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Bad Weather, Rough Seas in the Bahamas (but GREAT Lobstering!) Ep 350
February 19, 2026 · 24 min · 167K views · The Bahamas
Blue catamaran battles rough turquoise seas near green shore
What this video covers
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.17:36 To prepare for the blow, the crew strips the code zero and loose sails from deck and stows them in the sail locker.14:11 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.19:14 Between weather events, the family free-dives for lobster near Iguana Island, spearing one keeper, then grills it with butter aboard.0:49 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.12:48 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.8:00 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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