We left Highbourne Cay at about 08:30 for a honking downwind sail across the Exuma Sound. This was another huge milestone for us. Conditions were close to perfect with 10-17 knots from the NW and 3-4’ long period waves. We broad reached for close to 20 miles and then wing on wing towards Powell Point as the wind clocked WSW. We wiggled around Powell Point and settled on our rhumb line through the narrow Davis channel to Rock Sound. Another fantastic wing on wing sail for 6 miles down Davis Channel, what are the chances of having the wind at this point of sail, we were stoked.
The only downside is that we got absolutely spanked by out buddy boat Dana, Jim and Bonnie are experienced sailors and had set a whisker pole with halyard, aft and fore guys and smoked us down wind. A whisker pole is on my Christmas 2010 wish list (I must cook more dinners for the wife).
Q under full sail crossing the Exuma Sound...
The local at Rock Sound
Heading to the supermarket in Rock Sound........
A fixer upper in the town......... our next summer home maybe....
The Admirals at Happy Hour.......sent the skippers to retrieve the dinghies hehe..
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