Departed 0900 with buddy boats Honu and Shanti. Back tracked for about an hour to avoid the close cut at Sisters Rock, opting for Alder Cut. We found the outgoing tide and incoming east wind made exiting the cut really rough. 

Once in open waters we pulled both sails with a reef in the Genoa and turned to starboard bound for Nassau. The diesel sail was quieted and we topped 6.5 knots on a beam reach. We held this course for all 30+ miles. We pulled well ahead of our buddy boats and arrived, anchored and had our dinghy down before Honu and Shanti had finished anchoring. 

Seas were decent early but got more and more rolly and spitting rain set in, the first since we’ve been in the Bahamas. Honu held back to keep their boat calm in the heavy chop. The anchorage at West End only had a handful of boats before our arrival with a few coming after us. After arriving Holly cooked my favorite meal, Mac-n-cheese & hot dogs. We also had salad and cauliflower, yummy! 

Onward south to Nassau

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