Our stay in Nassau ended up being longer than we had anticipated and even though we made the best of our time here, being stuck in the middle of the main harbor with no engine was a bit less than tropical. My exhaust finally arrived and after scouring marine stores for all the miscellaneous connections,…
Month: January 2019
A Week in Nassau
Jan 28, 2019 Our first day and night in the harbor at Nassau, we just slept. We were so exhausted and beaten down from the trip that we really didn’t care about anything else. We didn’t even clear customs until the next day (22nd). We were able to dinghy in to shore at the Bay…
The long night – How we got to Nassau
Jan 20, 2019 We were finally in the Bahamas! We woke up to a gorgeous anchorage on a calm, sunny morning. The water was clear and we were ready to get sailing. We left to head around the North Rocks, not surprisingly, just north of the Bimini islands. Within the first hour we had half…
Back down the Miami River and Bimini bound.
Jan 15, 2019 After a long 8 days in Miami with the boat on the hard, we were getting very excited to finally be under way. There have been few delays in getting the rudder fixed, mainly due to shipping time to get materials on site for the repairs, but it was still frustrating to…
A week on the hard in Miami
Nefertari was pulled out at 8am and my yard guy Jyrki was there to meet us and start evaluating the rudder problems right away. Turns out both the heel pin and the gudgeon had significant play and needed work. Over the next week, we had the rudder, propeller and drive shaft all removed. The heel…
Up the river
Alex & Sam arrived on Friday night and the boat was scheduled to be pulled out on Tuesday morning so we had a couple of days to kill. We went in and provisioned the next morning and after returning the rental car, we headed back over to Key Biscayne to anchor and swim for a…
I get crew!
Jan 5, 2019 After finding out my rudder needed some serious attention, I called around and was faced with the reality of a week or two delay. I made the difficult call to my nephew Alex who I was preparing to meet in Nassau in a few days and let him know the situation. After…
New Years at anchor
1/1/19 Key Biscayne is a beautiful place for sure and an anchorage that you will want to check out. The holding is great and it has great protection from prevailing east winds with the only downside being that it can be a little noisy with all the revelers. Last night for New Years, there were…