After much deliberation we transited Whale Cay Cut this morning and sailed to Hope Town. We knew that conditions in the cut would be rougher than they were a week ago, but would they be too rough? Was it worth waiting another two days for calmer conditions, but cutting short our time in Hope Town? In the end we decided to go for it and we are happy with our decision. The waves in the cut were 3-4 feet on the nose as we entered the cut, then on the beam as we turned into the channel, but no waves splashed over the boat and we didn’t have much rolling. Not a bad transit at all.
Whale Cay and Whale Cay Cut.
Driving through the channel. I have the autopilot fob in my right hand. That is what we use to steer the boat most of the time. On my right wrist I am wearing a device that helps with seasickness. I will write about that in another post.
Hope Town Lighthouse.
Once we returned to the Sea of Abaco the sailing was absolutely fantastic. Plenty of wind, calm seas, and a sunny day. We timed our arrival in Hope Town around high tide—the entrance is quite shallow—and had no problems. There are very few boats here—unlike last spring when there weren’t any mooring balls available—so we had our pick of mooring balls. Tomorrow we will explore the town.
Whale Cay and Whale Cay Cut.
Driving through the channel. I have the autopilot fob in my right hand. That is what we use to steer the boat most of the time. On my right wrist I am wearing a device that helps with seasickness. I will write about that in another post.
Hope Town Lighthouse.
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ReplyDeleteIt is wonderful that you’ve had such smooth sailing this trip. Is it odd that there are so few boats?
ReplyDeleteIt isn’t too surprising so we arrived so early in the season. We happened to catch a weather window and get here just a week after leaving home (that is very unusual.) Since then there haven’t been good weather windows for other cruisers to get here. They will be here eventually, though!
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