Today, we wanted to leave West End at the
first light in the morning, making our way to Great Sale Cay. We got ready to
go at 7.00 am, but the sun decided not to get up too early. So our departure
was postponed by one hour.
After a horrible manouver from my side, when leaving
the dock, we were on the way to pass
Indian Cay passage. A narrow channel, whit a charted water depth of only 1.8
meters. Remember, we draw 1.5 meters… You have to trust and hope, and then you
will be fine – and we were fine. But sometimes, we did not know, why we didn’t touch
the ground. According to the instrument (which I will calibrate precisely on
our next stop), there must have been a number of busy thwarfs, digging
constantly underneath our keel! All went
well. It is fascinating, when cruising in waters, only 2 to 3 meters deep. But we always keep one eye on the depth
instrument and the chart plotter, looking out for shoals along our way.
Sailing on the Bahama Banks
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