When we cruised the Jumento islands in 2021, we missed Maxine’s famous Valentine’s Day party by just a few days. This year, we spent much more time in the Jumentos and were able to attend. The event is held at the Hog Cay Yacht Club, which is a small shack in the most popular anchorage…
After exploring the Northern Exumas on our sailboat, we sailed up to the very north end of Eleuthera to a small island called Spanish Wells. My parents flew in to North Eleuthera airport for a visit. Current Cut Coming from the south, it was most convenient to pass through Current Cut, a very narrow area…
While Georgetown gets busy, with 400 cruising boats at a time in the peak months (Feb-April), it’s a different kind of busy from the northern Exumas, especially Georgetown. After hearing so much about it, we were excited to make our way north and check out the rest of the island chain. Many of our friends…
With our friends Sara and Todd on board, we departed the Georgetown area for Lee Stocking, after the big island just to the north of Great Exuma, and some nearby islands. Sara was feeling a little poorly (could have been the margaritas at Chat N Chill the night before) so we opted to duck into…
When we planned on coming to the Bahamas this season, we know that the Jumento Cays would be our favorite. The Bahamas, especially Georgetown is busy and crowded with cruisers, but the Jumentos are off the beaten path, more untouched and remote than possibly anywhere else in the Bahamas. But, fate being what it is,…
After spending the first six weeks of our season in Georgetown (plus a short trip to Conception Island), we knew we had to get going if we wanted to see more of the southern islands. With our friends Kevin and Linda from Counting Stars, we left Georgetown bound for Long Island. Sailing from Georgetown to…
After the holidays we made a short trip from Georgetown, Exumas, over to Conception Island, a Bahamian national park and remote island. Conception is the pinnacle of remote Bahamas cruising – it’s stunningly beautiful, fairly empty of boats, and devoid of services. Fifteen miles north east of the northern most tip of Long Island, Conception…
We were so glad to escape the rapidly dropping temperatures of the Chesapeake Bay and head south. Finally, finally, on December 19th we dropped anchor in Georgetown, one of the busiest sailing ports in the Bahamas. I was very excited to get to Georgetown – it’s family tradition! My dad sailed there in 2008, my…