Casstaway Cruising Chronicles – Part Two: When Pigs Swim

From Emerald Bay we began to make our way back north on Sunday, March 31, planning to eventually stage our return crossing to Florida from Riding Rocks, a point at the far south of Bimini. Looking at weather windows we hope to cross around April 11-14, but said weather plays havoc with even the best laid plans and Todd spends a significant amount of time each day reviewing and analyzing weather,...

Casstaway Cruising Chronicles – Part One: Bimini or Bust

Casstaway and crew, along with our buddy boat Lily Belle, arrived at South Bimini, Bahamas on a beautiful sunny afternoon, Friday, March 1st after an uneventful (thankfully) journey from Rodriquez Key, near Key Largo, Florida. Even though wind direction wasn’t conducive to raising sails, we still had a lovely day making our very first blue water ocean crossing.  Bimini Big Game Club...