Sailing to Atlantis: Our Bahamas Catamaran Adventure!

Underway between Rose Island and Paradise Island, the 42-foot Leopard catamaran Serenity navigates the approach into Nassau Harbour with SvSerenity. After spending the previous night anchored at Rose Island, the crew gets underway on the short passage toward the Atlantis Resort and Marina.

The transit marks a major milestone in an extended island-hopping passage across the Bahamas. Having already logged around 120 miles of sailing, the crew describes the voyage as:

“right in the middle of the biggest adventure we’ve done yet on Serenity”

Route from Abaco to Nassau

Before reaching the waters off Nassau, the journey originated from Serenity’s home base in Marsh Harbour in the Abaco Islands. From Marsh Harbour, the catamaran sailed south to the Eleuthera Islands near Spanish Wells, dropping anchor at Egg Island. From Egg Island, the vessel turned southwest toward Nassau, completing the open crossing to anchor overnight at Rose Island.

Underway for the final leg, the crew documents the local passage:

“This is the quick trip from Rose to Paradise.”

Entering Nassau Boat Traffic

Approaching the busy port of Nassau introduces a dramatic contrast in cruising environments. After days of quiet anchorages and open water with sparse vessels, the harbor entrance fills with active marine traffic:

“After days of hardly seeing anyone from horizon to horizon, all this traffic was a bit of a change for us.”

Despite the crowded navigation channel leading toward Paradise Island, the crew remains eager to secure the boat, noting they are:

“bursting with excitement to explore this resort”

The catamaran proceeds toward Atlantis Marina to complete this stage of the Bahamas voyage.

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