Nassau

We had a great 32 hour crossing to Nassau with s/v Sheila. We pulled anchor in Miami at 0800 yesterday and had 10-15 knot northerly winds to cross the Gulf Stream. Things got a little bit exciting as we crossed the middle of the stream, but Momo rode everything well and carried us along at better than 7 knots. We reached the Grand Bahama Bank just after 1600 and had somewhat rough conditions with fairly big waves going over shallow water. After we were about 10 miles onto the bank things smoothed out considerably. We had a nearly-full moon and despite the wind building a bit before midnight, we did all we could to slow the boats down to 4 knots so that we would not reach the far side of the bank before daylight. After midnight things calmed again, although a front passed over around 0300 which brought increased wind again briefly. By daylight the wind had subsided once again and we had a smooth transition over the Northwest channel and onto the Tongue of the Ocean. It was a beautiful day today and we motor-sailed the last 50 miles to Nassau, reaching the harbor at 1500. Customs and immigration went smoothly and after an early dinner we are all off to bed. Pictures to come soon.