Arrival in Georgetown, Exuma, Bahamas.
Georgetown will serve as our base for the next couple of years. We were fortunate enough to secure two moorings one for each of our boats at the St. Francis Hurricane Hole. Which is...
Category: New York to Bahamas 2013
Land Fall in Little San Salvador, Bahamas.
After over 1,200 nautical miles and over 2,000 km from NYC, 6.5 days on the Atlantic Ocean, 300nm / 500km offshore at one point, we made it to the Bahamas. We consumed less than...
Final Offshore leg to the Bahamas.
** Video, at the bottom of post ** We were only 380nm to Little San Salvador Island. The winds were predicted to subside a little bit and possibly to almost a dead calm. If this...
Rogue Wave
We just got swamped by a rogue wave! The wind was picking up and we were hitting 12 knots of boat speed. We put a reef in the main and the jib. Consistent waves/swells...
Crossing the Gulf Stream, Rounding Cape Hatteras.
Our Strategy & Track and Use of On Board Electronics. Sirius Satellite Weather Station Another great piece of equipment to have on board for ocean work is the Sirius Satellite weather station. You will...
Offshore from NYC to Cape Hatteras on route to the Bahamas.
Once we rounded the Sea Buoy outside of NYC and part way down Long Island, we set a way point to point offshore of Cape Hatteras. The Distance to the waypoint read 374 nautical...
New York City Departure Offshore Sailing non-stop to the Bahamas.
Liberty Landing Marina – Final Stop! Check out the AIS screen capture to see how crazy it can get in New York Harbour. Fortune’s Favour went ahead and picked up their final crew members...
Sail Routing from New York City to the Bahamas or Florida Direct.
The best time to head offshore directly to the Bahamas or Florida would be during the month of November. This will avoid the hurricane season, and much of the tropical storms. But don’t wait to...
Black Diamond Departs for the Bahamas!
Black Diamond has officially left the Port Credit Yacht Club this afternoon at 3:30pm, a few hours behind schedule. A little extra time loading all our supplies on for wintering in the Bahamas...