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Navigating the Exumas requires constant attention to tidal currents, which can reach high speeds through narrow cuts and create unpredictable, choppy conditions. While transiting Lumber Cay Cut, the crew of the sailboat Escapade encountered a strong cross-current that forced them to oversteer by 30 degrees toward a reef to maintain their position in the channel.▶ 9:50 The crew emphasizes that charts in the Bahamas can be inaccurate, making visual navigation essential to avoid shallow sandbanks.▶ 10:52 During the passage, the crew also performed routine hull maintenance by snorkeling to scrub growth, noting that even minor fouling significantly reduces boat speed.▶ 3:44 The vessel experienced a mechanical failure when the mast-mounted plate for the boom vang snapped due to age and metal fatigue.▶ 8:25 The crew visited several popular Exumas locations, including White Quay Bay for swimming with feral pigs, Iguana Cay for Bahamian rock iguanas, and Staniel Cay for snorkeling with nurse sharks and exploring Thunderball Grotto.▶ 16:00

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