Finally, we make our next video! Hurricane Henri!!! In this episode Philippa and James head to the hotel after frantically calling over 30 hotels for literally 'room at the inn', not caring what it was like, we just needed at the final hour some shelter! Arriving at the hotel we watch the TV which is not only a novelty as we don't have TV, but to see the sheer context of the hurricane and what we are due to expect over the next few days. We learn that the hurricane is predicted to go to category 1. After not much sleep we awake to the news that the hurricane had hit the land and was heading for Sag Harbour and the main part of Long Island. James makes the most of the 'unusual breakfast treats' whilst Philippa makes the most of her favourite thing, the gym! We watch all day as the TV showed many boats being swept ashore and the tragedy that was sweeping America as there were more than a few hurricanes and storms that weekend. The hurricane had then been declassified to a Tropical Storm, which was some relief to our desperation for Aequus' safety We speak to our friend Mike who being the crazy dude he is decided to not only stay on the boat but at 4am decided to leave just as the storm was about to hit! Crazy is one word! We get a taxi back to Aequus with a wonderful driver that made the journey back relaxing and welcoming. We assess the damage - of which apart from a messy inside the damage was none and we were so happy and so relieved. We put Aequus back together, whilst hurricane Henri whipped its tail end around for the last time that night. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Start of video 00:42 We watch the TV news reporting the hurricane 02:13 James eats a 'very fruity breakfast' 02:45 Philippa makes good use of the gym 03:07 We call Mike and hear his escapades!! 05:53 Monday morning after a very stressful few days we pack up and head back to the boat to assess the situation 06:46 James has seen a lot of water this weekend with his numerous baths!! 07:52 We head back in the taxi with a very lovely taxi driver - Gustavo 09:10 We reach Aequus and assess the damage 09:21 Everything looks absolutely fine, we can't believe how strong Aequus has held up! 10:06 We see how the inside has faired 11:50 Next time aboard Aequus 12:26 End of video

In this episode, we arrive at Sag Harbour and after settling down the anchor we realise that the place we have anchored is far too rocky and we decide to move to another part of the bay for better protection. We wake up the next day with excitement as we head into Sag Harbour to collect our amazing and very talented friend Georgia Louise. Georgia explains to us all why we need to be wearing protective headwear with her expert knowledge on skincare Georgia makes us laugh as she realises we are not driving the boat we are on autopilot. We get wet and wild in the water and realise the current is super strong and we had slight difficulty getting back to the boat. We shower each other down, it was so amazing to have our friend with us after not being able to share the boat with anyone from back home since covid began. Georgia and I nearly get picked up at the front of the boat, until they saw James and pretended they were asking for directions - very funny! James talks through the mooring as we prepare for hurricane Henri's hit on Long Island and Sag Harbour Philippa is not wanting to stay on the boat whilst the hurricane hits, but at this point we are staying on the yacht! James and Philippa debate about the hurricane and their thoughts and the apps that say very different things and the decisions that they have made. We strip down the boat, taking all the parts away that might be affected badly by the hurricane, strapping, lashing and removing all parts. The bay is starting to empty out and there is only a fraction of the boats that are normally in the bay, very frightening. The harbour master comes to see us and tells us that we shouldn't be staying on the boat. We pack up our belongings to last a few nights and Philippa searches at last minute for a hotel, which we eventually found, but was an hour and a half away from the boat, we felt lucky to have found somewhere. The feeling of leaving the abandoned stretch of water in the gloom was a feeling we will never forget. TIMESTAMPS 00.00 - Start of video 01.00 - We arrive at Sag Harbour 02.00 - We decide to move to another part of Sag Harbour as the number of boats coming in and out are making for an uncomfortable anchorage 02.51 - We meet Georgia Louise, our amazingly talented and beautiful facialist to the stars, who has million-dollar hands! 04.10 - We try to get Georgia into the tender, with much effort!! Lol 05.10 - Georgia, James and Philippa drink some wine and celebrate her arrival 05.53 - Georgia gives us some essential skin tips 06.20 - Georgia makes us laugh as she realises we are on autopilot!!!! 06.40 - We get wet and wild!!! 07.10 - We shower each other down! 07.40 - Georgia and I nearly get picked up, much to James' amusement 08.28 - Clips from our time together 09.14 - James talks through hurricane Henri 10.53 - Philippa talks about how nervous and afraid she feels 12.01 - Philippa and James debate about the apps and the hurricane and our decisions 14.07 - It is 4pm and 12 hours until the hurricane is due to hit, and we hear from a meteorologist 15.50 - The harbour master came round and told us it was too unsafe to stay on the boat and we should leave 16.11 - We leave Aequus but have nowhere to go and Philippa calls hotels to find somewhere to stay. 17.07 - Next time aboard Aequus 17.44 - End of video

In this episode We arrive at Cape May and lay the anchor down for the night after getting very wet and cold, what a difference a day makes! We get up early the next day and explore the town of Cape May, we don't find treasure but we find a little piece of heaven, a peanut shop, you are screwed if you have an allergy! We head to a little restaurant in the town and discuss our sail plan to Sag Harbour and the time we think it will take. We head back to Aequus and take a quick route past a boat that was going to cause a huge wake. We wake up at the crack of dawn to start our journey to Sag Harbour We have some wonderful sailing weather and are able to put both sails up James cooks some nachos and I get to eat a whole chilly and can't feel my mouth, James decides he should do a cookery book! We have to motor at 5am as the wind dies. We finally get some wind and manage to sail again downwind We make an emergency call to the US coastguard as we see a flare go off, after telling us what is happening, the US coastguard doubt their response to us, as they further question the situation. It becomes increasingly painful as they continue asking the same questions again and again and eventually conclude the situation. We hope they are right!! We realise we are not going to make it to Sag Harbour in time as we face the sun going down and we still have a long way to go, we decide on plan B which is to head to Montauk. We find our friend Mike on Ellipsis? we watch the sunset and Mikey decided the hill is our workout, likely he will be gone by dawn lol, knowing Mike Next time aboard Aequus Timestamps: 00.00 - Start of video 00.30 - We wait to enter Cape May 01.12 - The next day we head into Cape May town 01.50 - We enter peanut heaven! 02.56 - Planning our journey to Sag Harbour over dinner in town 04.30 - We head back to the yacht after dinner 05.52 - We set sail for the Hamptons 06.55 - We are sailing whohoooo 07.15 - James tricks me with his spicy snack and decides he should write a cookery book with his one recipe hahaa.. 09.00 - James is looking sexy as it is getting hot 11.00 - We call the US coastguard 12.38 - James said orange, I say red 12.48 - The US Coastguard doubt themselves as they ask the same questions over and over again 14.30 - We realise we are not going to make it to Sag Harbour before sunset and do not want to arrive in the dark 15.02 - Plan B 16.15 - We find our friend Mike on Ellipsis 17.00 - The most stunning sunset 17.07 - Next time aboard Aequus 17.55 - End of video

In this episode we leave Annapolis after having such a wonderful time exploring and meeting new people. We show you up close on the charts where we are heading and the journey ahead of us As we leave Annapolis we pass under what is only the second bridge we have ever passed under since our sailing of three years We research why there are loads of dead fish floating around in the Chesapeake and makes us very concerned for the future of the waterways More boat jobs as de-rusting is the job of today. We relax at our chosen anchorage and watch the sunset, we hear what sound like bombs, what are we hearing? We head through the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and take in the beautiful sights of the houses that lay along the sides of the water's edge We doge what seems like a maze of lobster pots and wonder if someone somewhere is playing a prank on us! We set off for Cape May and the weather is very different from yesterday - What a difference a day makes! Timestamps 00.00 - Start of video 02.02 - Leaving Annapolis 03.35 - Showing you where we are heading on the chart 05.55 - Do we hit the mast? 06.19 - We find lots of dead fish in the Chesapeake 07.52 - The pink stuff 10.05 - We relax and have a beer as the sunset draws in 12.05 - Are we hearing bombs? 16.10 - We go through the C&D canal 18.40 - We dodge a thousand lobster pots 22.46 - We set off for Cape May 24.00 - Love letters 25.50 - End of video

In this episode, James and I anchor just outside the harbour to the main town of Annapolis We take the dinghy into town and explore what the town has to offer We find the Kunta Kite Alex Haley Memorial symbolising equality, unity and peace. We have breakfast at the very famous Chick and Ruth's diner, an American classic that has been there for over 50 years. We have lunch at Pusser's and James and I get to grips with the word, its spelling, its meaning and its pronunciation..but of course, James is always right ;) We have another very tasty crab dip by the water's edge We take a sunset cruise around the harbor of Annapolis We have chuck on boar from Chesapeake Sails who has a wealth of knowledge about sailing and sails. He went through with us what was wrong with the cruising chute when disaster hit in the Dominican Republic on our three-day journey to the Bahamas It seems we had been fitted with the wrong anti-torsion rope Chuck goes into detail whilst he is with us about how to best use and handle our Cruising Chute We say goodbye to Chuck 00.00 - Start of video 00.22 - Annapolis location 01.25 - As we leave we forgot the rubbish 02.06 - Looking at the town of Annapolis 02.22 - The Kunta Kite Alex Hayley Memorial 02.49 - Chick and Ruth's 03.35 - Queen Ann's circular streets 04.35 - Discussing Ego Ally 05.22 - We arrive at the famous Pusser's 06.01 - We debate over the word Pusser's 07.02 - We get a brief history bout rum 08.05 - James insists he is right!! ? 09.27 - We go on a dinghy sunset cruise 10.56 - The cruising chute dilemma 11.46 - We meet Chuck 13.00 - Chuck makes us laugh 14.20 - Explaining the cruising chute issue 15.12 - Further explanation of cruising chute issue 24.10 - We say goodbye to chuck

In this episode after our troubles getting into the marina, James and I finally get settled and dock in the famous Bert Jabin marina in Annapolis Philippa discusses the issue of trying to get into dock spaces because of the wooden posts and risking pulling the stanchions out if the fenders are left on. We turn the boat upside down more than once getting essential maintenance and repairs done. We discuss how great B&G have been as they gave us some replacement parts whilst not under warranty, we give thanks to B&G.. James looks at the wiring diagrams More boat jobs means, another upside-down boat. We get a taster of the weather in Annapolis and realise just how changeable the weather is We meet Keith - Bert Jabin's treasure, dock Master in chief W fuel up Another storm sets in as we wonder why we are the only yacht anchored outside back creek?!..... TIMESTAMPS 00.00 - Start of video 00.20 - Intro to Bert Jabin Marina 00.54 - Philippa discusses the fender and posts situation when docking 02.45 - Discusses B&G, radar and the HC5000CPU 04.30 - Thank you to B&G 05.00 - Wiring diagrams 05.36 - The boat is a mess again 05.55 - We see the changeability of the weather in Annapolis 06.19 - We meet Keith Bert Jabin's Yacht-Master 07.55 - We anchor in the creek and get fuel 10.40 - James does a pump-out 10.55 - Another thunderstorm appears. 11.12 - Next time aboard Aequus 11.46 - end of video

In this episode, we arrive at St.Michaels, the very famous town that fooled the British!! We explore the picturesque and welcoming town that boasts an abundance of character and intrigue, set in the Chesapeake it is well worth a visit or a holiday destination After mingling amongst the shops and strolling the town James and I visit a cafe where the smell of cinnamon and all things sweet resonate.. James opts for a blood mary packed with shells and anchor straws! Never before seen!! ;) We stroll through the lanes of the houses dating back to the 1700s.. we stop for lunch at the very famous CRAB CLAW restaurant and James nearly has a 'Pretty Woman Moment'.. We head back to Aequus and continue our journey to Annapolis where we have a berth booked. However, our organisation goes to pot when we spend much of the afternoon trying to hail the marina, but to no avail and get 'left out in the cold', or in this case, we anchor in the middle of the inlet overnight. The next day we manage to get into the marina and receive the B&G repair guys and get started on much of the fixing and cleaning on Aequus. TIMESTAMPS 00.00 - Start of video 01.00 - We leave Aequus and head into St. Michaels 03.42 - The town that fooled the British 04.30 - We grab a snack at a gorgeous cafe and sample 'fritta' 07.08 - St Michaels Church 07.58 - The Crab Claw Restaurant 08.30 - James has a Pretty Woman Moment 09.45 - We head back to Aequus on William 11.38 - We realise 'no one is home' at Bert Jabin Yacht Yard 13.07 - and... still... no answer 14.38 - The next morning we wait for someone to be free to help with our lines to get into Jabin Yacht Yard 16.17 - Ending and next times episode

Whilst ordering some parts for a service James "accidentally" orders an engine upgrade for our Williams Minijet tender! 60hp in a dingy that is only 9 feet long! ???? #wiliiamsjettenders #minijet280 #rotax #williams #bavariayachts #aequus

In this episode we explore the inside of the USS Wisconsin. Looking around we realise just how huge she is, not only in terms of size but also in terms of how much was needed to build her. Inside we find out how the troops really lived. Food certainly was not in short supply but it also became apparent just how much preparation and amount of food was needed to supply the very large number of crew. The cramp and warm conditions of the sleeping quarters really brought it home just what the troops went through We check out the gun turret and even we find it difficult to get in and out! We get caught in a major downpour and show you just what a supermarket shop can turn into - a real time-consuming and messy experience. Timestamps 00:00 - Start of video, intro 00:20 - Enter the Wisconsin ship 00:45 - Uphill on the bow 01:00 - Assessing how the anchor chain copes on the windlass 01:40 - At the very bow of the ship 01:55 - Nickname is Whisky 02:30 - Size of the Wisconsin 02:52 - Not a hot tub 03:03 - Statistics of the Wisconsin 03:25 - Huge amounts of shore power 03:57 - Enter the inside of the ship 04:10 - Facts about the Wisconsin crew 04:32 - Food facts 05:00 - Sleeping conditions aboard the Wisconsin 06:19 - We enter a high voltage area 06:53 - We call Ryan and Sophie ;) 07:56 - Dentist clinic on board and find James having a filling ? 08:34 - Gun turret 10:04 - We show you what a supermarket shop can really look like 12:33 - Next time aboard Aequus

Panic, stress, fear.. In this episode James and Philippa anchor in Moorhead city, the weather turns extremely windy and thunderstorms are forecast for the night. As the wind gets worse the yacht behind us gets pushed up against the seabed and pulls anchor. I (Philippa) watch in horror as James had left with the dinghy to shore. I feel helpless as I cannot do anything to help. I also worry for Aequus. We leave Moorhead city to settle in for the night before leaving around the headland to face Hatteras which neither of us are looking forward to after hearing many a bad story of Hatteras. As we safely and gladly arrive in Norfolk we are amazed at the Naval base and how enormous it is. We arrive in Norfolk to seawater very different from the Bahamas lol! We take a tourist trip around the city of Norfolk and check out the famous Naval Museum and Battle ship Wisconsin, we meet two incredibly charming veterans who made our day!! We look around the rest of the museum and find some very interesting pieces indeed!!! Points of chat are potty talk, and we decide Aequus would look great with some gold leaf anew!! Timestamps: 00.00 - Start of video 00.19 - Notice neighbouring yacht in difficulty 02.12 - Leave Moorhead city for Cape lookout, trying to dodge the large waves from other boats 03.08 - We rise at the crack of dawn to head around Hatteras 04.03 - We talk about the treacherous area of Hatteras 06.49 - Everything goes flying as the large container ships pass through the busy channel 07.56 - We arrive in Norfolk and are amazed at how many Navy ships and helicopters are about 08.59 - We take a tourist day out around Norfolk 10.46 - We arrive at the home of the Wisconsin Battle Ship 12.58 - We meet two very charming Navy Veterans 16.24 - We talk 'potty' 17.26 - A toothbrush from the war looks like James's hahaa.. 18.03 - End of video and next time aboard Aequus 18.43 - End

- As we continue our 4-day journey towards America, we have issues with the wind throughout the whole trip. - We pull in and out the code zero and the other sails more times than we can count.. - However, we are blessed for the amazing GULF STREAM which

~~~Please note: This is an informative video and not part of the series~~~ PLOTTING THE GULF STREAM. In this video, we explain how we plotted the gulf stream coordinates to give the best speed whilst travelling up the east coast of America, up towards Beaufort City and Hatteras... If you are planning a journey and wish to plot coordinates for the best possible course, watch this video for some helpful tips on how to do it. Timestamps: 00.00 - Start of video 00.19 - Explanation and statement 00.26 - James and Philippa explain the change of plan and our plan to sail through the gulf stream and instead make a 3/4 day passage directly to Moorhead City. 01.11 - James has a genius plan lol 05.55 - James demonstrates using the shared screen on the computer finding the latitudinal coordinates and the longitudinal coordinates through the fastest point through the centre of the gulf stream 09.06 - James shows on the B&G equipment the waypoints plotted 11.06 - Final results of the gulf stream 11.17 - Next time aboard AEQUUS

We can fish, we can't fish, we can fish, we can't fish - WE CAN FISH!!!! whohoooooo In this episode, we have dinner at the dockside before leaving the next day towards America Within 10 minutes into our journey we have already caught, not 1 but 2 fish, although we are not perfect at fishing, we cannot believe our luck and we use a more humane technique a friend of ours told us about. There is very little wind and have to put the sails away and motor We have a fresh feast for lunch with the delicious Mahi Mahi we had just caught We question our sail plan as all the other boats that left Westend that morning were heading in a straight line towards Hatteras, we instead had decided to head up the Gulf Stream and hopefully, get pushed along by the tide. James wakes up to a beautiful school of dolphins I attempt to fish on my own but get into difficulty and need to wake James up much to his disgust, only to then lose the fish which was also a tuna on the end of the line, who's fault was it!! Philippas or James'? We realise we are moving faster than the wind Philippa explains how to get diesel from jerry cans into the diesel engines on the boat Timestamps 00:00 Start of video 00:21 Philippa and James have dinner on land 04:01 We leave Westend 06:38 We catch not one but two fish, Mahi Mahi's 09:10 James enlightens me of his preferred exit strategy 10:27 Philippa cooks up the Mahi Mahi with some herbs for lunch 10:50 James gives a taste test 11:22 We discuss our sail plan as there are no other boats near us currently as we make a different sail plan through the gulf stream, unlike everybody else 13:45 James wakes up to a school of dolphins 15:57 Philippa attempts to fish on her own, but wakes James up and we lose the fish 21:12 We play a bit of Bon Jovi to attract the dolphins 24:46 Philippa explains how to fill up the diesel tanks whilst moving 25:52 Ending scenes

In this episode, we wake up to a beautiful sunrise but due to a slightly unsheltered anchorage we didn't get much sleep and we realise we have 80 miles to do today We discover a friend of ours, Peter, from the sailing catamaran La Boheme was anchored in the next bay and they are also sailing in the distance towards Westend The boys decide they want to race so much to Philippa's tiredness the race IS ON!! Philippa wanted to stop off and have some Luxury breakfast on one of the cruise ships James gets excited by the race and gets stuck into discovering every boat that is around us and competing with people we don't even know - it does pass the time on long passages though lol!! Lots of fun.. We sail pass cruise ships that are just floating idle in the middle of the sea with their engines on, awaiting COVID to be over so they can resume their normal duties and carry holidaymakers to the private islands of Coco Cay and Great Stirrup Cay. We arrive at Westend and realise we beat La Boheme, however they caught a delicious fish, so all winners really.. We struggle to anchor in rockier ground than normal but it is the only place to anchor and lay our heads down for the night We venture into shore, fill up on fuel and check out of the Bahamas, Philippa has a dance like only you can outside a customs office in the Bahamas We stretch our legs on land and check out the beautiful coastline, have a swing in a hammock and wish fair winds to our friend Peter on La Boheme We head back to the yacht on William and put up the Code Zero in preparation for our sail to America tomorrow, we wish to be prepared as the last thing we want to do is be putting up a sail tomorrow and it be on the wrong side!!! lol 00.00 - Intro 00.20 - 5am sunrise at Great Stirrup Cay with no sleep 01.53 - We discover the catamaran next to us is our friend Peter 02.47 - The guys decide they are having a race as we leave the island 04.34 - We see 'drifting' cruise ships empty during covid 05.36 - Race update 07.10 - We arrive at Westend 08.21 - We struggle to anchor on the rocky ground 10.00 - We check out of the Bahamas 14.16 - We find a hammock and enjoy land before we set sail tomorrow 14.38 - Philippa thinks she might break the hammock as she has been eating a lot recently haha 15.50 - We enjoy the last of the Bahamian crystal-clear water 16.12 - We get the CODE ZERO out ready for our sail

PLEASE HELP US VIEWERS ? ?PLEASE click this link and upvote our plea to get Google Adsenses' attention ? https://support.google.com/adsense/thread/125648059/invalid-traffic-appeal?hl=en We are sending out a sorry because we have not been present on Youtube for several weeks. This is because we have been thrown out of Youtube's partnership program for 'INVALID TRAFFIC' and we have been trying to sort it out but to absolutely no avail. We have grown our YOUTUBE account completely organically, we don't have Patron, we received emails from Adsense to say they were SHUTTING us down - WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION or reasoning behind this. We have been left completely disappointed and in the dark by what GOOGLE and GOOGLE ADSENSE have done. We have done nothing untoward to warrant this. We know other channels that rely on this revenue as their SOLE income!! Which is terrifying. When you have worked very hard from scratch to pull something together and then finally be rewarded by AdSense to then have it totally stripped away is not right! This makes a complete sham of the system! What makes matters worse is there is no one to speak to, no one to talk to and no way to get it sorted out. To say it is a devastating situation is an understatement. The only way we can get to be heard is through your help Please help us reach Google...click the link and upvote our plea. THANK YOU very much in advance, from Philippa, James and Aequus.... XXX 00.00 - Intro 00.20 - Philippa and James talk through what has been happening 10.15 - BLOOPERS to lighten things up

We eat a delicious dinner at the famous 'POOP DECK' in Nassau in the Bahamas. We discuss over dinner the effort it took to get US visas and an appointment at the American Embassy in Nassau. We get up early and leave the harbour area of Nassau and head out into choppy waters, experiencing some 'proper' sailing that we felt we hadn't done for a while, Philippa gets soaking wet, after James had told her 'don't worry about the waves', famous last words. We arrive at the Berry islands but after trying to settle we realised it was just far too rough and with some major sailing days ahead of us we decided to pull up the anchor and find a better resting place, we find an amusement park slap bang in the middle of the ocean!! Timestamps 00:00 We arrive at THE POOP DECK 01:11 We discuss our journey to Nassau and our struggle and luck to get an appointment at the American Embassy 05:22 We get ready to leave for the Berry islands 07:53 Philippa sails us out 08:33 We change our sail plan as the wind and sea state gets rough 09:28 Philippa gets absolutely soaked as a wave came over 10:58 We arrive in the Berry islands and make a tight squeeze through Target Rock 12:00 We find a theme park in the middle of the ocean 12:53 We leave the bay at Slaughter harbour as it was just too rough and would be awake all night with major rocking 14:55 We arrive at the next bay and anchor for the night

We sail to Nassau and on the way we stop at Normans Cay (Pablo Escobar's old island). The island was once the main stopover and re-fuelling point for Pablo's planes traveling to the US laden with drugs. It was estimated that during the late 1970's and early 80's that 80% of cocaine in the US came through Normans Cay! We find and snorkel on one of the crashed drugs plane which sits in only a few feet of water. The next day we make our way to Nassau and have to cross the Yellow Bank. Yellow bank is a very shallow patch about 20 miles offshore that you have to cross coming from the Exumas. With only a couple of feet under the keel, we have to weave between coral reefs! Timestamps 0:00 We leave Staniel Cay 03:15 Arriving Norman Cay 05:02 Pablo Escobar's crashed plane 06:00 Carlos Lehder and the Meddelin Cartel 08:12 Crossing Yellow Bank 11:00 Arriving Nassau

In this episode, we visit pig beach and discover where they live and their luscious lifestyle as only glam pigs do!! We didn't bring food by accident but are glad we didn't after realising their strict diet Philippa gets bitten?! We leave pig beach and head to the famous Thunderball grotto where the film Thunderball was shot and also the film Never Say Never Again James and I do a little James Bond role play (had to be done) Philippa really does get stung, 'James' to the rescue lol.. We set off for dinner in the tender to the beautiful Staniel Cay Yacht club where we beach the tender amongst others that are visiting the restaurant and enjoy some local and not so local delicacies. 00.00 - We leave Aequus and head to pig beach 00.26 - We visit The Pigs at Pig Beach 03.51 - Does Philippa get bitten by a pig? 05.50 - We leave pig beach 06.13 - We arrive at Thunderball Grotto 07.12 - 'James Bond' appears 09.21 - Philippa gets struck by something 10.24 - We set off for dinner at Staniel Cay Yacht Club 11.00 - We see a shark swim under us 12.07 - We have a delicious dinner

After we anchored in Hogsty reef for the night, after a few hours with the boat swaying wildly from side to side we sadly decide to leave the atoll, it was just too rough! Philippa catches a beautiful Mahi Mahi We anchor in total darkness without the guide of any lights in the night sky, without the moon and without any land-light and a faulty lighthouse. We get tailed by a shark as we fish in hope of catching more fish, are we on a roll? As we arrive in the Exumas in the Bahamas we weave through very shallow ground and rocks mindful of our 2.6 metre depth. As we arrive in the Exumas we discover two friends of ours that were also anchored in the same area and we set off to find them. After having much help from our friends we go for a wonderful lunch at Kahari resort hotel As we arrive back from the restaurant we watch a magnificent sunset on our first night in the Exumas TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Leaving Hogsty Reef 03:15 - Philippa catches a Mahi Mahi 05:15 - We anchor in total darkness 10.38 - A shark tails us as we fish 13:14 - We arrive in the Exumas 16:18 - We surprise our friends on another yacht 18.04 - We go for a fabulous lunch at the Kahari restaurant 20:49 - We watch a magnificent sunset #sailingaequus

We make landfall in the Bahamas at the super friendly island of Inagua. After checking in with customs and immigration we decide to stretch our legs and explore the old lighthouse that James thinks the English built! We then head off to explore Hogsty Reef which is a unique horseshoe coral atoll located about 40 miles from the nearest land. We drop the hook behind a sliver of land and plan to stay the night.