Late Spring Cruise to the Bahamas

With the end of the ski season our summer sailing adventures begin the same as last year, with a extended cruise on a Corsair 31, Aria. We intend leave from Key Largo and then cross the Gulf Stream to Bimini, taking 6 weeks to cruise down through the Bahamas, including New Providence, The Exumas, Eluthra, Long Island and The Abacos, then returning to Florida at the end of May.
The Corsair 31 really is not a cruising boat, they only carry about 14 gallons of water have no refridgeration and little storage space - but they are fast, can be great for getting distance under the center board, and is a perfect boat for the Bahamas becuse with the dagger board up the only need 18 inches of water, which means you can take them right up to the beach and walk ashore!!

To give you and idea of what sailing on a Corsair can be like, here are some video's

Thin Wolf slide show - 2008 Baja HaHa

White rim moab 09

Oyster Point Marina Cruise

One of our first cruises of the summer took us to Oyster Point Marina

Our First Sail On The Bay

We had been Napa for a few weeks and are still working on Encore, so when Mike asked us to help him to raise his mast and launch his Beneatu 23.4 we jumped at the chance.











Mike introduces me to Mickies malt liquer! A must for mast raising











As always, Shasta observes from a superior vantage point