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The Whitaker family aboard Zatara weathers 29–30 knots of wind and rough seas at anchor in Georgetown, Exuma, Bahamas, with gusts forecast to reach 40–50 knots.▶ 17:37 To prepare for the blow, the crew strips the code zero and loose sails from deck and stows them in the sail locker.▶ 14:12 Keith repositions the boat to deeper water — six to seven meters — to avoid touching bottom overnight, noting the catamaran's stability advantage over monohulls in the confused chop.▶ 17:54 Between weather events, the family free-dives for lobster near Iguana Island, spearing one keeper, then grills it with butter aboard.▶ 11:03 The crew also visits Thunderball Grotto and delivers a Highfield dinghy donation to the Exuma Sailing Club, presented to Dallas of the club's youth sailing program.▶ 12:46 Keith and Renee discuss the Blue Water Cruising Summit they co-founded four years earlier, including a Pacific Ocean crossing workshop aimed at sailors intimidated by three to four weeks offshore.▶ 9:22 Trash disposal in the Bahamas runs $8.50 per bag; provisioning is expensive and limited, reinforcing their practice of stocking up at Costco in Florida and Puerto Rico before offshore passages.▶ 7:31 The episode ends with the crew preparing to leave the Bahamas for Florida.▶ 24:20

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