We start on our last cruising season as a family. We like getting to the Bahamas as soon as possible. So we head into Florida, get to Vero Beach, then when the weather looks good we head down to either Fort Pierce or Port St. Lucie to start our crossing of the Gulf Stream. This time we went past West...

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Generally, we generate videos chronologically; that is the order in which we experienced them. In this case we want to get this video out just in case others want to make plans to hit a few spots in the Exumas in the spring. We are mostly "go with the flow" sailors. we don't have concrete plans and...

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Our cruising permit was expiring and we did not want to renew, but we still had a few places to see, before leaving the Bahamas. We moved quickly from Long Island, past Nassau to chub. We get the chance to visit BooBoo Hill, a mangrove creek with many turtles, see what is left of a wreck and look at...

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In this episode we explore a part of the Crooked and Acklins Area. Sailing to more and more remote areas is something we continue to do. This area with less than 1000 people is just the kind of place we love. The ghost town of Alberttown is a big draw, but so is the prospect of finding flocks of wild...

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Catching fish makes the cruising budget last longer and we get quite a few pounds of it sailing between islands. We explore Long Island by car since we missed out on much of it the last time we were here during Covid Lockdowns. We sail to clarence town, catching more fish on the way, but lose the drive...

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Spearing grouper in the Exumas

Spearing grouper in the Exumas

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We arrived in Georgetown Exumas the day before the Exumas Regatta. A huge event for the region where traditional Bahamian sloops with way too much sail and not enough crew, compete for pride and prizes. But unfortunately we could not stay if we wanted to visit Conception Island this trip. Check us out...

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We wanted to head to conception but the wind did not cooperate. First we attempted Long Island Bahamas, but that too did not work. We fell off to George Town and had a race of sorts. As they say, if there are two sailboats on the water, its a race. Check us out on Facebook:facebook.com/ventolines Instagram:...

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Sailing Ventolines makes its way to cat island to explore plantation ruins, the hermitage and we stumble across live "Rake N Scrape" at a beach bar. The people quickly help make this Island one of our favorites in the Bahamas Check us out on Facebook:facebook.com/ventolines Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sv_ventolines/ Patreon:...

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Our sailing family's adventure continues by retracing our steps through the Abacos. we get to experience a few new activities with our chosen family or tribe of other cruisers. The kids get to light the Hopetown light with the Light Keeper. Then we move on to Manjack and build deeper friendships. Remember...

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If you take the time to visit there are pink sand beaches on Eleuthera and Cat Island, in the Bahamas. Subscribe to our channel to see what else is there.

If you take the time to visit there are pink sand beaches on Eleuthera and Cat Island, in the Bahamas. Subscribe to our channel to see what else is there.

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