"Next Adventure"

Vessel Name: Satagraco
Vessel Make/Model: Hunter 460
Hailing Port: Fairplay, Colorado
Crew: Paul & Karen Harris
14 December 2017 | Green Turtle Cay
30 November 2017 | Port Charlotte, FL
21 June 2016 | Port Charlotte, FL
20 May 2016 | Port Charlotte, FL
09 May 2016 | Green Turtle Cay
23 April 2016 | Green Turtle Cay
16 April 2016 | Green Turtle Cay
04 April 2016 | Hopetown, Abaco, Bahamas
29 March 2016 | Marsh Harbor
19 March 2016 | Great Guana Cay
19 March 2016 | Green Turtle Cay
03 March 2016 | Green Turtle Cay
25 February 2016 | Key Biscayne, Florida
21 February 2016 | Marathon, FL
08 November 2015 | Port Charlotte, FL
08 November 2015
27 October 2015 | St. Augustine, FL
21 October 2015 | Charleston, SC
11 October 2015 | Chesapeake, VA
01 October 2015 | Deltaville, VA
Recent Blog Posts
14 December 2017 | Green Turtle Cay

Green Turtle Cay

After a 12/3 departure in the wee hours of the morning we dodged crab pots along the west coast of Florida and sailed on. After a couple overnight stops we made a 26 hour run from Marathon to West End. With a nice breeze and help from the Gulf Stream we ran 8-9 knots all night. Our smoothest and fastest crossing yet. Sadly had to sit in West End a few days but then we moved on and arrived in Green Turtle Cay. 9 days-we were happy. Andrew, the ever great dockmaster greeted us. The weather has been cool but we are enjoying it. Improvements around the area included a PAVED road all the way to town WOW. Family will join us for the holiday and then we will do some more exploring ourselves. We look forward to this winter sailing season.

30 November 2017 | Port Charlotte, FL

Heading out

After a summer sitting behind the house and surviving hurricane Irma, the boat is ready to go. I don't think she has ever been this clean. You could almost eat out the lockers. Because she was beyond naked for the hurricane, we pretty much started from scratch. We actually have our spare bedroom [...]

21 June 2016 | Port Charlotte, FL

Done for this season

Well Satagraco and her crew got to the house and her dock. Thanks to tropical storm Colin there was plenty of water in the canal system. We had an uneventful overnight sail from Marco Island. Leaving in the evening and sailing overnight probably gave us a little cooler temperature.

20 May 2016 | Port Charlotte, FL

ALMOST THERE

We left Green Turtle Cay (sadly) and spent a couple of days crossing the banks and anchoring in a couple more cays. We wanted to enjoy all the beautiful water while we could. We positioned ourselves in West End and had a lovely crossing of the gulf on 5/13. We had to motor across which after [...]

09 May 2016 | Green Turtle Cay

HERITAGE FESTIVAL

Well we waited a little longer and enjoyed the Green Turtle Cay Heritage Festival. The event covered 3 days but we decided to go yesterday (Saturday). We were told it was the Big day. After riding our bicycles into town we joined the festivities. We found some lunch--grouper burgers and watched [...]

23 April 2016 | Green Turtle Cay

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE

During one of our recent dingy trips to different beaches and coves we found a bottle with a message in it. How often does that happen? On a little spit of land not far from the end of Green Turtle Cay the Atlantic sits on one side and Gillium Bay is on the other. All kinds of items come ashore [...]

ARRIVAL

03 March 2016 | Green Turtle Cay
Karen
We arrived this afternoon in Green Turtle Cay, Abacos, Bahamas. YEAH!!!!!
After leaving Key Biscayne, Florida at 0100 am Monday morning we made a 14 hour trip to West End, Bahamas. Weather reports (even ones from the "authorities") had us believing it would be a good time to cross the gulf stream. OK a little lumpy at first but seas and winds would continue to calm down and end up being next to nothing. NOT!!! Seas started out lumpy and after a brief calming things changed. The winds picked up and so did the waves (8-10 feet). Sails were reefed, motors started and we trekked on. We all thought we would get a extra push north from the gulf stream but that did not happen. We only noticed a 1 knot increase in speed that did not last long. So instead of making the trip on 10-12 hours it took us 14 hours. We got into West End late in the afternoon, tied up and cleared customs. Of course then a celebration drink was scheduled with our buddy boat partners from Now or Never.
Higher winds again on Tuesday had us all making the decision to stay and extra day in West End. The captains worked together to fix the auto pilot that had gone out on Now or Never. After the fix was finished it was time to go to the beach and have a Bahama Mama.
Wednesday we sailed to Great Sale Cay and anchored for the night. The seas were almost dead calm. What a change from Monday. Six boats that left West End all ended up anchoring in Great Sale.
Today we started early and made the big arrival in Green Turtle Cay. It felt so nice to arrive at the island. It is a favorite place for us. There were several familiar faces here at Bluff House Marina. They even said they remembered us from our last stay here (2013) but that may have just been to make us feel good. Either way it worked.
Since weather is suppose to be very windy for the next few days we will take the opportunity to show Now or Never around the island. This is their first time in this area. This will be our base to work out of for the next month. A few days of relaxing and exploring Green Turtle will be nice. We have been waiting for some beach time.
All in all it was not too bad getting here. We sat longer in anchorages waiting on the weather but we have met some awfully nice people.
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