As we ghosted into the anchorage at New Bight we noticed a small trimaran with a Canadian flag anchored in the corner of the harbour and realized that it had been at Conception Island with us. We had seen one anchored north of Beaufort NC on our way south and we were wondering if this was the same adventuresome couple. This particular boat is a 27' long Corsair and the outer hulls fold in so the whole thing fits on a trailer. There is a berth in the Center hull but not much else so it really is like camping on a floating tent trailer; and Steve and I thought we were roughing it in my Tanzer 22.

Just as we finished putting Dagny to bed Francois from the trimaran stopped by to introduce himself and say hi. Turns out he's from Montreal and coached sailing at Royal St. Lawrence YC and even attended a few Fruit Bowls at HYC with his team. Over drinks the next day they told us how they trailed the boat from Vancouver to the west coast of Florida and had been in the Bahamas since early December. But this wasn't their first kick at the can, a few years ago they had trailed it to Mexico and sailed the sea of Cortez, a perfect example of never say never.

With the ever changing weather the past couple of weeks we have certainly been getting our money's worth from our Chris Parker subscription. My morning routine is listening to his forecast while the coffee brews then discussing our options with the Admiral once she arises. The strong easterlies (20-30 knots) kept us pinned at New Bight for a few days but at least we could easily get ashore for exercise and socializing. The big dilemma for us was what to do when the winds quickly rolled around to the west. We had been here earlier in the year and a light westerly breeze made the anchorage uncomfortable until the wind shifted to the NW. However, this time around we would only have one day of moderate south winds before it would blow 15-25 knots from the west for 12-18 hours. The question everyone was agonizing over was, do we have to to get somewhere else before the west winds drive 5' waves into the anchorage or do we try and tough it out. For 24 hours political discussions were on the back burner as numerous scenarios were explored. At the last minute we elected to leave early Wednesday morning for Rock Sound expecting to arrive after dark. The seas were still a little elevated but after 15 miles we set the sails wing and wing and roared northbound in following seas and a 20 knot breeze. Dagny covered the 75 miles in 11 hours from anchor up to anchor down. Unfortunately, the only fish we caught was a barracuda who was lost, normally they reside in shallow water, 100' or less but this guy was in 2000', maybe he's been concussed by all the Space X debris that's been falling in the local waters.

Next on the agenda, a few days in Rock Sound while we wait for 2 fronts to roar through. In the meantime there's lots to do here as we have new and old friends to share our time with.

Today's picture is from the Cathedral Caves at Rock Sound