We left our anchorage outside Spanish Wells pretty early in the morning so that we could get south by Current Cut at slack high tide. It’s called Current Cut because it’s this tiiiny little cut through the island that gets crazy strong currents running through it. If you time it wrong, you don’t get to go through! The sail south was pretty pleasant and we got to the cut just before high tide and decided to try it! The approach, however, was terrifying. You can’t even see the cut before you’re practically in it already and it’s super narrow! The waves were crashing violently against the rocks on one side and the other side was deceptively flat and calm with water boiling at the surface to let you know it meant business! Also to add to the fun there are rocks along the edges that you have to avoid. We made it through just fine and then immediately turned south again along the island to head across the bank.

The bank was a nonevent luckily. The water never got low enough to cause concern. The main issue with the bank is the scattering of large coral heads in the middle of it. You don’t know how far down they are until you’re on top, so they’re best avoided entirely. Luckily it was sunny and they were glaringly obvious black against the blue of the water. The water… was something else. I thought the water in the Abacos was clear and amazing but it has nothing on the Exumas. This water was 20’ deep and we could see the sand ripples on the bottom while going through and the color was a bright electric blue like a raspberry popsicle. We sailed practically all day and arrived at Allen’s Cay late enough to relax a bit, make dinner, and go to bed. We had some uncomfortable waves until the wind finally died down late in the evening.