Sailing Grand Cayman to Chesapeake MD part 1 – Hallberg-Rassy 54 Cloudy Bay -May 2020. Season20 Ep19

Part 1 of our 1,200 miles passage from Grand Cayman to the Chesapeake, on our Hallberg-Rassy 54. A long spinnaker run to Cuba, then lively sailing in the gulf-stream to Florida. After 2 months of Covid-19 lockdown in Grand Cayman, with the hurricane season approaching, we needed to move. Due to all Caribbean and central American borders still closed to yachts, we reluctantly decided to sail 1,200nm north back to the safety of Herrington Harbour in the Chesapeake, USA. This video, part 1 of the passage, takes us from Grand Cayman to West Palm in Florida via the Yucatan Channel at the western end of Cuba, then north up the Gulf Stream. We flew the ISTEC Parasailor spinnaker for over 33 hours on the first leg; got hit by thunderstorms close to Florida Keys, and had a wonderful fast run passed Miami and Lauderdale before coming into the tranquil Lake Worth at West Palm, Florida. 15 May - 1 Jun 2020