Fast sailing

This is what new sails can provide.  Fast sailing.  Video was taken while crossing the Bahama's bank from Bimini to Chub Cay.  It's just so weird sailing fast in 20ft deep water with no land in sight, well no land on the horizon, we could see the bottom the whole time.  Like flying at 20ft altitude.

Sailing into Nassau among the cruise ships

Chub Cay to Nassau

Nassau, Bahama's.  The busiest cruise ship harbor in the world.  Spots for 7 ships at a time.

Bimini to Chub Cay

Ray sailing in the anchorage at Chub Cay.  He's becoming an ace sailor for sure.

Bimini

In Bimini there is an interesting building that an artist has decorated with whatever he has found washed up on the beach.

Stuart Florida to Bimini, Bahama's

We left Stuart and headed down the ICW to Hillsborough inlet where we sailed out and made a straight line to Bimini.  All the guides say not to do that due to the 2.2knot opposing current from the Gulf Stream.  The wind was at our backs so to hell with the guides we let Mother Nature guide us.  Going where the wind is blowing regardless of the currents and suggestions in guides have worked very well for us.  It was an overnight sail with reasonable waves and wind.  The weather changed dramatically after we arrived.  Check out this picture a waterspout taken from the beach in Bimini.  Scary.

St. Augustine to Stuart Florida

We needed to head back to Stuart Florida to get a new suit of sails for Sunny Ray. Our 20 year old sails were falling apart, so we contacted Mack Sails in Stuart Florida for replacements and the addition of a wicked fast downwind sail called a Code Zero.