mphatc
02-26-2013, 09:37 PM
A short while ago my wife and I took a vacation to the Bahamas. Totally unplanned, I found a link on OSO for a small Eco resort where the owner offered to teach one how to drive a boat in ocean swells and waves.
In nothing less than a Pantera 28!
So why would I contemplate this.... ? Linda and I own a Donzi Corsican, and as and I'm restoring a Magnum 27. I know that trying to teach Linda to drive the Magnum was not something a husband should try if he wants to stay happily married, and I also wanted her to enjoy rough water and big waves. Water and waves that one likely won't take any Donzi Classic into....... Here was our opportunity. And this is available to anyone who wants a good time in warm water and a great winter escape!
We went to Lubber's Landing in the Abacos. You get there by boat, a small open sport fishing boat that you rent for the week. Great opportunities to swim, snorkel, fish, kite sailing, and exploring the islands.
And there are some great places to visit...
Hometown, a great old village , artsy, some small shops, and a beach ,on the outer ocean side, harbor front restaurants.
Man-O-War Cay, the old ship building harbor of the Abacos, great shops, Albury Skiffs are built here.
Then there's Guana Cay, here you'll find Nipper Beach Bar, Check it out at www.Nippersbar.com good drinks, awesome beach below.
To the south of Lubber's Landing is Little Harbor, with a great art gallery and Pete's Pub. Good food, and the art gallery, WOW, who would have thought... ?
But the best of all was where we stayed, www.lubberslanding.com
The accommodations are really cool cabins tucked in to the natural surroundings, very island contemporary, air conditioned should it be hot, or just turn on the cathedral ceiling fan with open windows.
Austin and Amy are the hosts, a fun great couple that have created this resort themselves. They have a great bar, a full restaurant, island style.
Austin has the Pantera, Amy has her own Superboat 24, so they are serious boaters. If you ever wanted to learn how to throttle a boat in big water, where it launches off every wave, Austin's a great teacher. He took Linda out and had her driving and throttling, using the tabs in 20 minutes and jumping waves. This from a woman who would never drive the Corsican, and every time our Donzi launched would ask me to slow down....
So as you sit in your snowed in world, wondering if the spring will melt the ice, give yourself a break. Go boating, drink some rum, catch a fish, sit on the beach, or spend a day at Lubber's on the dock reading a good book.
And while you're there, say hello to Austin and Amy for us!
Linda and I are planning our return, by Magnum 27!
Mario L.
In nothing less than a Pantera 28!
So why would I contemplate this.... ? Linda and I own a Donzi Corsican, and as and I'm restoring a Magnum 27. I know that trying to teach Linda to drive the Magnum was not something a husband should try if he wants to stay happily married, and I also wanted her to enjoy rough water and big waves. Water and waves that one likely won't take any Donzi Classic into....... Here was our opportunity. And this is available to anyone who wants a good time in warm water and a great winter escape!
We went to Lubber's Landing in the Abacos. You get there by boat, a small open sport fishing boat that you rent for the week. Great opportunities to swim, snorkel, fish, kite sailing, and exploring the islands.
And there are some great places to visit...
Hometown, a great old village , artsy, some small shops, and a beach ,on the outer ocean side, harbor front restaurants.
Man-O-War Cay, the old ship building harbor of the Abacos, great shops, Albury Skiffs are built here.
Then there's Guana Cay, here you'll find Nipper Beach Bar, Check it out at www.Nippersbar.com good drinks, awesome beach below.
To the south of Lubber's Landing is Little Harbor, with a great art gallery and Pete's Pub. Good food, and the art gallery, WOW, who would have thought... ?
But the best of all was where we stayed, www.lubberslanding.com
The accommodations are really cool cabins tucked in to the natural surroundings, very island contemporary, air conditioned should it be hot, or just turn on the cathedral ceiling fan with open windows.
Austin and Amy are the hosts, a fun great couple that have created this resort themselves. They have a great bar, a full restaurant, island style.
Austin has the Pantera, Amy has her own Superboat 24, so they are serious boaters. If you ever wanted to learn how to throttle a boat in big water, where it launches off every wave, Austin's a great teacher. He took Linda out and had her driving and throttling, using the tabs in 20 minutes and jumping waves. This from a woman who would never drive the Corsican, and every time our Donzi launched would ask me to slow down....
So as you sit in your snowed in world, wondering if the spring will melt the ice, give yourself a break. Go boating, drink some rum, catch a fish, sit on the beach, or spend a day at Lubber's on the dock reading a good book.
And while you're there, say hello to Austin and Amy for us!
Linda and I are planning our return, by Magnum 27!
Mario L.