Chris - see trialsbikeadam 's thread here under new posts "Crossing to Bahamas" . He's about to cross soon as well. Maybe you could get in touch and compare notes? Or even cross simultaneously and set up a sched - so you have someone crossing "with" you - even at a distance, it feels good once you're
offshore a bit to have a fellow sailor on the same trip as you that you're checking in with each other. Just a thought.
Fair winds,
LittleWing