All good things must end and the morning’s weather reports promised not one but 2 serious cold fronts. We resumed our favorite debate onboard Yoohoo — the Go-No Go debate. Do we stay at Warderick Wells
through the next 2 fronts or move on down the chain? We’d be secure here, not necessarily comfortable, but the [...]
Cruising can be a tedious litany of boat maintenance, provision hauling, weather dodging and sleepless anchorages. And then a day comes along that makes it all worthwhile. Our sail to Warderick Wells, headquarters for the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park was stellar! We sailed on a rousing reach the entire distance, averaging 7 knots [...]
We waited through 2 weather fronts in Nassau, anchored precariously near the ship channel. The weather finally settled and off we went to the Exumas along with 30-40 other boats.
This leg was our initiation into coral strewn waters requiring good daylight and calm conditions to see and steer around. Since it was partly cloudy we [...]
After ten days of waiting, our weather window opened and we skedaddled out of Florida in the wee hours Sunday morning and across that great river known as the Gulf Stream. This part of our trip consisted of three legs — crossing the Gulf Stream, then the Great Bahamas Banks, and finally the deep-water Tongue [...]
Our weather window to the Bahamas stood us up and we were fraught with waiting so we decided to do a little touring of Biscayne Bay. We peeked inside No Name Harbor where most boats-in-waiting hole up. Didn’t count the boats but they were lying cheek-to-jowl, each looking to have an estimated 25′ of anchor [...]
We are Greg Snyder and Gail Klosterman, originally hailing from Minnesota, currently cruising full-time aboard our Tartan 40' sailboat -- Yoohoo. Join us as we explore a slower pace of life, lingering in the cockpit with late coffee and early cocktails, watching the world float by on the tides. Long-time freshwater sailors, we'll describe our adventures and foibles as we attempt to grow bluewater sea-legs.
