Andrew Laird

Phenomenal reef in Fowl Cay National Reserve! Huuuuge outer reef in 20-30ft of the clearest bluest water 😍 Swam around the first reef for an hour with tunnels and lots of bright coral. Grabbed and mooring buoy for a second swim at a deeper reef with massive coral heads and a bunch of reef sharks! Was hard to stop swimming.

Pretty and calm motor jib sail to Hopetown through a shallow channel with islands and developments on both sides. Lots of boat and human activity around here! Big islands and nice houses. Going into Hopetown to reprovision and check out the island and eastern beach. Pretty sandy anchorage with good protection and lots of neighbors (boats and houses).

Dinghied through some rough big swell over two miles to Sandy Cay known for good reefs. DAMN were they good!!! Sooo much color and life! Elkhorn, fans, and sponge coral everywhere 🤩 One of the best reefs of this trip! Saw 5 spotted eagle rays, a reef shark, a school of jacks, some trevally, lots of reef fish, and corals galore. Swam for two hours until we were both shivering! Massive 20+ foot high coral heads and healthy elkhorn everywhere. Beautiful! Rough seas so we had the reef to ourselves, visibility was better than expected. Dinghied home in picked up wind, large swell, and cold wetsuits. A worthwhile adventure!!

20+ knot winds from the north east made this a quick sail! We only put the Jib up and were doing over 5 knots. We found a nice anchorage with a grassy bottom and a beautiful sand flat and beach nearby. We need to keep moving north as we only have two weeks left in the Bahamas 😢

Sustained 20-22 knots of wind so we sailed on a beam reach with a reefed jib only! Fun little move to Harbour Island. Going to shore now to rent a golf cart for the day! Gusts up to 30 so will be nice to explore land before we go out to dinner to celebrate Jay and Gail’s 40th wedding anniversary!