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Final Offshore leg to the Bahamas. 0

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...

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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...

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Catskills to New York City.

Black Diamond and Fortune’s Favour will be buddy boating down the Hudson this week and then offshore to the Bahamas. We have arrived today late evening by train from Toronto to Catskills. Today is...

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Travelling with Good Friends!

We did this trip on our own 5 years ago. This time around, we are travelling with good friends, The Benningers, Paul, Sandra and their 4 children (Aged), Rachel (12), Andrew (10), David (7)...

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2013 Lake Ontario 300 Yacht Race (LO300)

Black Diamond’s 6th entry in the Lake Ontario 300… Last year was our best performance, with a 3rd in division, and 12th overall in PHRF. We were hoping to outdo that performance this year,...

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Grand Bahama Bank to Bimini

Grand Bahama Bank to Bimini, 80+ miles passage from The Berry Islands, Chubb Cay. We figured it may take us as long as 12+ hours for this passage. We left Chubb before day break...

Chubb Cay Swim up Bar. 0

Chubb Cay in the Berry Islands

Chubb Cay, Berry Islands, Private Resort. Complete with marina, airstrip, restaurant, Infiniti pool and beautiful beach. This place is a riot after spending months in remote islands with no amenities for the most part. The...

Alex Spinnaker Sailing 0

Nassau to the Berry Islands, Bahamas

After provisioning in Nassau we set a course for the Berry Islands, a 36 mile passage across the North East Providence Channel. A large body of water between New Providence and Berry Islands. It’s...

Boats left their mark. 0

Land & Sea Park, Bahamas, Warderick Wells Cay, Exumas,

Land and Sea Park, Warderick Wells Cay, Exuma Cays, Is a Bahamas National Park and Land Perserve. For more information please visit this site. http://www.bahamascruisersguide.com/page75/page19/page19.html The Land and Sea Park in the Exumas was the next...

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Bitter Guana Cay, Exumas, Bahamas

  Bitter Guana Cay in the Exumas, Near Staniel Cay and Black Point Settlement. http://www.bahamascruisersguide.com/page75/page2/page2.html Bitter Guana Cay a must stop at least for the afternoon to explore this amazing island. Home to a few...