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Bouncing on the Banks

16 April 2015 | Great Bahama Banks
Helen
Left early and motored out the cut between Bonds Cay and Whale Cay. We were met by big waves. Hoisted the main and motor/sailed around the next couple of keys. Down wind sailing with the main and spinnaker. However, the winds were very light and we weren't making enough speed to at least get us to the Banks. The Banks are shallow enough to anchor overnight, but as we got close the wind finally piped up. It's rocky here. Chris and I cooked dinner, so at least all are fed. We will make a decision if the winds fall off, we will stay here. If not, we are planning to haul anchor and head for north Bimini. Mark caught a small fish today. However, after determining it was not big enough, he let it go back in the ocean. He also caught a second one but it fell off just before winding it in. There were a huge amount of very large boats fishing off the bottom of the Berrys today. Not sure if there was a fishing derby, and that is why we put in our lines. It was extremely hot with the winds behind us. We would have liked to sail more.
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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.
Charabia's Photos - Main
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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 15 May 2015
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Created 7 April 2015
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Created 4 April 2015
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Created 31 March 2015
Get the boat ready to cruise.
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Created 14 March 2015