For three years straight we have spent over a week of our time in the Bahamas at Great Harbour Cay Marina. As we hardly ever head to a marina, why does this one attract us? The people. I mean, the all-around protection and reasonable rates are awesome, too, but King and the staff are just amazing. They coordinate with the customs and immigration folks, host “chill & grill” and pizza nights, offer trips to the fuel depot and town, deliver fresh bread right to the boat, and are just plain nice! And for the cruisers…$2/ft/day or $10/ft/week with free wash down water, decent showers, free WiFi…RO water, reliable power, and laundry extra. There are also anchorages on both the SW and NE sides of the island.
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| Clockwise from UL: the cut into Great Harbour Cay; Chill & Grill; delicious coconut bread; the welcome sign over the cut; Lehe Paine all snug in a slip! |
Being in the marina also always gives us a chance to easily meet and mingle with other cruisers. This year we loved hanging out with old friends from S/V Pleiades and meeting the crews of Nō Ka 'Oi, Journey, Sloth, Inti, Bay Dreamin', Salty Emerald, and Privateer. And in perhaps the strangest meeting, I got to renew a friendship with a guy from my tiny, cornfield-surrounded hometown in Illinois when S/V Makae pulled in! Such a small world! It was lovely chatting with everyone and we look forward to sharing anchorages with them in the future!
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| Easily the craziest meet-up yet! Kurt and I hail from the same land-locked town in Illinois and even crossed paths in our younger days. Great to see him and his wife, Shanty, and their beautiful new boat, S/V Makae! |
With lots to explore via foot, bike, and dinghy, we really just love GHC and really can’t wait to be back!
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| We loved exploring Shark Creek and Hawksnest Cay with the crews of Pleiades and Nō Ka 'Oi! |
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