M/V MAERIN

We departed the hustle & bustle of Nassau on Good Friday morning, headed for Spanish Wells. We considered making a run for Lynyard Cay in the Abacos, but winds were predicted out of the ENE and building, and would have put 3-4 ft seas on our bow, not a ride we wanted to do for […]

We made stopovers in Warderick Wells and Norman’s Cay on our way north to New Providence Island, where we’ll stop and spend a night or two in the Nassau Harbor Club marina, a favorite spot frequented by cruisers, reasonably priced, and perfect in that it’s just across the street from one of the larger supermarkets […]

Our short cruise from Staniel Cay to Cambridge Cay took just over two hours. Conditions were ideal, light and variable winds, sunny skies. As we left Staniel and turned to head north, we couldn’t help but see the mega yacht just off Big Majors Spot. There was chatter among the cruisers that Steven Spielberg was […]

We made a short run from Black Point to Staniel Wednesday morning. Calm weather again gave us a smooth cruise. Our normal routine of closing the below decks portlights before we get underway is still the routine, but we have been keeping the midship ports open to provide some ventilation. Since conditions have been so […]

We arrived at Black Point just before 1530, our second visit. Our weather continues to hold in a favorable pattern, with light winds, and calm conditions, very warm days in the mid 80s and water temps in the low 80s. We have not experienced a frontal passage of any significance in a month. No complaints […]

Once through the cut at Galliot, we continued west and then north around Little Farmer’s Cay. We arrived near Oven Rock around 1530, in plenty of time to find a good anchor spot. Not as easy as we anticipated, we found the bottom in 3 areas too hard to get the anchor to bite, and […]

We departed Georgetown Saturday morning under clear skies and settled weather, which is predicted to stay settled well into the coming week. Temps in the 80’s and light winds prevailing out of the ENE. The weather this year has been nothing short of spectacular, a far cry from what we experienced during our time here […]

The past two days have been busy, the propane truck came Wednesday, so we took the opportunity to have the empty propane tank refilled. The driver had problems, and arrived before 1PM, not a problem for cruisers, like there’s a whole lot of other things we need to be doing with that hour and a […]

Just a factoid I discovered more by accident than by design: We have been in the tropics. Woo-hoo! The tropics is an area defined as between the Tropic of Cancer in the northern latitudes, and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern latitudes; both imaginary lines defined by the northern/southernmost position of the sun in […]

(Journaled over a few days at Georgetown) Our cruise from Long Island to Georgetown was smooth, we were running downwind and the temperatures and humidity were high, so it was a hot ride. The warmest weather we’ve seen this trip. The route to Georgetown is mostly across the bank, so not a lot of depth. […]