The most exciting sailing expedition
7 November 2016 From Calabash Bay to Clarence Town Harbour, Long Island Departed this morning at 8 A.M. And motor-sailed the three miles north to the head of Long Island. The forecast northeast wind of under 20 knots was…
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4th, 5th & 6th November 2016 Between Salt Pond Cay and Calabash Bay, Long Island. Our captains have agreed that the persistent east-northeast wind blowing at 25+ knots is not good for sailing down the eastern windward shore of…
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3rd November 2016 At sea between Rum Cay and Cape Santa Maria, Long Island; anchored at Calabash Bay. Up this morning before sunrise and we meet the wind hard against us. After an expedition council, we’ve decided to skip San…
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31st October 2016 To all our most appreciated supporters, Unfavourable autumn weather has obliged us to delay commencing our 2016 Following Columbus Expedition until Wednesday 2 November. We intend to sail from Cat Island, Bahamas, the home port of our…
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We began the day at two AM, with a light rain beating on the canopy of Destiny II anchored off Long Cay/ Fortune Island. We had moved to this island to seek shelter from squalls reported to be heading eastward…
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On Arriving at the Northwest Point of Great Inagua on Monday, Dec 7, we had enough time to explore Man of War Bay from the water. The wind was unsuitable for an anchorage here, but we observed the entry to…
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“Sorry for late contact…severe problems with communications.But all well” "It’s extraordinary," says Josiah Marvel, "to think that this is what Columbus would have seen." We’re standing at the bow of Destiny II, peering at the sandy southern shoreline of Mayaguana…
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Following Columbus Expedition 2015 departs Thursday, 3 December and will focus primarily on an acheological investigation of a potential site of Lucayan settlement identified during Expedition 2014 and to complete the last leg of his route to Ragged Island which wasn’t possible…
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Sunday, 16th November We departed Calabash Bay on Long Island at 10:30 this morning with 20 knots of wind out of the east. As we head to our final anchorage at George Town, Great Exuma, we attach our last…
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