Eventful Day

The anchor was raised and we were heading out of Rock Sound by 6 am this morning. Within a  few hours we had to decide if we were turning to the SE and going to Cat Island or going SW to Exuma. My preference was Cat Island but in order to get there we would have had to motor into the wind for 50 miles. So we headed toward Exuma. The wind was lighter than expected and we had to motor-sail to maintain a speed of at least 6 knots. George decided to try putting up the gennaker to gain some speed. It worked like a charm. We turned the engine off and had a great sail across Exuma Sound. 

When we were within three miles of our waypoint we had a sudden gust of wind, causing us to heel over and round up. We decided it was time to take the gennaker down. It was quite the challenge. Fortunately, George managed to get it so sorted out without falling overboard. 

The wind continued to build as we approached the cut. The outgoing current opposed the wind leading to waves of six feet. It was quite an exciting transit through the cut. 

All in all it was a great day of sailing, in spite of the challenges.

Sailing with the gennaker.