Sailing the Bahamas - Far Out Islands - Distant Shores Television

The Far-Out Islands - Family Islands


These are the holy grail of remote Bahamas cruising. Tiny remote islands in a mass of unreal tropic-blue seas! You can be almost out of sight of land but in just 10 feet of water as far as the eye can see. Ragged, the Jumentos, Crooked, Acklins, Mayaguana... there are amazing places to discover! Check out this blog on our most recent visit. (pictured below)
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Shallow draft and careful pilotage make these exceptional areas accessible and very rewarding.
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Good cruising guides help - so does watching our films on this area since we try to show how to deal with the shallow water. Here are blogs on Shallow Water Piloting and how to read the water colour from our visit in 2014

We discuss the area in our Boatblog here and here

Resources


Southern Bahamas Vol 2 - Stephen Pavlidis - Detailed and well researched.
Yachtsmans Guide to the Bahamas - Published annually since 1950!
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Episode 61 featuring the Out Islands is available for download here on Vimeo
Episode 62 featuring shallow water piloting in the Crooked & Acklins group is available for download here on Vimeo
Episode 74 featuring Mayaguana, Jumentos, Ragged is available for download here on Vimeo
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Med, Caribbean & Bahamas - Season 5
Includes the Bahamian Out-islands, Mayaguana, Crooked, Acklins, Ragged, and Exuma chain.
$24.95 US More Info | Video Catalog
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Cruising with the Shards
Crossing the Gulf Stream and sailing the Bahamas through the Berry Islands, Nasau and on down the Exumas. A Classic!
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Chesapeake, ICW & Leeward Islands - Season 6
Includes the Bahamian Out-islands, Mayaguana, Dollar Harbour & sailing the shallow banks.
$24.95 US More Info | Video Catalog
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Save $20 - Includes All programs on the Caribbean, Bahamas and Atlantic Crossing!
$89.95 Includes 10 DVDs - more info Season 5, Season 6, Season 9, Cruising with the Shards