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slomotion · 24-07-2008, 20:26

It is truly amazing how many remote Bahamian anchorages are described as 6 to 8 feet. All of them are really 5 1/2 feet unless your keel depth is 5 feet in which case the depth is 4 1/2 feet, etc. A fully provisioned and loaded depth of 5 feet should be fine. I would not sail the "out-islands" of the Bahamas with a true draft of much over 6 feet. FWIW, we did it with a rated draft of 5' 6" and an actual draft of about 5' 9". Yeah, we bumped and scraped our way into some places; we ran aground a couple of times; but everyone does that in the Bahamas. It's worth it.

24-07-2008, 20:26	#3
slomotion Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lakeland, FL Posts: 865	It is truly amazing how many remote Bahamian anchorages are described as 6 to 8 feet. All of them are really 5 1/2 feet unless your keel depth is 5 feet in which case the depth is 4 1/2 feet, etc. A fully provisioned and loaded depth of 5 feet should be fine. I would not sail the "out-islands" of the Bahamas with a true draft of much over 6 feet. FWIW, we did it with a rated draft of 5' 6" and an actual draft of about 5' 9". Yeah, we bumped and scraped our way into some places; we ran aground a couple of times; but everyone does that in the Bahamas. It's worth it. Last edited by slomotion; 24-07-2008 at 20:37.