Rolly, rolly, rolly, this anchorage!!! I’m stiing here, borrowing some bandwidth and exercising my waistline. The boat is rolling so much that one has to constantly sway to keep upright!!!! I have decided that “tranquil” anchorages in the Bahamas are few and far between and are to be absolutely cherished!!
Up early this morning and prepared to depart Staniel Cay Yacht Club Marina. This looked like it would be quite a mission. We were tucked away in the very front berth of a long dock with the dinghy dock next to us. The boat behind us seemed to be very close and I would have to reverse out – at an angle and against the falling tide with a cross wind blowing us onto the dock and potentially the other 2 boats I would have to reverse past. Then it was almost low tide with shallow areas on the other side = so no turning room.
I had mentally planned and rehearsed the manuvre and everything was going perfectly according to plan. Of course nothing ever goes to plan, does it?? Oh no, s#$t happens. The bow spring that Mary was releasing as I was reversing got stuck between the pile and dock, slewing the boat around!! Well, some kindly Samaritans (actually the owner of the boat behind us) was on hand to free the line. I guess he was worried about us smashing into him. To be fair, Mary had warned him and the boat behind him that we were leaving and they should be on hand to fend us off in case the wind blew us into him. Well, apart from that, the mentally rehearsed procedure went perfectly to plan 
Had a reasonable trip to Blackpoint into 15/20 knots of wind and a 2-3′ chop. then found a great spot amongst many other boats anchored off Blackpoint. I guess a lot of boats were in to see the Superbowl on one of the big screen TVs in one of the restaurants.
We decided to have a quite afternoon although Mary has continued the tidy up – stripping the beds as we’ll be taking a lot of laundry to the laundromat tomorrow.
Have also met up with Mario of Schmetterling whom we last saw in Nassau 4 weeks ago. We have also spotted Ocanee, also last seen in Nassau. And as we were coming into the anchorage we spotted another boat sporting a NZ flag and had a quick chat on the VHF.
Now, if only the swell would settle…..
