Big Surprise
| Vessel Name: | Surprise |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Niagara 42 |
| Hailing Port: | Rochester, NY |
12 April 2015 | Abacos
Hello Abacos!
In one week, Doug and Donna Faust will join us to bring Big Surprise back to Florida. We look forward to having them with us as they are incredible sailors and mechanics. Something is sure to break and I know they always have duct tape in their pockets.
16 March 2015 | Great Exuma
Swimming with the pigs
It has been uncommonly windy in the Bahamas over the last couple of weeks. Strong easterlies at 20-25 knots with swells over 10 feet have limited everyone’s travels. Emerald Bay Marina, just north of Georgetown, is a beautiful place, but I find myself getting used to hot showers, a fitness facility, [...]
16 March 2015 | Thompson Bay, LI
The Green Flash
Does the Green Flash really exist or is it an illusion created by happy hour cocktails? All I know is that we saw several during our stay at Long Island.
28 February 2015 | Long Island, Bahamas
The Other Long Island
The days are getting a little slower, and that's just fine.
A Red Letter Day
Location: Highborne Cay, Bahamas
Today has been a red letter day for Ed, Linda, and big Surprise!
And before you ask why is this so, I’m going to tell you:
A. We escaped the clutches of Nassau, and the dock.
B. The boat and all of it’s systems behaved flawlessly the entire day. The crew did pretty darn well too.
C. We crossed the Yellow Banks without finding any uncharted coral heads.
D. We had a great sail the entire way.
E. The prospect is for another beautiful sail and great anchorage again tomorrow.
It finally feels like we’ve embarked on the Bahamas part of this adventure. Our crossing of the Yellow Banks (shallow water & coral heads) was uneventful, and the easterly breeze gives us a nice protection while anchored off the west side of Highborne Cay. Beautiful evening.
A recent topic between the 3 of the RYC boats out and about (Sapphire, Destiny, and big Surprise) has been anchor bridles. When Moby left the boat in Charleston, the first thing I did was check our deck locker to make sure our new bridle was still on the boat, because Moby has bridle envy. I like the new bridle instead of my old one because it has a hook that won’t fall off (yes, that happens), and it has chafe protectors attached at all the right places.
That’s all for tonight. Time to cook some fresh fish.
