Sailing Big Lost · video

What this video covers

The crew of the catamaran Big Lost navigates the Exumas in the Bahamas, transiting cuts at slack tide to manage shallow depths and strong currents. While departing Farmer's Cay, the crew monitors a 4.3-foot draft against a six-foot depth reading to avoid grounding.1:36 They travel south to Georgetown, where they anchor and participate in community events at Chat and Chill beach.6:12 After several days, the crew finds the Georgetown anchorage rolly and crowded, prompting a change of plans to head north toward Freeport.14:58 During the return transit, they attempt to anchor at Leaf Cay but experience dragging due to shallow sand over hard limestone, forcing a relocation.20:29 They successfully navigate Lee Stocking Cut and Farmer's Cut by timing their passage to slack tide, utilizing the vessel's twin 240-horsepower Yanmar engines to maintain control in the current.23:52 The crew also reports catching mahi-mahi while underway.24:55

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