We set sail Saturday morning from Green Turtle Cay and sailed just over 50 miles to Great Sale Cay. Why its called great sale and not great sail is beyond me as its a totally uninhabited island in the middle of nowhere. We were able to actually sail the whole 50 miles with brisk winds of 15 to 20 knots on the beam. From Great Sale we motor sailed another 50 miles with a 15 knot wind at our back and are currently at the West End of the Grand Bahamas. A check of our fuel consumption showed we only used 5 US gallons of diesel for the 100 miles. It doesn't get much better then that. The weather window looks good for crossing the gulf stream so we plan to rise early and head for the USA. If all goes well we may even take advantage of the push from the stream and do an overnight-er to get us to the top of Florida. Don't want to make any predictions that may spoil our good luck with the weather but we will see.


Martha using her new found basket weaving skills to pass the time en route.