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Sailing Bahamas to USA, crossing the Gulf Stream
28 de junho de 2025 · 1h 4m · 16K visualizações · Rugged Island, Bahamas
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A Leopard 50 catamaran transits from the Bahamas to Florida, navigating shallow banks and crossing the Gulf Stream.Watch The crew explores remote anchorages including Rugged Island, Raccoon Key, and Flamingo Key, often timing movements to accommodate depths as shallow as one meter.11:53 While navigating the Exumas, the crew utilizes dinghies to access narrow channels and hurricane holes, noting that local charts remain generally accurate despite the complex, shifting shallows.47:31 During the final leg toward Florida, the vessel encounters 20 to 40 knots of wind in the Gulf Stream.1:02:39 The crew compensates for a three-knot northerly current by adjusting their heading to maintain a direct track toward the Florida coast.1:03:08 The passage highlights the necessity of monitoring tidal windows for shallow cuts and accounting for significant current drift when planning a Gulf Stream crossing.
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