Wednesday, June 15, 2005

learning the ropes

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Wednesday, June, 15, 2005, 20:22 UTC
Mid Bahama banks

Guest Suz Bear:
Ahoy to all of you good folks out there! Rick and I joined Captain Mark in Miami last Saturday for sailing school. Having sailed with the good Captain once before, we have been looking forward to this learning trip with great anticipation! As we hail from wintry Steamboat Springs, CO. - yes, it snowed a few days before we left - we have been anxious to get into warm weather and beautiful, crystal clear blue water. Add the challenge of learning as raw beginners, and what a great adventure we are having. We crossed the Gulf Stream (second time - just checking to see that, yes, we can do this) and headed for Bimini. We spent a lovely night with good breezes and started our day out learning about chart readings, pilotage, GPS, navigation systems - it is so fascinating. I am starting to realize that sailing puts all of your senses to good use. No wasting away out here! We went into Bimini to get a few grocery items as we walked down the dock we saw a cooler with Lou Rabin, Steamboat Springs, on it. Then, in talking with him, we found out that Steve Evans boat was two boats away he's also from Steamboat Springs. Either it's that two degrees of separation or Steamboat people have a lot in common! Travel and adventure! We made our way down to Honeymoon Cay, did some swimming and spent another beautiful night listening to good music and eating better than in most restaurants. This morning, Captain Mark had us review what we had learned and fed us some more information - learning about weather, barometric pressure, reading the waters (color determines what is lying under the surface), and off we go thru a cut between Gun Cay and Cat Cay on to the Bahamas Banks heading for Chub Cay and then on to the Abaco's. As I type this, Rick is at the helm and we are plotting our course every hour to practice our charting skills. Mark is napping (think we should wake him - after all, we are beginners)?! Only kidding, of course, as the waters are the most beautiful clear blue and calm we have ever known! And, this actually gives us the feeling of confidence we had hoped for - besides, Mark was up way earlier than us!
Hope all is well with you and a Happy Father's Day to our Dad's! More to follow from Ricardo later. We are having the best time ever - just as we had anticipated. Thanks to our generous Captain and friend.

NNNN
/EX

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