Checking in from Chub Key in the Berry Islands. We crossed the Gulf Stream, a notoriously difficult body of water, on Tuesday morning. The forecast was for variable winds and small seas. We definitely got no winds, but the seas were very lumpy and confused, residual from 3-4 days of high E-NE winds. We headed for a point about 12 miles south of our intended landing on the Banks, which worked nearly perfectly as the 3.5 knot current was not quite that strong to the north, thus we were able to come to our planned arrival point with no need to buck the stream. We crossed onto the banks about 2:00 pm and continued on motoring in light winds until 4:30, at which time we anchored on the Great Bahamas Bank in about 15 feet of water. No land in sight, and a light roll from the ocean. We took a nice swim, cooked dinner and fell into a nice sleep. We awoke at 5:00 am and continued on the Banks, picking up wind about two hours later allowing us to sail the remainder of the way on a beam reach to Chub Cay, where we checked in.
Chub Cay, is lightly inhabited, as are most of the Berry Islands. There is a posh resort under construction with a marina, that provides clearance services. Reportedly these services were $25, but we were charged along with another boat, $100 per boat. A little rich, but if we did not pay, we would have had to go on to Nassau and miss the Berry Islands altogether, which we did not want to do. We will spend the next couple of days exploring the Berry Islands and decide Saturday whether to run ahead of an approaching cold front to Nassau or to wait it out in the Berry's.
Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.
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