West End, Grand Bahama
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AJAYA'S CRUISE
Phil & Nikki Hoskins
Wed 9 Jan 2019 21:44
26:42.11N, 078:59.47W
A mixed bag crossing to the Bahamas motoring all the way. We did pull the
genoa out for a while when some breeze appeared but made only a marginal
improvement in speed. We then encountered an adverse current (as if the Gulf
Stream isn’t adverse enough!) when we had 1.5 knots of stream directly against
us, that is running east to west. Really frustrating as it meant we were unable
to check in on the day of the crossing. We then appeared to pick up something on
the port propeller which slowed us even more. Then, as if that wasn’t enough the
was a loud bang from below which scared us both to death, only to find the
starboard heads glass fibre window trim had dropped onto the floor. The arrival
of a small fish was hardly enough to cancel out the maladies of the trip but it
will taste good tonight. |