Saturday, January 30, 2016

Tow to Nassau

Tow to Nassau

Joe and two sons show up a 7:30am and we are quickly on our way. This is not an easy tow, because our rudder is frozen in a left turn, so not only is Joe towing us, he is also steering us. He has to pull us at a 45 degree angle. 







We were able to fly the head sail for about an hour to compensate, but the wind turned on our nose and we took in the sail.

Almost there !
Entering Nassau Harbor
 By 3:00 PM we pull into the dock at Nassau Harbor Club. I quickly turn on the engine and put it into reverse to slow us down and we gently slide into our slip.

Joe and two of his five sons, mission accomplished !
Two mornings previous, after we ran aground, our friend Betty Romberg “Bright Ayes” had Chris Parker ask during his morning radio weather broadcast if any trawlers in the area could lend Manana assistance. We never heard from any trawlers, because I doubt any were in the area. Over the next couple days we start getting emails from friends further south asking,“Were you that Manana, we heard about during Chris Parker's broadcast ?”. In Nassau many cruisers that we knew and some we didn't, approached us to ask about our little event. Between email, texting, cell phones, SSB radio and VHF, news moves fast. A lot of natural curiosity about an event we all don't want to experience during our cruising days.

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