It's not often you have to interrupt your shower to pet a shark who stops by for a little attention.
I can’t get enough of shark encounters in the Bahamas 🦈👀🤩
We say good-bye to our beloved Pipe Creek and begin our trek north. A short hop outside on the sound takes us to Compass Cay, where we explore the shoreline, and then a beautiful shark interrupts shower time. A longer hop up to Norman's Cay has us sailing ...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we sail to Pipe Creek for the last time this season. Every time we come here we find something new. From diving a hidden coral head from a secluded beach, to finding a new place to enjoy the stunning sunset.
Our Rum ...
A shark sneaks up behind me while reporting an anchor check, so I follow her around the anchorage. It's REALLY hard to keep up to this casually cruising shark
Check out the full video at https://youtu.be/i77ugZrL2R4
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we sail to Big Majors Cay where we have some anchoring issues between Big and Little Majors Cays. We need to wait for slack tide because we can't get through the cut on only one engine. A nurse shark shows me around t...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel we don't let camera issues keep us from deeply exploring the very shallow mangroves at Big Farmers Cay. Turtles, rays and a shark showcase this amazing hidden gem, but what is that, under the water?.
Then we set sail i...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we play with rays and a shark right off of our stern at Rudder Cut Cay, before we visit "The Musician", David Copperfield's famous submerged mermaid sculpture. I hope we finally did it right.
A few miles north brings ...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel we hit the Georgetown area one last time for the season, to hang out with friends, drink rum, and snorkel an offshore reef. Of course we hit the stunning beach at Stocking Island one more time, where we're joined by an...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we sail from Staniel Cay back down south to Rat Cay to visit the Ford Ranger pickup trucks we found last year. We can't believe the difference a year makes! Then we tack our way further south to Elizabeth Harbour.
Se...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we anchor in Pipe Creek, near Thomas Cay in the Exumas, where we discover a serious lack of internet signal. We dive three more Pipe Creek locations to explore the beautiful coral gardens and enjoy phenomenal sunsets ...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel we sail out of Big Farmers Cay, and stop just north of Little Farmers to visit Neal aboard 'Harvest Moon'. Then we sail north toward Staniel Cay but a squall forces us into Black Point. After the Squall we sail to Big ...
Got Goat?
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we sail out of Cat Island, 53 nautical miles to Galliot Cut in the Exumas. It's choppy and chilly, but we make it. Then our power fails AGAIN! Let's go... goat hunting? (No goats were harmed in the making o...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, the weather chases us out of beautiful Conception Island. We sail up to Cat Island, where we're greeted by a beautiful dolphin. That's where we take advantage of over a week of bad weather by fixing our Shurflo Blaste...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we dive not one, but two reefs surrounding Conception Island. We notice the anchorage is clearing out as the weather turns ugly. Will we be bashed ashore? Will we end up all alone?
Enjoy our article in the summer iss...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we tow our kayak and our paddleboard to the mangroves. We use them to explore these shallow, pristine waterways deeper into the heart of this island paradise, where few have ever gone before.
Will we find the elusi...
In this episode of sailing dark angel, we sail out of Elizabeth Harbour, Georgetown, Exumas, and head for one of my very favourite places ever. Conception Island Land and Sea Park.
No phones, no internet, no structures at all. Just land and sea adventures...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we round up some help from the friendly cruisers in Elizabeth Harbour, Georgetown, and tear into our autohelm to finally fix it properly.
If anyone knows Rob, please send us his contact info/FB Insta so we can credit ...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel we hang out during the Georgetown Exumas regatta with the Sailing Piano in a couple of dinghy flotillas and the regatta after party
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Neal has s...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel we explore a suprisingly vibrant reef south of Stocking Island near Elizabeth Harbour, Georgetown. We wrap up the day with a dinghy drift
Enjoy our article in the summer issue of Latitudes and Attitudes magazine
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When you see this distinctive yacht cruise through the harbour it catches your eye. It's sleek and beautiful, even without a mast. We definitely want a closer look, and we are thrilled that the owners said 'YES'. We had no idea we'd become fast friends
Me...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we leave Farmers Cay and sail into a surprise squall that blows out our jib sail. A respite in Rat Cay gives us a chance to tighten up our steering cable and recharges our sense of adventure. We sail back out of Boysi...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we drop our hook at a very crowded anchorage off the beach at Ty's beach bar at Farmers Cay for the famous 5F regatta and festival.
The 22nd regatta coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Commonwealth of the Baham...
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel we indulge in an ARG!, Alcohol Research Group party, with a focus on dark, spiced and amber rum. We happily donate a bottle of Kraken to the cause.
Speaking of Rum, Chesapeake Lady introduced us to Shipwreck, which we...
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