Crossing to Eleuthera island

Today we got up early and decided to cross about 50 miles of open Atlantic to reach another chain of Bahamas islands called the Eleutheras.

The sail took about 10 hours and 65 miles in total. The swells were 4-5 feet and wind 10-20.

Here is the navigational tool showing the tracks
We left before sunrise to give us plenty of time to arrive before dark
Sailing along
Morning sailing
We set two lines out and caught a tuna and a mackerel during our sail from hand lines
Good winds all day

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