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Big Blow 50 kts hits Georgetown Exumas tonight!
January 31, 2026 · 8 min · 314 views · Exuma, Bahamas
Sailboat bow cuts turquoise water under clear blue sky
What this video covers
Anchored in Georgetown, Exumas, aboard a C&C Yachts 39, the crew prepares for a forecast blow of 40 knots steady with gusts to 50–55 knots expected to last roughly eight hours, driven by a cold-air outbreak pushing out of the United States.1:15 The anchorage offers northwest wind protection, but a fetch of five to seven miles of open ocean to the southeast raises the prospect of six-foot seas rolling through.2:48 The primary anchor is a 74-pound Mantis on 200 feet of 5/16 stainless chain, buried in sand for a month.1:45 As the wind shifted from southeast to northwest overnight, the skipper deployed a second anchor — a 66-pound original Lamar claw — dropping it roughly 40 feet past the primary's position and paying out approximately 200 feet of chain and rope with 10 feet of deliberate slack to prevent chafe.3:03 A snubber with chafe protection through a white hose guards the windlass, with a backup snubber rigged.3:43 A third anchor, a 66-pound Siki Bar plow, sits on deck.5:48 The skipper notes that after the blow passes, the Lamar claw must be retrieved before the wind shifts again to avoid tangling — a lesson learned the hard way after a previous hurricane left two anchors fouled for two days.4:37
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