Sailing is the funnest part of cruising, especially when you have the right conditions - fair winds - good wind in the right direction! You would be surprised how seldom that happens and a sailor becomes a motor sailor.
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| Gentle heeling over calm blue seas with the wind in the right direction |
Now that it is spring time, the winds moderate and the fronts abate. In addition we are sailing south and east, which is a perfect direction for the prevailing easterlies in the Bahamas. We expect fair winds and smooth sailing for the remainder of the trip.
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| The jib and the main are up and working The red and yellow containers carry extra fuel for our crossing to Cay Sal Bank. There is no fuel after Long Island and many miles to go, hopefully, sailing, and not using fuel. The buckets on the port side contain water for rinsing on deck. |
Our crossing from George Town was such a sail. We sailed east and the wind was 10-15 knots from the south. We rarely had depths over 20 feet, making the blue seas even more beautiful. The skies were another shade of blue contrasting with the water and puffy white white clouds.
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| The beautiful main sail against the bluest sky. Most of our sailing is under jib alone. The main helps for longer crossings. |
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| Chart display helps us navigate the shallow reefs around the Bahamas. Our boat location is on the left and our destination is on the right. The line is our path, and the chart display tracks our path. |
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| Even the dink likes a good sail! The towing lines have bungees to absorb the shock of the waves and towing. The top line is a safety line. |
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| Fly Away under sail It's impossible to take a picture of your own boat underway so we are grateful to John Kelso on Decoy for this picture. |
I hope you can get a feel from the pictures above how enjoyable sailing is.
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