Spanish Wells
 

What a nice place this is. People at work = people who can afford nice
houses and nice gardens. The pace is relaxed but everyone seems to have
something to do.

"The Boat" came in today. You beaut, milk, cheese and stuff in Food
Fair tomorrow morning. It was a real hive of activity down there at
unloading, with forklifts going in all directions.

Had my headsail fixed up by the canvas man / sailmaker Mr Underwood.
$68.50 was less than I was expecting but a pleasant surprise.

Our wind generator is working again. Hidden breakers !!! grr. I wish
I'd paid attention when the installer guy was telling me what he'd done.

I went aground on the edge of the sandbank coming in. I was so close to
the channel I could have jumped from the foredeck into deep water but I
was stuck. Oh well, down below, hoist the wifi extender and check the
email for an hour as the tide came up. But we got a lift off by a
thoughtful man with a big-ass skiff. Pulled us around like we were
sitting on an anchor. Our neighbours in the marina went aground on the
same spot a day earlier. As usual, a fishing boat took out the marker
last week and it hasn't been replaced. The dredge (a barge with a
shovel excavator on it) is in the channel now and they've put a large
white buoy on the tip where the marker should be. No damage done.

I love this island idea of golf carts to run around in. I could get
used to it.

Spanish Wells
 

On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:52:55 -0400, injipoint
wrote:

What a nice place this is. People at work = people who can afford nice
houses and nice gardens. The pace is relaxed but everyone seems to have
something to do.

"The Boat" came in today. You beaut, milk, cheese and stuff in Food
Fair tomorrow morning. It was a real hive of activity down there at
unloading, with forklifts going in all directions.

Had my headsail fixed up by the canvas man / sailmaker Mr Underwood.
$68.50 was less than I was expecting but a pleasant surprise.

Our wind generator is working again. Hidden breakers !!! grr. I wish
I'd paid attention when the installer guy was telling me what he'd done.

I went aground on the edge of the sandbank coming in. I was so close to
the channel I could have jumped from the foredeck into deep water but I
was stuck. Oh well, down below, hoist the wifi extender and check the
email for an hour as the tide came up. But we got a lift off by a
thoughtful man with a big-ass skiff. Pulled us around like we were
sitting on an anchor. Our neighbours in the marina went aground on the
same spot a day earlier. As usual, a fishing boat took out the marker
last week and it hasn't been replaced. The dredge (a barge with a
shovel excavator on it) is in the channel now and they've put a large
white buoy on the tip where the marker should be. No damage done.

I love this island idea of golf carts to run around in. I could get
used to it.

Sounds real good. Looked up Spanish Wells history a bit.
It's "dry," but I'm sure your brought your own beer.
Lionfish are said to be a threat to the fishermen there.
Thanks once again for reminding me to get a beer.
Do you have a standard hull inspection routine after you run aground?

--
Vic

Spanish Wells
 

On 19/04/2012 7:10 PM, Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:52:55 -0400,
wrote:

What a nice place this is. People at work = people who can afford nice
houses and nice gardens. The pace is relaxed but everyone seems to have
something to do.

"The Boat" came in today. You beaut, milk, cheese and stuff in Food
Fair tomorrow morning. It was a real hive of activity down there at
unloading, with forklifts going in all directions.

Had my headsail fixed up by the canvas man / sailmaker Mr Underwood.
$68.50 was less than I was expecting but a pleasant surprise.

Our wind generator is working again. Hidden breakers !!! grr. I wish
I'd paid attention when the installer guy was telling me what he'd done.

I went aground on the edge of the sandbank coming in. I was so close to
the channel I could have jumped from the foredeck into deep water but I
was stuck. Oh well, down below, hoist the wifi extender and check the
email for an hour as the tide came up. But we got a lift off by a
thoughtful man with a big-ass skiff. Pulled us around like we were
sitting on an anchor. Our neighbours in the marina went aground on the
same spot a day earlier. As usual, a fishing boat took out the marker
last week and it hasn't been replaced. The dredge (a barge with a
shovel excavator on it) is in the channel now and they've put a large
white buoy on the tip where the marker should be. No damage done.

I love this island idea of golf carts to run around in. I could get
used to it.

Sounds real good. Looked up Spanish Wells history a bit.
It's "dry," but I'm sure your brought your own beer.
Lionfish are said to be a threat to the fishermen there.
Thanks once again for reminding me to get a beer.
Do you have a standard hull inspection routine after you run aground?


I was only doing 3 knots and it was only soft sand (but sticky!).
The rocky bit was off to my starboard.
Cockpit party last night for the two guys who helped me
remove my headsail to get it to the sailmaker.
1 whole bottle of Cuervo Silver gone.
A few beer primers also.
Still have some Yuenglings left.

Spanish Wells
 

On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:31:03 -0400, injipoint
wrote:



I was only doing 3 knots and it was only soft sand (but sticky!).
The rocky bit was off to my starboard.
Cockpit party last night for the two guys who helped me
remove my headsail to get it to the sailmaker.
1 whole bottle of Cuervo Silver gone.
A few beer primers also.
Still have some Yuenglings left.


All sounds right. I added grilled Grouper.
Glad you answered back. Forgot my beer.
Have it now, Polish Lezajsk.
Can't recommend, too bitter for me, but still drinkable.
I checked the Yuengling site and looked around on the net.
Can't get it here, which surprised me.
Coors used to be the same. In 1972 I drove to the west coast, and
made it a point to bring back a couple cases for my BIL.
It's available here now, but I never cared for it anyway.
I'll try the Yuengling when I get to Florida later this year.

--
Vic

Spanish Wells
 

On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:52:55 -0400, injipoint
wrote:

It's "dry," but I'm sure your brought your own beer.
Lionfish are said to be a threat to the fishermen there.

Dry??? I spent some time there in the middle seventies, and it sure wasn't
dry then. I hung out with a couple young lobster divers for a week or so,
and the goombay smashes practically killed me. We drank rum and cocoanut
milk, a good part of the time, or Kahlua and cream, just to try to protect
our stomachs.

Those guys would free-dive to a hundred feet, in water as clear as air. On a
completely calm day you could see the lobsters moving around on the bottom
without even using a water glass. And step over the side of the Whaler in
three feet of water, other places, and pick up conchs with your fingertips.

Barracuda were the problem then, as I'm sure they still are. They didn't
mention lionfish, and I don't recall seeing any. Not to say that they're not
a problem - I just don't recall them.

Tom

Spanish Wells
 

"injipoint" wrote in message ...


I went aground on the edge of the sandbank coming in. I was so close to
the channel I could have jumped from the foredeck into deep water but I
was stuck.


They used to call whatever boat seemed to be always stuck there the "marker
buoy".

Tom

Spanish Wells
 

"Tom Dacon" wrote in message
diainc...


On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:52:55 -0400, injipoint
wrote:

We drank rum and cocoanut milk, a good part of the time...

Make that "cocoanut rum and milk" ... old memories come back slowly...

Tom

Spanish Wells
 

On 19/04/2012 11:18 PM, Tom Dacon wrote:

On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:52:55 -0400, injipoint
wrote:

It's "dry," but I'm sure your brought your own beer.
Lionfish are said to be a threat to the fishermen there.

Dry??? I spent some time there in the middle seventies, and it sure
wasn't dry then. I hung out with a couple young lobster divers for a
week or so, and the goombay smashes practically killed me. We drank rum
and cocoanut milk, a good part of the time, or Kahlua and cream, just to
try to protect our stomachs.

Those guys would free-dive to a hundred feet, in water as clear as air.
On a completely calm day you could see the lobsters moving around on the
bottom without even using a water glass. And step over the side of the
Whaler in three feet of water, other places, and pick up conchs with
your fingertips.

Barracuda were the problem then, as I'm sure they still are. They didn't
mention lionfish, and I don't recall seeing any. Not to say that they're
not a problem - I just don't recall them.

Tom


Tom
Definitely no alcohol sold on the island. You have to get the ferry
to Harbor Island to pick up supplies and bring them back. Man o'War
is the same but I don't know of any others.

Lionfish are a new problem since their introduction, not only here but
in the general vicinity like the Keys etc. Big campaigns to get rid
of them.

Spanish Wells
 

On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:52:55 -0400, injipoint
wrote:

What a nice place this is. People at work = people who can afford nice
houses and nice gardens. The pace is relaxed but everyone seems to have
something to do.

===

Great spot. By all means get over to Harbour Island one way or
another. We hired a pilot for our first trip but it turns out that
the route on the Explorer charts is very accurate. You could also
wait and follow someone else over. On a calm day with good visibility
it is an easy trip.

Spanish Wells
 

On 20/04/2012 9:59 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:52:55 -0400,
wrote:

What a nice place this is. People at work = people who can afford nice
houses and nice gardens. The pace is relaxed but everyone seems to have
something to do.

===

Great spot. By all means get over to Harbour Island one way or
another. We hired a pilot for our first trip but it turns out that
the route on the Explorer charts is very accurate. You could also
wait and follow someone else over. On a calm day with good visibility
it is an easy trip.


I've seen the charts on a Garmin - nice dotted line all the way out.
The charts I have are Navionics and they had me going over the rock on
the way out of Royal Harbor! And into Highbourne. And Norman's.
I don't have a lot of confidence in them here.
The pilot's only $40 and I want to go at 7am to make Little Harbor in
good time as there's some weather coming in. :)