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Cruising World - Nightmare On The Exuma Bank
Cruising World - Nightmare On The Exuma Bank
In the first two months of 2016, extreme weather events have impacted the cruising
fleet in Fiji and the Bahamas.
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Peace before the storm: Sailors in George Town, Bahamas, report that the weather had been settled the day of the
derecho. When the clouds came, no one expected the 70-plus knots of wind that swept through the islands.
TAMMY SWART
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with structure looming over his evening anchorage at Normans Cay, in the
northern Exumas. Aboard the Leopard 40
Dream Catcher, he and his wife, Beth, and
their 12-year-old daughter, Jeanette, had
sailed up earlier in the day to meet friends.
Normans is a popular stop among cruisers
for its beautiful scenery and the nearly allaround protection of the inner anchorage
a rarity in the low-lying Exumas.
Early that morning, Ken had listened
to the synopsis delivered by Chris Parker
during the weather routers SSB broadcast:
possible squalls, some that could be strong.
Even in the fairly protected anchorage
at Normans Cay, the powerful winds
kicked up a chop, and several boats
dragged anchor.
KEN PIMENTEL
NIGHTMARE ON THE
EXUMA BANK
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between them. The middle boat was pummeled. Eventually rodes were severed, and
a badly battered Bamboo limped onto a
mooring just downwind.
Weeks later, Ziga sat aboard Triumph as
she readied to fly back to the U.S., leaving
her irreparably damaged boat behind. She
says the rogue skippers insurance company
has denied her claim because the two boats
did not actually make contact.
Ive lost my most valiant friend,
Bamboo. She was the coolest boat. Smarter
than me. She took care of me on many
occasions, she says wistfully. Still, I didnt
expect it to end so horribly.
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