Thursday was spent prepping the boat, and ourselves, to leave Red Shanks for our Friday sail to Long Island. Kaleo resting at anchor before we left for Long Island Our hearts were heavy as Friday would bring the start of diverging routes among The Navy. Steve on “Anchor Management” is […]

Our final evening with the remaining Navy ships was spent at the “Royal Bahamian Red Shanks Yacht and Tennis Club” enjoying happy hour, throwing around the frisbee and taking in a gorgeous sunset. Christie saving a local starfish Matt and Ted tossing the frisbee The yacht club bar Matt jumping […]

To celebrate Christie and Steve’s return to George Town, and with the Texas Navy starting to take diverging routes, everyone gathered at a restaurant in Red Shanks to reconnect and enjoy each other’s company. A Texas-size celebration Ted had made reservations for 11 and we upon arriving, we were greeted […]

The blog and Kaleo have been pretty quiet the past week while Christie flew to Houston to reprovision on family time and a few things that aren’t readily available out here. She left on Sunday morning and after another Bahamas church service (just as long but without the shouting), I […]

Friday arrived with one thing on our mind. The results of the races were to be announced that evening at the Regatta Awards Ceremony. We won 1st Overall in our class! “Around the Island” Race Crew with 2nd place finish flag, custom caps & bottle o’ rum “SYL” volunteered to be […]

All the activity and action from the past two weeks’ Regatta had taken its toll and we were looking for a great place to relax. The gals soaking in the sun Red Shanks is an anchorage about five miles south of George Town but no where near the same pace. […]

The Kaleo crew was up early to enjoy a warm and filling breakfast of Migas before boarding “SYL” at 8:30 to prep for the day’s race. The “Around the Island Race” is an 18.5 mile course that starts and ends in Elizabeth Harbour and makes a circle around Lee Stocking […]

Certain days are perfect domestic days, and those are usually the ones when the wind is dead so the dinghy rides will be dry. Monday lived up to its forecast as there wasn’t a ripple on the water’s surface. After breakfast and a visit from the pump-out boat, we met […]

Another windy but beautiful day woke us on Sunday as we made plans with “Morning Glory” to go into town for church. They were kind enough to take their big boat, making it a drier ride than if we had taken our dinghies. We arrived at the Baptist church, just […]