Send us a text Planning to sail from Miami to Georgetown without a single overnight? We lay out a proven, day-only route that respects winter weather, leverages the best anchorages, and removes guesswork from every leg. Think Biscayne Bay as your patient launchpad, South Bimini for an easy check-in, a smart pause on the Banks before Northwest Channel, and short, joyful hops all the way down the Exumas. We start with a simple truth: the Gulf Stream rewards those who wait. Hawk Channel beats t...
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Send us a text Planning to sail from Miami to Georgetown without a single overnight? We lay out a proven, day-only route that respects winter weather, leverages the best anchorages, and removes guesswork from every leg. Think Biscayne Bay as your patient launchpad, South Bimini for an easy check-in, a smart pause on the Banks before Northwest Channel, and short, joyful hops all the way down the Exumas. We start with a simple truth: the Gulf Stream rewards those who wait. Hawk Channel beats t...
Salty Podcast #77 ⛵ Sail Orange Beach to Bahamas | The Journey begins
Salty Podcast: Sailing Stories
1 hour 34 minutes
1 month ago
Salty Podcast #77 ⛵ Sail Orange Beach to Bahamas | The Journey begins
Send us a text The docklines aren’t off yet, but the journey’s already begun. From a quiet slip in Orange Beach, we walk through the exact work it takes to ready a 1998 Island Packet 320 for a run down Florida’s Gulf Coast, across the Keys, and over to Georgetown in the Exumas—repairs, routing, weather calls, and the steady courage to go. We start at the masthead with a rigorous rigging inspection: a too‑long Genoa luff corrected with a new head Kringle, a migrating swivel brought back into s...
Salty Podcast: Sailing Stories
Send us a text Planning to sail from Miami to Georgetown without a single overnight? We lay out a proven, day-only route that respects winter weather, leverages the best anchorages, and removes guesswork from every leg. Think Biscayne Bay as your patient launchpad, South Bimini for an easy check-in, a smart pause on the Banks before Northwest Channel, and short, joyful hops all the way down the Exumas. We start with a simple truth: the Gulf Stream rewards those who wait. Hawk Channel beats t...