Nassau Day 8
The winds
continued to howl through the rigging and waves constantly rocked the
boat. The forecast doesn’t look good for
the rest of the week. In fact, it will
get worse before it gets better.
Somewhat surprisingly, we have a new neighbor who came in from the
Exumas.
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| FradiLira - Hallberg-Rassy 46 |
FradiLira, a 46 foot Hallberg-Rassy cutter flying German colors pulled into the slip next to us. We helped them tie off. Dwayne welcomed them to the “neighborhood” and invited them over for a visit once they were settled. Later, Dwayne and Captain Dirk had a long discussion on cruising, boats and plans for the future.
Dirk is a
Trans-Ocean Verein member and has been sailing for decades. He has made a circumnavigation, as well as,
several trans-Atlantic crossings. His
favorite voyage was through the Panama Canal, up the US and Canadian West Coast
to Alaska. He arrived in Nassau coming
in from Puerto Rico. He has a young man
crewing for him at this time. In the
past, he had a grandson who served as his crew.
Dirk’s wife often travels with him.
She remained in Puerto Rico and will join him sometime later this
month. Dirk really likes these strong
winds as he has a heavy, seaworthy boat which can readily handle the 20+ knot
winds and 6 foot plus waves. He has been
in much worse many times during his decades of sailing.
Carla spent
much of the day cleaning and polishing.
The boat is starting to look pretty good again. It will be up to her high standards in
another day or so of scrubbing and waxing.
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