Asureyez
New Member
- Apr 22, 2007
- 1,535
- Boat Info
- Sea Ray 460 Sundancer Hardtop 2001 - SOLD
- Engines
- Cummins 450 Diesels
Hey Mates:
Slipped the ropes last Friday to run to Bimini to join in the party surrounding a YC Fishing Tourney (I don't fish my boat). I had aboard a fellow YC member and his guest ... the Admiral had shoreside obligations that needed attention so I was stag. Both my quests we experienced coastal boaters but they had never taken a boat out of the sight of land. This was a training mission for them and I let them run the boat for experience so they'd be more confortably taking their own (non Sea Ray Boat to Bimini and beyond)
We left the slip ay 7:45 AM and tied up in Bimini just before 11:00 am. The Cummins 6c's ran flawlessly and despite forecasts for 3-5 foot seas we crossed in truely flaaaaaaaaat seas ( .5 to 1 ft) and clear skies.
We cleared Bahamian formalities w/o a hitch, but fair warning clearing in Bimini is a hassel due to construction at Government House causing immigration and customs to be at opposite ends of Alice Town. Nonetheless, we were back at the Bimini Big Game Club marina for lunch by noon.
Grabbed a leisurely lunch and then set out to explore the reefs off No. Bimini. We took Asureyez reef hopping, in 10-15 ft of water, hunting reefs off the beautiful beaches. Unfortunately reefs were not to be found where we looked and we snorkled (with a Brownie Third Lung) over grassy banks out to 28 feet. ... scant fish observed.
Saturday we were totally rained out for scuba ... high winds and squals ruled the day. Thankfully it cleared in the late afternoon for the pool party & festivities. A good time was had by all ... I think.
Sunday we at breakfast in the marina bar ... their french toast is absolutely the best on the planet. And I scounted up some more dive weights, the water was so salty, I needed twice the weight for me as did my guests.
We left the Big Game Club about ten and went south out the southern pass of the Henrry bank and went past Turtle Rocks and turned to port and east bound to the wreck of the "Sapona" a concrete open ocean barge from the second world war that is sunk in 15 feet of water (pics below). We cranked up the Brownie and snorkled the ship ... the fish were napping I think. But the horse flies were out for blood and we pulled the hook and set out for Pt Everglads without lingering to get the blender cranking.
Ran back to Lauderdale in again marvelous flat seas and a following 5-8 knt wind. As we apporached Florida we had massive storms forming over Florida, we we buttoned up and got ready for heavy weather. We broke the jetties at Pt. Everglades in a whiteout squal with radar saving the day.
Navigation pics follow, I'll get more pics from my guests and get them up as well.
Slipped the ropes last Friday to run to Bimini to join in the party surrounding a YC Fishing Tourney (I don't fish my boat). I had aboard a fellow YC member and his guest ... the Admiral had shoreside obligations that needed attention so I was stag. Both my quests we experienced coastal boaters but they had never taken a boat out of the sight of land. This was a training mission for them and I let them run the boat for experience so they'd be more confortably taking their own (non Sea Ray Boat to Bimini and beyond)
We left the slip ay 7:45 AM and tied up in Bimini just before 11:00 am. The Cummins 6c's ran flawlessly and despite forecasts for 3-5 foot seas we crossed in truely flaaaaaaaaat seas ( .5 to 1 ft) and clear skies.
We cleared Bahamian formalities w/o a hitch, but fair warning clearing in Bimini is a hassel due to construction at Government House causing immigration and customs to be at opposite ends of Alice Town. Nonetheless, we were back at the Bimini Big Game Club marina for lunch by noon.
Grabbed a leisurely lunch and then set out to explore the reefs off No. Bimini. We took Asureyez reef hopping, in 10-15 ft of water, hunting reefs off the beautiful beaches. Unfortunately reefs were not to be found where we looked and we snorkled (with a Brownie Third Lung) over grassy banks out to 28 feet. ... scant fish observed.
Saturday we were totally rained out for scuba ... high winds and squals ruled the day. Thankfully it cleared in the late afternoon for the pool party & festivities. A good time was had by all ... I think.
Sunday we at breakfast in the marina bar ... their french toast is absolutely the best on the planet. And I scounted up some more dive weights, the water was so salty, I needed twice the weight for me as did my guests.
We left the Big Game Club about ten and went south out the southern pass of the Henrry bank and went past Turtle Rocks and turned to port and east bound to the wreck of the "Sapona" a concrete open ocean barge from the second world war that is sunk in 15 feet of water (pics below). We cranked up the Brownie and snorkled the ship ... the fish were napping I think. But the horse flies were out for blood and we pulled the hook and set out for Pt Everglads without lingering to get the blender cranking.
Ran back to Lauderdale in again marvelous flat seas and a following 5-8 knt wind. As we apporached Florida we had massive storms forming over Florida, we we buttoned up and got ready for heavy weather. We broke the jetties at Pt. Everglades in a whiteout squal with radar saving the day.
Navigation pics follow, I'll get more pics from my guests and get them up as well.
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