Logged 88.06 NM

Sailed 11.25 Hours

Motored 1.25 Hours

7:30 AM – 8:00 PM

Cat Cay to Chub Cay Bahamas

This was a great sailing day! The only motoring was leaving and arriving at our anchorages. Most of the day the wind was 13 -16, on our beam and we averaged 7.5 knots over the course of 12 hours. From west to east we sailed the Great Bahama Bank going just over 88 nautical miles.

The early morning was very cool, we wore long pants and sweatshirts when we left our anchorage at 7:30 AM. By 8:00we were back inside the Bank heading for the Northwest Channel about 70 nautical miles to the west. If all goes well we will sail onto Chub Cay an additional 15 nautical miles to the south west.

The waters of the Bahama Banks are shallow and clear. We sailed in 10’ to 15’ of clear blue water, so translucent we could see bottom. Once we left the Bank and headed toward Chub Cay we were in the tip of the Tongue of the Ocean which is 1000’s of feet deep. The day was sunny with puffy clouds. Dan read most of the day, while I wrote this journal and took some naps. We thought about fishing but our freezer is still so full there is no room to add fillets from the fish.

I inadvertently left the inverter on after heating my lunch and the water heater was on drawing lots of power. Our house batteries ran low. At home we mostly take power for granted and although we have numerous power sources on the boat, we always try to manage it in the most efficient way. The power sources include solar panels, generator and two engines. The house batteries store the power and the inverter converts the power as well as charges the house batteries when the generator is running. The refrigerators, freezer, water maker, water heater, ice maker and laundry consume the largest amount of power. With the exception of the refrigeration which always runs, we try to do the other things at the same time, as needed , with the generator running.

Great Day Sailing the Great Bahama Bank

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Inside the Great Barrier Reef

Half Way Around the World

Active Volcano, Cave of Skulls and a Blue Lagoon

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Swimming with Manta Rays