Bobthebuilder's next adventure - Part 1, Ft. Lauderdale to Turks & Caicos

[Wobble]

Just looking at the spot markers #2 and #4 on I-75 I come up with a distance of about 75 miles and it shows one hour. Busted

[MarylandMark]

Cheers Bob!

[Davidmnc]

That SPOT thing in very cool. But is does make me even more envious of Bob!

[Airpacker]

He does have a tender. We figured out a way to mount a DUX cat on the sunpad.
I wish I had a picture of it because it looks like the boat has booster rockets mounted on the rear hatch.

Good luck Bob! I'm sure you'll be able to handle it without me.

Terry

Just to see Bob driving a cat would be worth the admission price. He keeps telling me he'll kill himself if he gets a cat.

[Wobble]

I think he is stopped here #9 http://catcayyachtclub.com/index.php...page&Itemid=53

Private island members only.

[Sea-Dated]

I think he is stopped here #9 http://catcayyachtclub.com/index.php...page&Itemid=53

Private island members only.

Very nice.....

[Ted]

He does have a tender. We figured out a way to mount a DUX cat on the sunpad.
I wish I had a picture of it because it looks like the boat has booster rockets mounted on the rear hatch.

Good luck Bob! I'm sure you'll be able to handle it without me.

Terry

Here's one from his Facebook post this morning!


What a great trip, good luck Bob!

[Airpacker]

Like the bunny, he's still going

[glh]

Nice run today, see you in Nassau on the Mut Saturday!

[rockstrmkr]

Terry, it won't be the same without you.....But I'll pick up some beef jerky on your behalf

[jayboat]

Nice run today, see you in Nassau on the Mut Saturday!

A bit of a zig-zag there at 8,9 and 10. Pauly musta been driving.

[bluellama]

He does have a tender. We figured out a way to mount a DUX cat on the sunpad.
I wish I had a picture of it because it looks like the boat has booster rockets mounted on the rear hatch.

Good luck Bob! I'm sure you'll be able to handle it without me.

Terry

Bob says 60 mph+

[Bobthebuilder]

Thanks everyone. That was a big day with breakfast on Marco, lunch in Ft Lauderdale and dinner in Nassau. We were to have crossed Friday but moved it ahead a day to beat a front that was dropping down with 25 knot winds out of the north. We got off the water just in time this afternoon, as the wind and seas were starting to kick up. Seas were great to Bimini with rollers up to 7 ft but with a following sea made for a nice soft ride. We cleared customs at Cat Cay instead of Bimini as it is one stop shopping there but still took 2 hrs as one girl had the clear a few planes as well as us. I told her to take the day off tomorrow as she will not likely see many boats. LOL
From there we crossed the Great Bahama Bank with its incredible turquoise water where seas were less than 2 ft. From Chubb across to Nassau is another deep water crossing but again the wind was behind us and we cruised in 2 - 4's nicely until the last 15 miles when it started to get snotty.
Tomorrow is an off day where we will lay around the pool and take it easy. Saturday we will run 40 miles out to Allen Cay and check out the iguanas. Sunday will see my Canadian friends head back north while Hans and Marc and I head south to Georgetown in the Exuma chain. That could change with the weather I suppose but right now that is our plans.
I'll catch some sleep now and write a bit more tomorrow and post some pictures.
Bob

[catastrophe]

What a great trip Bob. Good for you.
Trip of a lifetime for most guys on here.

[Ratickle]

Sweet Bob, we're watchin.....

[cuda]

That is a trip all of us has dreamed about at one time or another.

[catastrophe]

That is a trip all of us has dreamed about at one time or another.

Can you imagine getting to do that ?

Unreal holiday.

[Airpacker]

One of these days I will get Bob to adopt me then he'll have to take me with him on his fantastical adventures

Now Bob, get some coffee in ya and post some pics. !!!!!!

[Wrinkleface]

WOW Dude!!! That sounds AWESOME!!!! Hope it will all come together & U have a GREAT X!!!!!

Then, will look 4ward 2 C'n ya at Boyne Thunder!!!!!!!

[Bobthebuilder]

Unreal holiday.

TGIF Holiday? I thought I was working Alec. This is my job ! LOL

Going for breakfast with the crew. More later with pics.

Bob