Lure Of The Bahamas
Written by Mary Unistol"The Elephants are marching!" reported my husband, Denis, after he reconnoitered the situation from a third floor vantage point at Fort Lauderdale Beach. This condition, specifically the giant square waves, meant we stayed in port another day.
A prudent sailor waits and watches for a weather window to cross the Gulf Stream,a powerful "river"in the Florida Straits. This "river in the ocean"flows north at a rate of three knots or more,day and night,through every season.The narrowest point between Miami and Bimini is 44 miles wide and 2,500 feet deep.
MOB Recovery
Written by Bill ParlatoreHe cast off the painter, a quick flick of the wrist, and he was off. The sailing dinghy slowly gathered way as he smiled to himself about not losing his touch after all these years. It still stirred his heart, making a small boat respond to wind and waves. His current sailing ship was only eight feet long and responded well to his experienced use of tiller and sheet. Seems a lifetime ago that he first learned how to sail, and this recent anniversary present of a trawler charter in the islands now brought such early memories back home. Life is grand.
