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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 15/05/2025

Calm slow motor up the Chesapeake. Love the old lighthouses.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 07/05/2025

Remember back when days were different?

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 18/04/2025

We're underway. 1 hour done... 80+ to go!

A sailboat cruising through the water. Blue skies. White sails.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 16/04/2025

It's that time again... Route plotting for our 3+ day sail back to the states. Looks like a good gulf stream rally with several bail points.

A wind chart showing projected courses for sailing from The Bahamas to Beaufort NC.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 12/04/2025

We've been quiet lately. We're on our last leg of this Bahamas journey. Currently safely tied up at a marina on Green Turtle Cay until we get a good weather window to cross back to the states. Until then. We have nothing to do but soak it in.

A sailboat, Nymeria anchored with the the dusk skies darkening in the background.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 01/04/2025

Made it back around "The Whale" 🐋 and have settled in at Green Turtle Cay.

Several boats at anchor. Nymeria can be seen in the center.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 01/04/2025

Our trip back to the US and north starts now. We have a window to cross "the whale" so we're taking it. We will wait out weather and whatever else over the next few weeks as we pick a window to cross back to the states.

A sailboat with sails flying. Calm seas, few clouds. Looks perfect.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 28/03/2025

With 2 of 3 months in The Bahamas behind us we turn back north. 30 more days until they kick us out.

A clear day sailing. Calm teal water. Sail trimmed to the wind. Blue sky.

A person drives a boat. Using a phone and an ipad and the boat charts to navigate and run autopilot.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 26/03/2025

Hope Town Harbour had a lovely light show last night and luckily there's been no reported boat strikes. Nymeria, one of the masts on the right, enjoyed the gentle rain and light breeze that accompanied the show. Thanks to S/V Summer Salt for the Pic! @shannonerickson.me @larakin.systems

Night time photo of a cloud to ground lightning strike over Hope Town Harbour filled with boats

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 14/03/2025

Yea, this is ok. Dead calm this morning. Elbow Cay lighthouse in the background. This is the last remaining kerosene lit lighthouse.

A sailboat moored in a calm harbor the Elbow Cay lighthouse visible in the background. The red and white stripes on the lighthouse stand in contrast with the clear blue sky.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 06/03/2025

We've been hunkered down in 25+kts of wind for the last few days. We're over it. Nymeria has been holding well with 100ft of chain, but we had to help rescue our neighbors this morning because they were dragging. Supposed to settle down tonight. 🤞

A sailboat rocking in windy conditions. Person on the bow trying to reset an anchor.

Wind instrument showing 28kts of wind. A graph showing the last 4 hours of wind going from 25-35kts.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 03/03/2025

We've spent the last few days wandering Elbow Cay and Hope Town. Definitely a must stop area in the Abacos. We're hunkered down an anchor tonight, we have a few days of wind to look forward to.

Nymeria, a sailboat is seen between two palm trees. An empty dock in the foreground. Sailboat looks alone anchored offshore.

A power pole with many "distance to" signs pointed many directions. Examples include "Salt Run FL 306 ->" and "Cincinnati OH, 1056 <-"

A white sand beach at low tide. Crystal blue water. A floating bar can be seen anchored just off the beach.

The elbow cay lighthouse. White and red stripes. Orange sunset seen behind.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 02/03/2025

We made a big move today. 119ft. I'm tired. it's time for a beer on the beach. #bahamas #islandlife #elbowcay #boatlife

Gps chart showing 119ft between markers.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 18/02/2025

Sunset over the pier. Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, The Bahamas. #sailing #sunset #sailsky

An orange sunset over an empty pier. A silhouetted sailboat and palm trees in the middle distance.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 12/02/2025

Our first 2 weeks in The Bahamas have been an excellent adventure. We've just started and have seen only a small bit of the local wildlife.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 11/02/2025

Always enjoy our chess matches at the beach. When in no hurry to get anywhere, might as well play a game. So far this season of beach chess sits tied. @larakin.systems 2 @shannonerickson.me 2

@shannonerickson.me sitting on a beach playing chess. The chess board is made of fabric for ease of travel. The pieces are wood chips with images of the chess pieces on them.

Beautiful teal water and clean white sand.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 09/02/2025

It's great to be back in Civilization. We spent the last week on quiet islands. Now that we're at Green Turtle Cay we can live large for a few days. Pirates Passion FTW!

A hand written menu for Pineapples bar. Multi colors on a whiteboard. Happy hour 4-6 2 for 1.

Conch fritters $15.00
Cheeseburger $16.00

Sands Beer $6.00
Pirates Passion. Punch $8.00

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 06/02/2025

Part II: We found our sign faded, so we took it back to the boat and remade it for this season. We then put it back on the tree.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 06/02/2025

Finding our sign on the Naming Tree at Allan's Pensacola Cay in The Bahamas.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 03/02/2025

Cruisers are the best. Last night, all the boats at this anchorage got together and had a bonfire on the beach. Fun for all. Today, as I'm making water so we can stay longer, our water-maker pump failed. Dinghy over to neighbors boat that we met last night, and sure enough he had a spare part.

Several people gather around a fine on the beach. Sailboats in the background. Colorful sunset.

A failed water pump impellor. metal interior clearly separated from rubber.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 02/02/2025

Somewhere between islands in The Bahamas.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 01/02/2025

There is an abandoned development in West End that all the tiles and building materials were just left to get destroyed. The beach is covered in glass and ceramic pieces. Quite fun to explore.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 31/01/2025

First Anchorage for the season. Just an overnight stop here to get to another nicer Cay tomorrow and hang out a few days.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 30/01/2025

First full day in the Bahamas is done. It felt good to relax after a few months to get here.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 27/01/2025

Good bye Fort Pierce. We're officially underway to the Bahamas. 18-20 hours from now we will be on the beach.

An American flag waves as the beach at Fort Pierce is in the background.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 16/01/2025

@larakin.systems earned his rent today replacing an old leaky fuel fill line. Boat Yoga for the win.

@larakin.systems folded up and stuffed into the cockpit locker. Bruises and cuts starting to appear. Swearing can be heard.

@larakin.systems looking worried that he has to fold himself back into the tiny locker to keep installing a fuel hose.

A very cluttered cockpit and an open cockpit locker. @larakin.systems stuffed inside probably swearing.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 14/01/2025

We found a glorious downwind weather window to take us all the way from St. Augustine to Fort Pierce, FL. We completed 166 nm in 29 hours, averaging 5.6 knots which was not too bad for us in light winds. We're going to be in this area until we have a window to cross over to the Bahamas!

Map of Florida with line marking our offshore route from St. Augustine to Fort Pierce, FL

A view from the cockpit of our boat with me relaxing with my feet up watching the sunset

A picture of our jib sheet/head sail lit up by our deck lights.

A photo from our sailboat of the calm seas which are grey and fade into the grey, cloudy sky.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 12/01/2025

It's actually quite nice out here. Should warm up a bit. 24 hours to go.

@larakin.systems and @shannonerickson.me smiling in the cockpit.

Sun shining in front of a sailboat with a jib flying.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 11/01/2025

Nymeria Update: We're heading offshore tomorrow morning for Fort Pierce. It's supposed to be a low winds and waves from behind to push us the 160+ miles to the Fort Pierce City Marina. We'll leave out tomorrow morning with the sun and hope to arrive mid afternoon on Monday.

a map of Florida with our sailing route heading south from St. Augustine to Fort Pierce.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 31/12/2024

Ready for 2025. Bahamas on the radar, just some new year boat repairs to be done, then we will be able to continue the journey.

Nymeria and another sailboat docked in St Augustine. A rainbow can be seen over the Bridge of Lions

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 20/12/2024

Rough day... Nobody really talks about the bad days of cruising. It started last night with our scheduled marina deciding we were not allowed to dock between 1-7pm, and not to dock after dark. So we scrambled and left at 5am so we could make "something"

Nymeria, a sailboat, blocked at a marina.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 19/12/2024

Tomorrow is another travel day, so today we decided to absorb some history. Fort Clinch on Amelia island is one of the many harbor forts that protected the US in its formative years.

Old sign pointing to Fort Clinch, and Old Town.

Antique wheelbarrow and a long brick hallway

Bright door open in a dark room. Many other doors seen through the first open door.

Cannon with marking NO. 35. Ocean disappears in the distance.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 18/12/2024

We arrived in Fernandina at low tide. The photo doesn't do it justice, but there is only 1, maybe 2 inches below our keel.

Sailboat Nymeria docked on a pier. Exposed mud from low tide shown just off the bow of the boat showing how shallow the water is.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 17/12/2024

Was told this is one of the most beautiful sections of the ICW.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 17/12/2024

Foggy departure this AM. On our way to Florida.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 15/12/2024

Evening in Brunswick. The solstice approaches.

Colorful sky with oranges and light blues. Silhouetted sailboats moored at a marina.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 14/12/2024

Brunswick, GA showing us its best. They used the same layout plan as Savannah. No wonder it is beautiful as well.

Old City Hall in Brunswick, GA. Red brick building with a clock tower.

Live oak trees with moss in a park. Green and blue colors

A brick sidewalk disappears in the distance with trees and bushes lining the sidewalk.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 13/12/2024

It got a little but rolly out there last night, so we broke a rule and arrived in Brunswick way before sunrise. They say don't enter unknown ports in the dark. That is a good lesson. It was stressful, but successful.

A well lit bridge at night with a full moon setting over the top. Red and green boat lights visible on the Bow of Nymeria.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 12/12/2024

Sun has set, next course change 8.5 hours. Time to settle in.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 04/12/2024

After 152mn and a 2 hour detour due to miscommunication with a marina, we are safely docked in Savannah,GA Time for a burger and bed for awhile. Tomorrow we tour Savannah.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 03/12/2024

Sailing into the sunset. See you in the morning!

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 03/12/2024

Finally out of the jetties and on course. 18-20kts of wind off our stern quarter. Some waves to surf so here hitting max speed!

A navigation screen showing a GPS speed of 8.56 KTS.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 03/12/2024

We're off! 26+ hours offshore from Georgetown, SC to Savannah, GA. 2nd reef in the main because gusts up to 25kts predicted. Other than that, and the cold, should be a good trip.

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 02/12/2024

We're heading out tomorrow (mid-morning) for an offshore trip to Savannah, GA. It will be a chilly 140nm run down the coast for about 28 hours. We're hoping to be faster than that since we're predicted to have a good, steady north wind with relatively calm waves from behind.

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