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Plan to cross to the Bahamas next week. Any recommendations for preferred
charts and guides? Also, I'm going to rent a sat phone. How does globalstar work there or is Irridium better? I plan to check in at the West End and then head for the Abacos and work down to Long Island. |
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"just me" wrote:
Plan to cross to the Bahamas next week. Any recommendations for preferred charts and guides? Also, I'm going to rent a sat phone. How does globalstar work there or is Irridium better? I plan to check in at the West End and then head for the Abacos and work down to Long Island. Last I heard, Old Bahama Bay marina at West End had not recovered from Wilma. Also I've heard that the shoals etc have been moved around so much that the charts are no longer adequate. The Explorer charts are the best ones to have. I like Matt Wilson's Bahamas Guide and also Steve P.'s guide to the Exumas - I'm assuming his guide to the Abacos is also good. grandma Rosalie |
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I agree on all counts. Explorer charts (you will need all three books
for a trip of this size) are the only way to go and the Steve P guides are the best. Go to http://www.explorercharts.com after you buy the charts and print out the latest updates and make your changes on the charts. You can call the US office of Old Bahama Bay at 954-524-3007. They will tell you the truth on their marina. Even year before last when they were washed over, they still allowed people to come in and check into customs. You could not get water, power or food but customs had their shack powered by a generator with AC. (The gov't has it's priorities) Rosalie B. wrote: "just me" wrote: Plan to cross to the Bahamas next week. Any recommendations for preferred charts and guides? Also, I'm going to rent a sat phone. How does globalstar work there or is Irridium better? I plan to check in at the West End and then head for the Abacos and work down to Long Island. Last I heard, Old Bahama Bay marina at West End had not recovered from Wilma. Also I've heard that the shoals etc have been moved around so much that the charts are no longer adequate. The Explorer charts are the best ones to have. I like Matt Wilson's Bahamas Guide and also Steve P.'s guide to the Exumas - I'm assuming his guide to the Abacos is also good. grandma Rosalie |
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Highly recommend Steve Dodge's Guide to the Abacos-updated yearly. Have
heard multiple reports that Old Bahama Bay is in fine shape. |
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