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Captain Natalie Meyers charters a 46-foot Lagoon catamaran for a six-day trip through the Exumas, Bahamas, departing from a Dream Yacht Charters base in Nassau.2:26 The itinerary begins with a 40-mile transit to Norman Key to visit the Carlos Leder drug plane wreck, followed by a 30-mile run south to anchor off the grotto at Staniel Key.3:17 The crew visits the Thunderball Grotto for snorkeling before moving to Pig Beach.8:51 The voyage continues 15 miles north to Emerald Rock, a protected area within the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, where the crew checks in with park rangers.11:51 The final stop is Shroud Key, featuring a dinghy route through the "washing machine" tidal current.17:51 The return leg to Nassau covers 40 miles, requiring a dead downwind (DDW) point of sail that necessitates letting the sails out fully to maintain speed.19:53

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