Sailing Adventures

I just realized that School on a Schooner is very much about the land.  We are currently land locked - or as our captain says "Corralled in the Canal" - due to hurricane season in the Bahamas.  We plan to leave on a new adventure within a month or two.

In the meantime here are some photos from our last sailing expedition around the Islands of the Bahamas.

                           A tricky wing on wing sail around the northern tip of Crooked Island.

                                                                           

Conch Cleaning in Little Inagua  

                                                                    Under Da Sea

   Tropical Storm Emily in Exuma

                                                              More coming soon . . .

Abaco Adventure

We just flew back to Nassau from Treasure Cay, Abaco.  We had a wonderful three day "field trip" to Manjack Cay.  We are covered with mosquito bites and scratches from hiking in the "woods" but very happy and excited.  Manjack is beautiful and very low key. It was refreshing to not see a single car until we anchored in Black Sound, Green Turtle Cay for the last night.  Green Turtle Cay is a very clean, friendly out island settlement.  Charming place to visit.

The highlights were: turtle watching in the anchorage, the stunning two mile Atlantic beach, rich soil and large Bahamian trees, huge mutton snapper (the one that got away) and the amazing and inspirational people we met there.

Manjack Cay is a special place and we will definitely be seeing it again.

Hello

Welcome to my new blog. Our school at home is actually a school on a sailboat - a 72 ft schooner named Keewatin to be precise. I hope you will enjoy our adventures in schooling and sailing.

Mid-term break is in effect right now.
"But it's so early" I hear.
"Just one of the things I love about homeschooling" I reply. "I can set up our schedule exactly as I need to"

The kids are currently on vacation with their other parents. We are not only a boating family, but a blended boating family! I am missing them, ordering curriculum and basically killing time until they return on Sunday.

We have managed to fit in a few boat projects though. We have almost completely reconstructed the staysail boom that snapped in the ocean just south of Conception island on our recent expedition around the islands of the Bahamas. We have also started repairs on our bowsprit which encountered some fresh water next to a patch of bare wood leading to . . . you guessed it - rot!

My new teachers desk that we recently built is in place and perfect!