Bahamas - Long Island, Calabash Bay to Great Inagua, Matthew Town

We have a weather window, that allows us to head south to Great Inagua some 200 miles South-East of us. The normal wind is East to South East, and so we needed a window with a northerly wind to sail to Great Inagua, and to help flatten the seas

We left at 7am on Tuesday 1 March, with a beautiful double ended rainbow over the yachts at anchor

Sailing north we bypassed the Columbus Monument

We then headed to the east of Long Island and then south, ie: in the Atlantic Ocean, with no protection from all the Bahamian barrier islands. 

Nicholas on duty

Light winds, we hoisted the Genneker

I always do the Graveyard shift so I was early to bed, to be on watch 1am to sunrise

Nicholas took this stunning photo of sunrise, as he takes over from me, whilst I go down for another couple of hours sleep

Arriving at Matthew Town harbor at 3pm (Karen, thanks for these photos)

Tying up at the dock, we had to go onto the ‘wall’ where the Mailboat ties up

Thanks to George the DockMaster and Duane for taking my lines

Sunset at the dock

The DockMaster, George’s office. Ablutions on the RHS

Heading over to Sojourn for dinner

The docks where all the other yachts are tied up

Duane caught this monster of a Mahi-Mahi, and they (Karen and Duane) invited us to dinner on Sojourn for BBQ’ed Mahi-Mahi and sides. The Best fish we have eaten in ages. Thank you!