Nassau and on to Highbourne We spied Nassau about 10 miles offshore. Looking ahead we see some of the large buildings in the skyline, thinking they were ships at first. The VHF came to life with all vessels having to request permission to enter the harbour, and we heard Shalaylee request permission ahead of us. …
Nassau, Bahamas and on to Highborne Cay. Across the Yellow Banks. Read More »
16 Jan Leaving GHC was a bit like saying good bye to old friends. There were a few other boats that were planning to depart today but we were the first ones to go. Lee and Cheryl , off Shalaylee helped us with our lines, and we waved good bye to the marina, as we …
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Great Harbour Cay The marina is a hurricane hole. Protection from all directions, good water depth, the marina piles are good and strong. A row of townhouses boarders the north side of the marina, back dropped by tall trees. The sailboat next to us, sat Hurricane Matthew out here in October, which went on to …
Life in Great Harbour Marina- Read More »
We hadn’t intended to stay more than a couple of days at the marina at Port Lucaya. But the weather was against us, and we had a long 10 hour day to travel south to the Berry Islands, so wanted to have reasonable conditions. The marina was convenient – we had power and water, a …
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We departed Old Port Cove Marina for our first passage on Southern Star on Dec 28. We had delayed a week already as we waited for a weather window to allow us to make the 60 mile passage across the Gulf Stream. And the weather window finally presented itself. We planned to make the passage …
Underway on Southern Star Read More »
Jenny and I left Auckland on Nov 30 to take possession of Southern Star. You have probably already heard of us from Robbie and Jo. We are New Zealanders, and first saw Southern Star about 5 years ago. And now here we are- sitting in Grand Bahamas on our dream boat. A New Zealand registered …
Taking the helm from Robbie and Jo Read More »