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My brother and I just got back from a 10 day vacation in The Bahamas - specifically near Grand Bahama island. We went to get our CYA Basic Sailing standard with Nautical Escapes, a Toronto-based sailing school/charter company. The world being full of coincidences, it turns out that Dave actually knew our instructor, Neil Gillespie from a previous course he'd taken, some 10 years ago.
We spent the week in comfort, aboard a beatiful new Beneteau 423. I've many tales to tell, and not enough time to write them out here. Suffice it to say: we're hooked. I'll work on posting smaller images next week, and add thumbnails..
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| day 1 - setting out | trimmed for a reach | a close reach | where do these go? |
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| clear sailing | moored at Port Lucaya marina | Yarr! | avoid the container ships |
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| seriously | heeling to port | sails close hauled | close hauled and heeling |
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| the lay of the land | company at mangrove cay | more company | a little close |
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| as good as it gets | sea caterpillar? | making a break for it | crowded seas |
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| not going anywhere | leaving the rookery | elkhorn coral | worn away |
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| looks good from this side | calibrating the depth sounder | sitting dry | colonized |
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| repurposed | fly away | leaving my post | ready |
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| fly! | end of another perfect day | red skies at night | calm seas |
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| I did that on porpoise | popping up for a look | see ya | pod of dolphins |
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| break left | leading the way | passing under the boat | off the starboard bow |
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| Not your boat | grinning | big, and bigger | sunset trawler |
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| back in Lucaya | running wing-a-wing | The Antares | what are you looking at |
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| iguana | parrot | John and the wino-parrot | pool shark |
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| making friends | a lofty perch | Dinner Time | pot the ball |
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| beak-hanging | a little wobbly | all wobbly | yes, that hurts |
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| more parrots | a secret shared | between two. | colourful |
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| Not quite eye-to-eye | I'm warning you.. | back off! | We have our uses |
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| Witches and Pirates | Reviewing the plans | The business end | Titanic |
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| Nick and Lucy | Taking Aim | A pirate's life for me | Lucy having no part in it. |
