Andrew Laird

A beautiful sunrise start to our journey. By 7:50 we were hooked into a 300+ lb blue marlin in 6,000 feet of water! Freaking huge fish gave Andrew a really tough fight for 25 minutes and three deep runs before it broke the line. Our gear was just no match for this beast…. But it was epic non the less. And we were getting pretty concerned about how to deal with it if we actually got it up to the boat…. The the wind died and the swell was about 2’-4’ and a bit steep, but right on schedule the front moved through from the north and we ended up with 15-20 kts on our port beam and we sailed a broad reach at 7-8 kts the rest of the way. 74 miles and we pulled into Highborne with a bunch of other cats looking to hide from a big North Easterly blow for the next 36 hours. Look forward to scoping this place out tomorrow!! An awesome day and our little four person crew is getting pretty good at making everything work smoothly! It’s seven now and we’re showered and ready for the evening.

Nice downwind run but it was a dying easterly so eventually we had to dump the sails and motor in from coca cay…. Gorgeous day with great snorkeling on Petite Cay. Saw a huge manta ray that was magnificent!

Beautiful down wind to cocoa cay then turned the corner and headed south into a stiff breeze and lumpy sea. We had to suck in for lunch and a zoom meeting around 1:00 but then motored onto to shark creek where it’s truly gorgeous and decently protected from the south wind.

Up pre dawn and weighed anchor at first light. A beautiful day to cross the Bahama bank. Fished hard most of the way. Caught three big cuda and a real tough amber jack. Let them all go…. Pulled into cistern cay around 5:30 and took duggie to the beach. Gorgeous sunset. Then we settled into some nachos and the Super Bowl! Sound asleep by half time…….

Slow beautiful sail! 7 knots of wind at 3.5 knot average speed. Amazing snorkeling at Gun Cay! Fresh lobster pasta for dinner 🥰