M/V MAERIN

No, not New York! The 56 nm run from Rum Cay to Thompson Bay on the west side of Long Island was uneventful, and even the fishing was a non-event, except that the lure that seemed to be the hot choice of the Mahi somehow was lost due to a parted line. The remaining lure […]

Several ofthe boats in the Conception anchorage decided to pull anchor Saturday morning and head southeast for Rum Cay. Sumner Point marina was the destination, a 20 nm hop. Paul on Independence, our host for the dive outing, keeps his boat at Sumner Point and is part of the community there, and was the last […]

Historians argue that Conception Island is the site of Columbus’ second landfall in the new world. Theories abound on just where Columbus first saw the New World, but there seems to be agreement that it was the Bahamas. We can only wonder how the islands may have looked at the time, and how those early […]

Tuesday dawned with some relief from the winds which had moderated overnight. We made a dinghy run to Staniel to top off the dinghy fuel and fill the spare tank ($5.45/gal) and drop off the trash, then returned to the boat and got underway for Black Point. Black Point is a very pleasant community, or […]

We arrived at Staniel Cay Friday afternoon and anchored just off the marina. We opted for Staniel over Big Majors because a frontal system was predicted to pass and would be accompanied by strong winds. The dinghy ride to the airport in those conditions would be long and very wet, so we chose a closer […]

We hauled the anchor and headed south from Cambridge Cay Saturday morning, waiting until about 11 for some tide advantage through the south end of the anchorage. Our timing was good, we had an uneventful exit. Celebrate followed us so we could keep them apprised of any skinny water since they draw nearly a foot […]

We dropped our mooring at Emerald Rock on Thursday morning and made a short 12 mile cruise to Cambridge Cay, joining some of the Selene fleet already there. Mystic Moon followed us, and took the northern route into the anchorage, we chose the southern route. Each route has its unique challenges, but we arrived almost […]

We left Shroud Cay Tuesday morning bound for Warderick Wells. We picked up a mooring in the Emerald Rock mooring field and enjoyed calm conditions. Warderick Wells is the Exuma Land & Sea Park headquarters, and has internet, our first in nearly two weeks. For ten bucks, you get a 24 hour connection with a […]

We finally left the anchorage at Norman’s Cay on Sunday morning and headed just five miles south to Shroud Cay under sunny skies and light winds. The front has passed and the winds are blown out. Wind directions are now from the prevailing SE, and have settled down to a nice 10-15 kt breeze. The […]

Day 3 at Norman’s and the winds are still howling away at a steady 20-25 kts. We’re rolling a good bit, but getting acclimated to it. Aries Too has a stern anchor set out to their stbd quarter, just a smaller 17x Fortress, but it keeps them bow-first into the swell and reduces rolling significantly. […]