• Dis-repair

    We are slowly moving forward with plans to get the boat repaired after the accident last week. We have been very fortunate that the sailing community is so incredibly supportive and well connected. We have had so many people offer support and help to get Seasura in a state ready to travel to a repair location. We truly appreciate this support. In particular, we have some amazing people that supported us the night it happened and even made us breakfast the next morning when we were recovering. They also helped pick up supplies for the repair and generally checked in daily. I feel so lucky to have such lovely people…

  • A totally random, really unfortunate accident

    Okay, everyone is fine. The boat is not. Just when I was working to complete the last post, we had an unfortunately accident that has significantly altered the trajectory of our trip. A runaway unmanned jet ski hit the forward starboard side of Seasura. It happened just after we pulled into the new anchorage for the evening, to join our friends for a superbowl party. The jet ski was going nearly full speed. We were so scared at first that it had a rider because nobody would have survived that impact. It put a large dent in the side of our boat, causing cracking in the hull and major damage…

  • On and off the boat in Georgetown

    Turns out Georgetown is quite the hub for cruisers. We have come across several boats that spend several months here in Georgetown. Otherwise, it is full of cruisers that are traveling around the Bahamas and taking stopping here to take advantag of the shops. There are few more shops here than you will find in most of the smaller islands and cays. I say a few more shops, because there are still only a very few. When we first ‘landed’ in Georgetown it seemed that the island had invested very little into infrastructure. Downtown lacks sidewalks and the roads are spotted with potholes. But then, when we caught a cab…

  • Exiting to the Exumas

    It took us longer to leave Nassau than we anticipated. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, because weather and boating problems tend to dictate our progress more than our own plans do. Fortunately, we did manage to leave, and the Exumas really have been a lot of fun to explore. Last Wednesday we were planning to leave Nassau and started the morning by doing a fuel run and run to the store to pick up some birthday presents for Norah, who is turning 7 this week! Unfortunately, the fuel dock was very slow and by the time we got back to Seasura and calculated the time it would take us…