The Ship - Quetzal, a 47 foot Kaufman
Leaving Cooley's Landing at SW 7th Ave.
Sailing South to Miami for a better aim at crossing the Gulfstream and having some hope at ending up in the Bahamas
After a night of sailing the West End Bahamas comes into view
I have my first stamp in my passport and I'm ready to go swimming!
Quetzal at the dock in West End Bahamas
The beach at West End, Bahamas
We totally wore John Kretschmer out. Allen, our chef, takes a quick nap before whipping up his first masterpiece.
Our dinner is caught and freshly delivered to our dock. 7 lobster tails and 4 conch, cleaned while we watch.
We were here :)
Allen the Magnificent preparing our first incredible meal aboard. From ocean to table in less than 2 hours.
Mmmmmmmmmmm
Shipmate Glenn from Connecticut takes a turn at the helm
Downwind sailing at its best with the whisker pole
Shipmate Sergey from Vancouver takes the helm
Caution: Objects off port stern quarter are larger than they appear
John and I escape the sun under our jury-rigged sun shade.
Quetzal's teak decks are awesome!
Two old friends have some time to catch up
Captain John Kretschmer
Tim and John talking sailing
Approaching the cut at Hoffman Cay
John with Quetzal
Not exactly the cove at Carlyle Lake...
Blue Hole at Hoffman Cay
The rocks around Blue Hole at Hoffman Cay
Hoffman Cay
The Captain hard at work (It's a tough job but someone's gotta do it right?)
Leaving Hoffman Cay and heading off on the last 24 hour sail to Ft. Lauderdale
The mark for the Banks where 3,000ft of water suddenly becomes 20ft right out in the middle of the ocean.
Back in Ft. Lauderdale
I'll take this one...
Sergey doing a wonderful job leading us through the canal back to the dock.
The welcoming committee at the dock.
Tim trying to ignore the fact that the trip is over
3 comments:
Nice photos guys ... a bit cooler than expected?
It was great when we were docked or anchored, but in the wind and at night it was pretty chilly. Considering the fact that we left there and went straight to Pittsburgh, PA where it was snowing and 19 degrees....I'll take the Bahamas "cold".
I've been waiting to read about your trip -
Looks beautiful, but how did it compare to beating to weather in Long Island Sound in a boat that was as leaky as cheesecloth?
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