We are running to Nassau today. The paravanes saved our butts this morning as we are in a 3-5 foot following sea which will roll us at any opportunity. Tomorrow serious squalls along a cold front are predicted and that well-protected harbor is very appealing. Thursday and Friday we will sail up to West End on Grand Bahama Island. We shall wait there for weather appropriate for crossing the Gulf Stream. Then we head north for Jacksonville and our summer slip on the St. John’s River.
I should note that I must always use both Raster and Vector electronic charts in the Bahamas, checking to see which is best for the particular location.
Editor's Note: The paravanes require care in deploying them correctly and a fair amount of physical exertion. They also can be dangerous if the heavy 30 ft poles are not secure or a "bird" snags a submerged object The poles must be secured with fore and aft guys and the birds should be raised out of the water before entering shoal areas or attempting to pass through a cut in a reef.
That being said, I don't want to "leave home without 'em"! Witness our recent short but ugly passage from Brunswick to the St. Marys River.
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