Crossing the Gulf is a big milestone and right of passage for any sailor heading south. With a swift northern current churning up extra chop it can make for a bumpy ride. We’ve heard plenty of horror stories, but know to take all that dock talk with a grain of salt. Firsthand experience wins out every time, and we were anxious to be making our biggest, longest crossing yet.
We thought we picked a perfect weather window; either way it was our only option as we were on a tight timeline. Making plans with a sailboat is a dangerous game… It turns out we’ve still got a lot to learn about passage planning.
This overnight sail gave us plenty of time to ponder life’s biggest mysteries; whether the ocean makes a sound if no one is around on a boat to hear it, whether our boat will hold together long enough to get us safely to shore, and geometric algebra for offshore navigation.
Upon arrival in the Bahamas, we contemplate our sanity for deciding to set off in the face of a cold front (which had spawned deadly tornadoes the night prior), and face our first major squall on the water.
Captain’s Log:
5:06 – Chapter 1: The Sounds of Sailing
8:30 – Chapter 2: The Boat is Falling Apart
10:50 – Chapter 3: Steer in The Wrong Direction to Get to the Right Destination
13:48 – Chapter 4: Reasonable Risk or Foolish Mistake?
Hope you enjoy!
Lauren & Kirk
FILMED: April 2019
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