crossing
05/06/18 - Begin Chapter 6 - Sailing
to North Carolina
Part 6 Begins (Sailing To
USA)
05/06/18 - Sail to Cap Canaveral - USA
05/07/18 - Sail to Titusville - ICW
05/08/18 - Sail to Palm Coast - ICW
05/09/18 - Sail to St Augustine - ICW, Cruisers party at
Ana O'Malley's
05/10/18 - Chill day in St
Augustine
05/11/18 - Sail to Gulfstream
05/12/18 - Sail in Gulfstream, Catch a Big Tuna
05/13/18 - Sail to Wrightsville Beach, NC - Gulfstream
05/14/18 - Sail to Oriental, NC
End Bahamas Trip