We left George Town after a week of fun and decided to continue to make our way towards the Caribbean. I had to navigate and number of different options because the wind and swell direction was a little in question. After working through reefs we made it to open sea and found we had to motor sail very close to head on into the wind but it was light so we were making some headway. After determining our speed for the day we decided to head for the Cape Santa Maria on Long Island. Our charts showed a bay called Calabash that may offer us some protection from the swell and wind. As we approached the roadstead anchorage we saw a couple of boats anchored inshore and began the slow process of inching our way in always looking for shallow water and rising coral heads. We found a shallow spot in good sand and dropped anchor. Because the wind was ninety degrees from the swell the boat was rocking side to side. This is the most uncomfortable position for the boat. I remembered a technique I read in a book about creating a bridle and having the anchor come off the windward side of the boat. I got to work and rigged the bridle. This brought the bow around into the swell, which changed the boat from rocking side to side into rocking less bow to stern. It worked out great and the boat and us were very happy. We had a good night sleep and woke up early to head out for the next island.