Abacos Again!

[Sans Peur]

The Abacos, Green Turtle especially, is one of my favorite places on this planet (not that I have any off planet). Nice friendly people. Very laid back. Only a couple of vehicles on the out islands. Great Abaco has a bunch of cars but not the others. It's like being Way Way out in the country, you can see more stars than you can count and watch satellites go by overhead.

Would you be taking your own boat or flying over and renting? Fishing can be off the charts but Mike O would be the expert on that. My fishing has always been limited over there.

[OldPete]

Have a great time!

[Sans Peur]

May have to reconfigure my plans a bit. Crossing in 6 to 8 with an occasional 10' thrown in is No Bueno!

Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 20-60 nm 252 PM EDT Mon May 22 2023


THURSDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet. Showers and chance of thunderstorms.

FRIDAY
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas to 9 feet. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 10 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas to 10 feet. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.

SATURDAY
Northwest winds 10 knots becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas to 10 feet. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.

[Tiretyme]

Know I would!

[Ol Mucky]

Doesn’t the stream get a bit nastier as well?

[Sans Peur]

That is the stream. 20 to 60nm off shore is the heart of it.

[Sans Peur]

We are gonna just mosey south on the ICW. Probably spend Sat night in Ft Pierce (I used to love the Braford Steakhouse, we will see if the new place is as good), Sunday in WPB (love Sailfish Marina) and make the decision on Monday if we are going to head to Green Turtle Cay or just keep going down the coast into the keys.

I will let you guys know and post some pic's as I can.

[Tiretyme]

Sounds like a great Plan B to me

[Sans Peur]

Seas were 6 to 8 as advertised so we went into the ICW and headed South. Made Ft Pierce city marina and went to Cobbs Landing for a beer and some snacks.

This morning we headed south on the ICW again and stopped at Sailfish Marina for the afternoon and night. I have never seen so many boats in one place. Peanut Island and the sandbar was a friggin circus. Just getting around it and to the fuel dock was horrendous. Everything from inflatables with little 2 hp engines to giant center consoles with 6 engines.

Went to the restaurant and had lunch.

Took 230 gallons to get from Port Canaveral to WPB. With all the stop start we had to do because of our wake and the no wake zones, I did not think that was to bad.

Tomorrow we cross to the Bahamas. I will post up some pics if I have any internet.

[jmike]

Memorial Day weekend didn't help with the boat traffic. Made a quick trip to Daytona to have lunch with some family. I -95 wasn't to bad but lots of RVs and boats on it.

[Sans Peur]

Bimini was the choice. 5 hours compared to 7 each way from WPB.

[DaleH]

Awhhhhh ... I hope you make it back to GTC and Abaco sometime! Hope you still had a great weekend!

I'd love to find out what there is for accommodations for 'land lubbers' there (as my 21' boat won't make it from Boshstin [that's 'Boston' for you Southerners ... lol ]. Would also rent a 17' Whaler or such to tool around with and visit restaurants at other islands.

[Sans Peur]

We weren't sure of the seas early in the morning. They were supposed to be a little tall until the afternoon so we chose to run just off the beach down the coast and make the crossing later in the day to give the seas time to die down a bit. It was a nice run.

We are tied up right next to the pool (I took this pic in my baggies while getting another beer). It's not to private but alot of fun.

[Tiretyme]

Fun is what’s important IMHO

[Parker Yacht]

Not for Nuttin, Courtesy Flag is to be displayed off stb spreader. :-))))
Mon----.

[Sans Peur]

I usually put it on the center rigger but will move it today.

[Sans Peur]

Oh, and to those from the don't bring you dog to Home Depot thread. How about Bimini?

Meet Bimini Bob! The most traveled pomeranian I know of.