After taking care of necessities in Lake Worth, the forecast was showing a short weather window for crossing the Gulf Stream Tuesday night. East winds of 15-20 knots, settling into less than 10 knots on Wednesday before building again. Good for motoring across. After moving down to anchor at the inlet that afternoon, we left at 12:30A for a night crossing. It took 16 hours to cross, with the forecasted winds right on target. We arrived in the Bahama Banks in daylight, at 9:00A and threw out a fishing pole to see what could get. The water went from too deep for the depth sounder to register to less than 20 feet in a matter of minutes. The crossing of the Banks was on absolutely flat, hazy, pale blue water. We made first landfall at 4:30 that afternoon at Great Sale Cay, a popular stopover for boats crossing the Banks.
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| Staging at Lake Worth Inlet |
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| Fishing on Little Bahama Banks |
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| Nice Fish - but we let it go |
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| Flat Waters - on the Banks |
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| Pat at the helm |
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| First Landfall - Great Sale Cay |
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