Wayne.B wrote in
:

On Tue, 09 May 2006 16:57:34 -0500, Geoff Schultz
wrote:

My goal was to enter the Bahamas as far south as possible. I as
thinking of heading to Cay Sal and then down the Old Bahama Channel
ending up in the Acklins. Is that even doable? What are the currents
like in the Old Bahama Channel?

Is there anywhere to cross S of Andros other than the above?

The area south of Andros is only charted in the vaguest possible way,
and with lots of warnings about numerous coral heads. There is about
a knot of north flowing current in Old Bahama channel and lots of
commercial shipping. We were through there on a north bound cruise
ship last year and I was surprised at the amount of traffic. You also
have to be concerned about proximity to Cuba and having your
intentions misunderstood by one authority or another.


Thanks for the info on the current. I can live with a kt against me.

I'm not worried about Cuba mis-interperting my intentions. They seem to be
very friendly towards cruisers. I've been stopped/querried several times by
the USCG in/around Cuba and Nicaragua and they've always been professional.

-- Geoff