While preparing to set sail up the inside of Hoffman Cay and
complete our trek up the inside of the Berry Islands, we came across the source
of the whooshing explosion of air that roused us from dinner a few days
ago. No it was not Rosebud. No not the fuel can on deck.
My PFD finally succumb to the humidity and the CO2 cartridge
fired off in the cockpit locker.
We sailed off anchor and make good time northward on a broad
reach under the genny. Rounding the
westernmost tip of Hoffman we fell onto a run.
Not wanting to risk a jibe in the narrow channel with the craggy shore
of Hoffmans Cay 20 feet off our starboard rail waves breaking on a sand bar just
a bit further off our port side, we started the engine. The remainder of our short hop to Soldier Cay we motor sailed.
Soldier is crescent shape with a small cut between it and Fish
Market Cay to the north. A calm weather anchorage can be found in the arc of the
crescent. Unfortunately the surge between
the cays kept us rolling during the ebbing tides.
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| Anne on Soldier Cay with C'est la Vie on anchor in background. |
We arrived early in the day and had plenty of time to explore
the island and do some snorkeling along shore.
Fish Market Cay and Soldier Cay mark the end of the
navigable water along the inside route.
Based on the weather reports we are getting from NOAA out of the West
Palm Beach area, I expecting the winds to calm and clock around to a more
southerly direction tomorrow. If this is
what we observe in the morning then we plan to cross the Northwest Providence
Channel tomorrow and provision in Spanish Wells a day later.
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