The reason for stopping in Clarence Town was to officially clear out of the Bahamas as we had been instructed to do by someone at the marina we were headed for in Jamaica. As it turned out, the Bahamian officials told us it was an unnecessary step but accommodated our request, just in case. We waited most of the day for the customs guy to arrive and in the meantime we walked around town, bought some fresh fruit and had breakfast at one of the marinas.
At 2:30 pm, we untied from the dock and began our long journey to Jamaica. The three captains had agreed to shifts of 3 hours on and 6 hours off. Captain Jim took the first shift, Gale went on at 6 pm and Mark took the 9 pm rotation. The passage was rather rough averaging 4 to 5 foot seas with occasional waves of 6 to 7 to 8 feet high. There was a period of a few hours on Wednesday afternoon and evening when the seas were nearly calm; however, later in the evening, they churned up again.
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