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SDA91 5F Festival & Regatta  _ Front Row Seat _    Races • Awards • Parties
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SDA91 5F Festival & Regatta _ Front Row Seat _ Races • Awards • Parties

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 Bahamas. races, awards, speeches and parties...
SDA90 ARG! Alcohol Research Group
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SDA90 ARG! Alcohol Research Group

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 love! We also love Fran and Vickey, even if...
SDA89 Dark Angel encounters the Harvest Moon – Sailrite sail repair and a parade!
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SDA89 Dark Angel encounters the Harvest Moon – Sailrite sail repair and a parade!

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, Neal from Harvest Moon breaks out his Sailrite sewing machine and his expertise to fix our blown out jib sail. Then we join Harvest Moon again for the Darkside Parade in Elizabeth Harbour during the famous Cruisers Regatta Follow Neal from the start as he refi...
SDA88 Beautiful Beaches, Broken Batteries, Bundle up for Canada?
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SDA88 Beautiful Beaches, Broken Batteries, Bundle up for Canada?

In this episode of sailing dark angel we visit one of the most beautiful beaches in the Exumas, where an intruder takes over our beach blanket. Then, while Dave digs deeper into our battery issues, I get ready for an unexpected trip back to Canada Get your very own Sailing Dark Angel Rock Climbing ...
SDA87 Hangin with Turtles while Dave fixes stuff
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SDA87 Hangin with Turtles while Dave fixes stuff

We set sail from Farmers Cay to try to make it to Georgetown. We fail miserably and wait out the weather to try again. A few days later we sail to Rudder Cut Cay where Dave fixes a broken cabinet door and I hang with my Rudder Cut sea turtle friends. We grab what we think is the next good weather wi...
SDA86 not-Glamorous Yacht Life
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SDA86 not-Glamorous Yacht Life

We show the not so glamorous side of boat life, cleaning and taking out the trash. We also explore both sides of tranquil White Point on land and sea and discover how small moves greatly improve our anchorage to avoid uncomfortable chop. Finally we celebrate New Years at a very serene and practicall...
SDA85 Lion Fish Takeover
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SDA85 Lion Fish Takeover

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we set sail south from Thomas Cay in Pipe Creek, out on the sound, to Staniel Cay, where we take advantage of the good internet to get some work done, before heading further south to Black Point, where we test our Ugowear in torrential rain. Dried out, we sail ...
SDA84 Thomas Cay’s Wild Side
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SDA84 Thomas Cay’s Wild Side

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we explore the wild side of Thomas Cay. From the calm and quiet anchorage to the steep, jagged hills and pounding waves of the other side of the island. Come and find a private beach with us. Don't forget your rock climbing footwear Get your very own Sail...
SDA83 Swinging at Pipe Creek
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SDA83 Swinging at Pipe Creek

In this episode of sailing dark angel, we explore Pipe Creek from Thomas Cay. From snorkeling the islands near Wild Tamarind and Over Yonder Cays, to the the beaches and shallows of Pipe Cay. We even discovered a swing set that wasn't here last year, isolated out on a sand bar. Pipe Creek is on...
SDA82 Too Much Current and a Sunset Cruise
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SDA82 Too Much Current and a Sunset Cruise

In this episode of sailing dark angel, we try to find the caves at Rocky Dundas and destroy our new GoPro 8. We discover a whole beach of healthy, immature conch, and Dave draws blood. We try snorkeling with way too much current, and we go on a beautiful, but very shallow sunset cruise aboard Imp W...
SDA81 Reinventing the Toaster, Sailing and Rachel’s Bubble Bath at High Tide!
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SDA81 Reinventing the Toaster, Sailing and Rachel’s Bubble Bath at High Tide!

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, Dave tries to reinvent the toaster and we sail south from Norman's Cay in the Exumas, past the Land and Sea Park, to Compass Cay. We never did hit Rachel's Bubble Bath at the right time last year, but this time? 00:00 This week/Intro 00:32 Reinventin...
SDA80 Three Days at Sea. Gun Cay to the Exumas
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SDA80 Three Days at Sea. Gun Cay to the Exumas

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel we set off on a 3 day crossing from Gun Gay to Norman’s Cay Bahamas! Traveling further into the Bahamas we share this crossings beautiful sunsets and stunning sunrises. We marvel at the stark contrast of the many islands insanely shallow banks and alternatively ...
SDA79 Did Our New Main Sail Just Break?
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SDA79 Did Our New Main Sail Just Break?

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we sail from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Bimini in the Bahamas. Our new mainsail doesn't survive the trip unscathed. I perform my first anchor check of the season. We sail to Gun Cay to wait out some wind before we finally head for the Exumas. Dave tries t...
SDA78 Offshore Sailing ~ Weather & Dolphins
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SDA78 Offshore Sailing ~ Weather & Dolphins

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we sail down the Florida coast from St Augustine to Lake Worth to Fort Lauderdale. Instead of traveling the ICW we take two multiday trips down the coast, braving offshore weather. Join us on this adventure of a lifetime. Our new website is LIVE! Check us out....
SDA77 Rafting Up & Hurricane Nicole
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SDA77 Rafting Up & Hurricane Nicole

In St Augustine, Florida we raft up for the first time. Our raft buddy is none other than super broker, now captain Ian aboard his Manta 42, Synchronicity. After a too short visit with Ian, we batten down for Huricane Nicole. Buckle up! It's going to be a bumpy ride! Join Captain Ian aboard Sy...
SDA76 Heat Seeking Catamaran
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SDA76 Heat Seeking Catamaran

Cruising down the US eastern seaboard. We cruise the ICW south to Beaufort North Carolina, where we head out to the ocean bound for Charleston, and then on down to St Augustine, Florida, turning weeks of sailing on the ICW into about a week of sailing down the coast. A spinnaker mishap is disappoin...
SDA75 Plotting our Escape
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SDA75 Plotting our Escape

We change our ailing Raymarine Chartplotter for a new Raymarine Axiom 12Plus just in time for the Annapolis Sailboat Show. Right after the show we finally squeeze out of the marina we spent nearly 2 months in, and sailed down the Chesapeake in search of warmer waters! Our Annapolis Sailboat Show vi...
SDA74 Imp Goes Legal! Navisafe Dinghy Lights
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SDA74 Imp Goes Legal! Navisafe Dinghy Lights

Our CL290 Highfield Dinghy "Imp" has been running around without navigation lights. We rarely run at night, and never in the US, but that's going to change so we are adding a Navisafe Dinghy Light kit to her. The kit looks high quality. Let's see if the installation is as well J...
SDA73 Everything is Better with Bacon
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SDA73 Everything is Better with Bacon

In St Augustine we installed the brand new Precision main sail we had waited months for. It didn’t go well. With the slider cars too small and no battens, we no sooner got her all the way up, when she broke free of the mast. So we called Precision Sails, took the sail back down, folded it up, and r...
Bilge Pump repair #boatlife #catamaran #islandspirit #lifestyle #sailboats
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SDA72 How Much Water will a Bilge Pump Pump?
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SDA72 How Much Water will a Bilge Pump Pump?

In this episode of sailing dark angel we discover flooding in our starboard bilge. Fixing the power supply isn’t enough to solve the problem. I need another coffee! Get your own 'Dark Angel' coffee mug spoiledbratdesigns.com/product/copy-of-be-nauti-two-tone-sv-dark-angel-mug/ for Ryan ...
SDA71 Tight Spaces and Volvo Engines
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SDA71 Tight Spaces and Volvo Engines

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, Dockmaster Keith helps us trade slips with Seawind 1260 'Butters' in a very tight slip. Keith's instructions and help make it much easier than we anticipated. Afterward it's time to service our Volvo MD2030 29hp, 3cylinder diesel engines......
SDA70 Can we Save our Batteries?
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SDA70 Can we Save our Batteries?

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we grudgingly check into a marina for the first time since December 2022. We hope a shore power connection will help us to restore our failing Firefly AGMs. If we can't fix our 8 battery house bank, we'll need new batteries. We are already planning a ...
SDA69 How Many Sailors Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb?
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SDA69 How Many Sailors Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb?

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we cruise up the Chesapeake Bay to Annapolis. Dave polishes his stanchion at sea. We discover beautiful anchorages filled with a type of jellyfish called 'nettles'. We fly my favourite sail, our spinnaker! Until our autohelm bites it. When we get to...
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