Sailing Zephyr · video

What this video covers

The crew of the sailboat Zephyr transits the Abacos, navigating the Whale Cay Cut to reach Great Sale Cay.0:40 They choose this route to bypass the Loggerhead Channel and avoid rough conditions caused by deep-water swells meeting shallow banks.2:21 The crew maintains a 6.5-knot speed by motor-sailing in 7-to-10-knot winds, covering approximately 80 nautical miles in a single day to consolidate their passage.5:16 Due to unfavorable weather and heavy swells generated by Ernesto along the eastern seaboard, they decide to alter their original plan of heading to Allen's Pensacola.8:05 Instead, they set a course for West Palm Beach, Florida, to secure a safer landfall and provision before continuing up the Intracoastal Waterway.8:16 While crossing the Grand Bahama Bank, the crew stops in calm, clear conditions to swim with their dogs.13:26 They anchor in the northwest anchorage of Great Sale Cay and later depart for West End to prepare for the final 55-mile jump to the United States.9:33

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