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Craig Barker

Craig Barker

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I began sailing at age 50 on a Hobie Wave when on vacation in Cancun. I bought a used Hobie Getaway for our small small lake where my parents live. I was alerted to some of the sailing channels on YouTube by a patient and began to watch way too much of that not to try it. We booked our first vacation in 2023 with Navigare out of Marsh Harbour for 5 days. Captain Marquis Knowles made the trip a fantastic success and my wife was hooked as well. Now I’m learning with NauticEd and captain Bradley

342

NM

Total Distance

27

Days

Time at Sea

QUALIFICATIONS
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Skipper Level 1

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Skipper Level II

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Craig Barker

Craig Barker

23 November 2024 at 11:55

Hopetown to Marsh Harbour

Easy off the mooring ball. Smooth motor to fuel dock. No issues into 12 kn wind and Karmen did great. 31 gal diesel $175 Naz put in slip I went to look at Sapphire and fell in the water with backpack. Poor execution!!!

3

Hopetown to Marsh Harbour

9.2

NM

4h 10m

Hope Town to Marsh Harbour, Bahamas

Craig Barker

Craig Barker

22 November 2024 at 07:40

Baker Bay to Tahiti Beach to Hopetown

Anchor held well in high wind near Baker Bay Area. I tried going over there but private. Raised sail on anchor with one reef. Sailed downwind with jibe turns in about 20 kn winds to Tahiti Beach for lunch and a great nap. No Thirsty Cuda today. Sailed upwind to Hope Town harbor area and dropped sails. Motored in and caught mooring after a few tries in high wind and some help from a nice old man Dinner at Firefly. Not as good as Abaco Inn.

5

Baker Bay to Tahiti Beach to Hopetown

27.6

NM

9h 12m

Great Guana Cay to Hope Town, Bahamas

Craig Barker

Craig Barker

21 November 2024 at 13:08

Water cay to spoil cay to New Plymouth

App failed to start. We started the day with dinghy trouble after rain. See last log Gave up on dinghy and motored to Spoil Cay and around Whale Cay though the cut. Anchored outside New Plymouth and got dinghy going eventually. Water in fuel? Lunch st The Wrecking Tree. Awesome cracked conch and lobster. Amazing. Sailed in stormy weather through Whale Cay Cut and around Whale Cay— see pics. Dropped sails near the pilings for old Disney Cruise line area and Spoil Cay. Anchored past Baker’s Bay off Big Joes Point. 7-8 ft water. 60-70 ft chain. Wind from north now. Should swing toward west by 1 am.

4

Water cay to spoil cay to New Plymouth

30.2

NM

10h 23m

Logger Head Creek to Great Guana Cay, Bahamas

Craig Barker

Craig Barker

20 November 2024 at 19:10

Awesome unrestricted sail

Left Grabbers area after lunch Raised sail on anchor. All sailing to Water Cay. No problems. Great sunshine. Great views. Favorite afternoon. Anchored in 7-8 ft with 60+ ft of chain. Did not get there in time for campfire at Water Cay but would’ve worked. Wind picked up and swung us around. Rained hard and dinghy wouldn’t start to look at the area better in the morning. Tried about 30 minutes and left.

1

Awesome unrestricted sail

9.1

NM

2h 15m

Great Guana Cay to Archers Cay, Bahamas

Craig Barker

Craig Barker

20 November 2024 at 07:02

To the Lagoon for beach time and Grabbers for lunch

Left Matt Lowe’s cay without problems. Sail went up pretty easy (tail of new sail bag caught). Good sail to the Scotland Lagoon. First anchor attempt seemed to slip. Second much better. Dinghy ran well. Walked on beach. Anchor lifted two cables of some sort. Able to get them to release and moved on. Karmen was alert. Then motored to Grabbers for anchor and lunch.

1

To the Lagoon for beach time and Grabbers for lunch

17.4

NM

5h 45m

John Cash Point to Great Guana Cay, Bahamas

Craig Barker

Craig Barker

19 November 2024 at 21:47

First solo. Short and ended dark but good. Anchor held through wind shift

Motored out of marina late due to provisioning. Did not raise sails. Anchored in 6-7 ft with 60’ chain. Wind changed at night but anchor held.

First solo. Short and ended dark but good. Anchor held through wind shift

5.2

NM

4h 12m

Marsh Harbour to John Cash Point, Bahamas

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Craig Barker

Craig Barker

2 November 2024 at 12:33

Cool November day. Winds 15 or less. Some gusts

10

NM

2h 52m

Joes Creek, United States

Craig Barker

Craig Barker

14 September 2024 at 15:21

Lake Sail — low wind

Changed out trampolines and job sheet on my Hobie Getaway. Relaxing slow sail afterwards

3

Lake Sail — low wind

3.5

NM

1h 51m

Joes Creek, United States

Craig Barker

Craig Barker

6 August 2024 at 11:09

Nautical Ed day 7. Dock, Fuel, Slip

More peaceful Exited slip. Returned to slip Tight maneuvering to fuel dock Fueled and returned to slip

4

Nautical Ed day 7. Dock, Fuel, Slip

1.1

NM

1h 44m

Craig Barker
Bradley St Croix

Craig Barker & Bradley St Croix

5 August 2024 at 08:30

Nautical Ed day 6 — around Tortola

Good winds. Long sail around Tortola. Karmen and I raised anchor and sails without help. Up narrow channel. Practiced med mooring procedure. Docking practice with Bradley

3

Nautical Ed day 6 — around Tortola

47.8

NM

8h 17m

Town Bay to Hannah, British Virgin Islands