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Boarded by the BDF

12 April 2015 | Athol Island, Nassau
Helen
Left Allens Cay around 7:30. The wind was behind us and Mark and Robert set the spinnaker for a wonderful sail with variable wind strength. Top speed around 7.1 with average around mid 5's. We ran down the waves and even had some bigger gusts of wind to help us out. Arrived near Nassau, at Athol Island, around 1:30. We had to go around to the North side. Our first anchor attempt did not hold. Found a better spot and that one held. Then we had our longest snorkel around this anchorage. Lots of coral on the point, which included many smaller fish for sure. Not as great a spot as we had snorkelled in the Exumas. Back at the boat and all showered, when a small power boat approached us. The three officers identified themselves as Bahamas Defense Force and had questions for us. Mark said this was their Navy/Coast Guard. We had to supply all documents and proof that we cleared customs, which was not a problem. We got to ask them questions about restaurants in Nassau and Bimini, We also had a front seat to watch them stop multiple other boats. After a wonderful dinner, we are about to start a dominoes game before retiring. We will head back to Nassau Harbour Club Marina for a couple of nights. Looking forward to Starbucks and free wifi. Send us some updates as we don't even get local news.
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Vessel Name: Charabia
Vessel Make/Model: Fountaine Pajot / Athena
Hailing Port: Jacksonville, FL
Crew: Mark &Helen
About:
We are both computer folks that were live aboard cruisers back in the 90s. We settled in Jacksonville Florida after escaping the great white north and cruising the Bahamas, T&C, DR and points south down to Trinidad. [...]
Extra: Charabia is a French slang word for nonsense or gibberish. It derives from Arabic "sharab" which means alcohol.When you drink (too much) alcohol, you start talking Charabia. The original owners named her and Mark liked the name so it stuck.
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Nov 2017 trip south from Jacksonville
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Created 23 August 2018
Upgrades and maintenance to Charabia
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Created 27 June 2017
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Created 16 May 2015
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Created 31 March 2015
Get the boat ready to cruise.
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Created 14 March 2015