Little Farmer’s Cay has a stunning sand bar.
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This video shows between three and four knots of current. The growth on the sea floor lies flat in either direction, buffeted by invisible forces.
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We used to go camping a lot when I was growing up in Saudi Arabia. The individual lines of sand bar dunes are like a God’s-eye view of driving through the desert.
Sometimes you randomly share a beach with 20 awesome skydivers who push the envelope! These guys were nuts and amazing. 10 divers in wingsuits landed on the beach first, then 10 more with high performance fast chutes. A bonus ending to an exceptional day:)
Discovered rust on the brand new engine so sleuthed possible source. Tore starboard aft cabin to pieces and discovered a Rube Goldberg chain of events starting from a faulty gasket on a compass and ending with a rusting engine and water in our keel bilge. Boats are crazy sometimes:)
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Hopefully this fixes it. Dad helped troubleshoot it via FaceTime (as he lounged beside the pool “letting his acetabulum heal”)
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I documented the investigation with video as I went. You won’t believe how much water was under our mattress. We had a piece of foam-backed vinyl headliner between the mattress and the fiberglass platform, and somehow that thing absorbed all the water and didn’t let any through to the mattress. Seriously, SO much water was under there. Very grateful we dodged that bullet!
Captain broke his hip. The crew RESPONDS. In Rap.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Guys, this is the realist we’ve ever been online. Since Dad broke his hip, a lot of people are asking what we’re planning to do. Sarah and I figured the best way to answer the question was to make a video.
WE ARE PROVISIONING! Stoked to kick the tires and light the fires. Mom and Sarah did an awesome job sorting and storing supplies today. I always love this stage because it means departure day is nearly upon us:)
One last run through the holiday light show on the downtown palm trees.
Wind generator maintenance, sunsets, and time lapses - this is what we do now.
CHRISTMAS DOLPHINS, Y’ALL!
What more could we ask for?
Today Dad and I discovered neither of us remembers how to install mainsail reefing points or the stack pack. Every day a new adventure:)
