Scott here. Both of us want to get out of Nassau, but we want to make a smart decision on when to leave. I would like to leave Monday, but it is looking like Tuesday will be better for us to leave.

This is sort-of our planned timeline.
10:00 am: Leave the marina
10:30 am: Fuel up at Bay Street Marina
11:00 am: Leave Bay Street Marina and exit Nassau

Weather forecast on Monday, Feb. 12
Wind: 17 mph out of the SSE
Waves: 3′ out of the E
Swell: 2′ out of the NE with 13 sec period

Weather Forecast for Tues, Feb. 13
Wind: 14 mph out of the South
Waves: 2′ out of the S
Swell: 1′ out of the NNE with a 13 sec period

4:00 pm: Get to Chub Cay area
     This will be the bumpiest part of the travel day. It is about 4 1/2 hours and I am using 5 hours for slow speed getting out of Nassau Harbor. Halfway to Chub Cay the weather will look like this (I am using weather forecast at 2 pm.) Weather forecast in [ ] is from Marv’s Weather at 3 pm. We could decide to anchor at Chub Cay for the night as well. We will pick out an emergency anchorage.

Weather forecast for leaving Monday Feb. 12
Wind: 20 mph SE [16 mph out of the SE]
Waves: 4′ out of the East [5′ out of the NE]
Swell: 3′ out of the NE with a 13 sec period [Peak 6′ out of the NE with 13 sec period]

Weather forecast for leaving Tuesday Feb. 13
Wind: 16 mph of the NW [15 mph out of the W]
Waves: 3′ out of the NW [3′ out of the NE]
Swell 2′ out of the NE with a 13 sec period [Peak 4′ out of the NE with a 13 sec period]

10:00 pm: Arrive at the Mackie Shoal area. This weather forecast is for 10 pm halfway between Chub and Bimini. Weather forecast in [ ] is for 9 pm from Marv’s Weather. If weather permits, and it may, we could anchor a mile or two off the channel at the Mackie Shoal and sleep, but I probably wouldn’t want to do that to Jazzy.

Weather forecast for leaving Monday Feb. 12
Wind: 13 mph out of the South [5 mph out of the SSW]
Waves: 1′ out of the South [3′ out of the NE]
Swell: 1′ out of the SE with a 4 sec period [Peak 3′ out of the NE with a 14 sec period]

Weather forecas0or leaving Tuesday Feb. 13
Wind: 12 mph out of the North [12 mph of the NNW]
Waves: 2′ out of the North [2′ of the NE]
Swell: 1′ out of the N with a 5 sec period [Peak 3′ out of the NE with a 13 sec period]

3:30 am: Get to the north tip of Bimini. We may drop anchor to rest for a couple of hours or keep going. Weather forecast for Bimini at 4 am

Weather forecast for leaving Monday Feb. 12 (weather is Tuesday Feb. 13 at 4 am)
Wind: 22 mph out of the SW (we would anchor on east side of Bimini)
Waves: 3′ out of the SW
Swell: 1′ out of the NE

Weather forecast for leaving Tue. Feb 13 (weather is Wednesday Feb. 14 at 4 am)
Wind: 14 mph out of the North
Waves: 3′ out of the NW
Swell: 2′ out of the SW with a 4 sec period

Be sure to follow us on SPOT and Nebo. Nebo will stay up to date when we are close to internet. SPOT uses GPS technology and will constantly track our location. When we leave we will do a quick post to let ya all know.

Initial Plan
Date: February 13, 2024
Nebo Link: Click here
Spot Link: Click here
Crew: Captain Scott, 1st Mate Rita, & K9 Jazzy
Start at: 10:00 am
End at: 4:00 am
Total Time: 18 hours (16:09 travel time plus time to fuel and idle speed)
Distance: 145 miles

Hazards for the day
Watch for shallow water
Stay awake!