Friday, January 31, 2020

Bahamas – At Sea
22.21.315N
73.11.135W

We’re still at sea but we’re just passing Mayaguana and I wanted to post a quick update while I can.  No wind so we’ve motored all day with the white flappy things up just to be seen.  The only thing worth mentioning is that we may have spotted a right whale in the distance as it crested the surface.  Since it was far away, it could have been a big dolphin.  Other than that, just flying fish and one seagull.  We’ve noted before the lack of birds this time.  Most likely the hurricanes have killed or driven them away. 

We finally gave up and called our insurance adjuster to see what progress has been made.  Apparently, the rigging we replaced in the summer of 2016 is outside of their underwriters’ parameters by 6 months and requires a rigging inspection.  We’re flabbergasted!

As I said we’re just passing Mayaguana.  Originally, we thought we might pull in for a couple of hours and depart again at midnight to arrive at a Turks and Caicos marina we had stayed at previously but a telephone call to them informs us that they aren’t taking any boats as their channel needs to be dredged.  So a quick adjustment and we’ve ditched the few hours respite and are sailing through the night again to reach a farther side of the T&C islands where the commercial customs dock is.  After clearance, we’ll either go to the  “marina” that Gerry and Nicky told us about or to one where we can get the inspection completed.  We do have another insurance carrier possibility but its in England and communication takes time.  We’ll get it figured out.

In the meantime, it looks like nasty weather will be arriving Monday-Wednesday so we need to be tucked in no matter where we end up. 

Until then, all is well here.