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On Sunday January 12th, I did an all day sail from Sunrise to Sunset....almost (8am-5:30pm). I have to time my entrance in and out of the canal where I live on Grand Bahama so I don't hit bottom. I left at 2 hours after high tide and returned 2 hours before the second high tide and there was only about 6" of clearance between the bottom of the canal and Pooh Bear's keel. The day started with mi...

Although I love my wooden nesting dinghy Scaphi, I wanted an inflatable raft that I could assemble on the foredeck of Pooh Bear and that was capable of getting up on plane. The West Marine PHP 275 fits the bill perfectly. I still plan to use Scaphi as my primary tender but like having a high speed backup with an alternative powerplant. Now she needs a name...

On this trip I sailed back to Old Bahama Bay at West End, Grand Bahama for a 6 day adventure. The sailing was great on the way out but the real highlight was doing a Stingray Experience Tour along with some friends from the medical school where we teach. It was one of the most unique things I've ever done! The trip back got a little dicey as I navigated around a few cargo ships crossing past Fr...

I just returned from a trip out to Old Bahama Bay from Freeport, Grand Bahama. I'm working on a full video of the entire trip including a Stingray Experience Tour with some friends but here's a preview of the sweet beam reach on my way out to West End.

This video highlights a sail I did aboard Pooh Bear, my Westsail 32, from Freeport to Old Bahama Bay, Grand Bahama in April 2024. It's the 1st narrated video I've done in about a year. We (me and Mr. Wilson) stayed at the marina for a week and enjoyed the amenities at the resort. The sail back got a little spicey and the whole trip turned out to be a memorable adventure. I hope you enjoy the trip!

A fun trip on May 17th, 2024 up the Grand Bahama coast to Peterson Cay and a reef off of Silver point with my friends the Carters.

There was a beautiful Spotted Eagle Ray swimming around my boat, Pooh Bear, this weekend. Here are some pics and 2 videos of it as it appears to be flying through the clouds....kind of. It was an exciting few minutes and I hope you enjoy.

After a few weeks off, I got Pooh Bear out for a couple of hours on Saturday, March 16th. The winds were moderate (10 kts) but the waves had the boat bouncing around a bit - Wilson didn't seem to mind!

This is a longer video of my sail on Pooh Bear off the south coast of Grand Bahama on February 10th. It was a spirited, informative sail and this video captures scenes throughout the entire 9 hour sail. I hope you enjoy the trip!

This is a video of an all day sail (9 hours) I took along the southern coast of Grand Bahama on Feb. 10th, 2024. Pooh Bear started off a little underpowered and the short period waves were hindering her performance but once I "shook out the reef" and started flying both head sails, she started plowing Swiftly through the chop (hence the title). I had to wait for the tide to rise so I could safe...

This video is from January 20th, 2024 off the southern coast of Grand Bahama - my playground. The winds were averaging about 14-15 kts and at one point Pooh Bear hit 6 kts SOG. A good day for sailing!

I got Pooh Bear out for the first sail of the year and practiced heaving to for the first time. Every time you take a boat out, you learn something new.

I got Pooh Bear out this weekend for a fun sail along the south coast of Grand Bahama. The winds were 12-15 kts and I was averaging about 5 kts SOG although I got over 6 a couple of times. I'm finally getting a little more comfortable sailing Pooh, so I decided to take my dog, Wilson out on this sail - he seemed happy to be back on "his" yacht! All is well.

After almost 2 months of no sailing, I finally got Pooh Bear out for a cruise - it was the perfect day to let her stretch her legs. The winds were a little fresh (between 16 and 23 mph) but with a single reef in the main and the staysail, I was getting 5-6 kts (even hit 7 once) beam reaching off the southern coast of Grand Bahama (winds from the north). This was the first sail where I got to ap...

Learning the Ropes

Shake Down

Bringing Pooh Home - Sailing my new Westsail 32 from Florida to the Bahamas

Her Name is Pooh Bear - My New Westsail 32

Genny, Genny

Sunset in South Bahamia

Drs. Orders

February Sail off Freeport

Sailing from Freeport to West End in Dog Years, a MacGregor 26M

Blue Friday Sail

Abacodabra - 10 days exploring the Abaco Cays by Sailboat

Marco Solo

Heaving To in a MacGregor

G'Day for Sailing

Weekly Waves