Author Archives: watsons

Ok, it hasn’t been “frightful” here, but the weather has certainly been less than “delightful”, as the song goes, especially for the Bahamas. Our families up north in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York City, and Connecticut experienced the first real winter … Continued

It’s no secret that the weather this winter here in the Bahamas is not up to the standard we experienced during our first trip. Too windy, too cloudy, sometimes even too rainy. We haven’t been able to leave the harbor … Continued

It’s no secret that we do miss sailing – that smooth and silent glide through the water, powered only by wind. Two years ago we raced our Morgan 43 sailboat, Kindred Spirit, in two (Boxing Day and Founder’s Cup) of … Continued

 The Bahamas experienced strong winds and some heavy rains this week, just for a day or two. Our friends in Georgetown, in the Exumas, had a much rougher go of it (gusts over 50 knots with a reported 100+ knots … Continued

One of the things I like the most about the Bahamas is the water. I love sailing and boating during the New England summers, but the northern water cannot compare to this water –turquoise, aqua, teal colors and so clear. … Continued

It takes us older folks more days to say good by to one year and ring in a new year, so we began on December 30th. Crazy night people that we are, we began the 2015 Farewell/ 2016 Welcome that evening … Continued

With the Christmas events behind us and New Year’s just ahead, we decided to get out of the harbor for a couple of days, along with Cutting Class. Man O War is just 6 nautical miles away so it only … Continued

Our original, plan 3 months ago, was to visit the upper Exumas first and then head north to the Abacos. As the holiday season approached, I thought long and hard about where I wanted to be for Christmas. First choice … Continued