SDA151 Private Reef Interrupted!

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel we discover another amazing reef off Elizabeth Harbour. It's too good not to dive without my bikini, but then another boat shows up! It's almost time to head north so Dave makes some badly needed repairs to our jib sail

00:00 Intro/This episode
00:33 At the Reef
02:08 To the Bahamas Sound side
03:08 Cold Water, Amazing Coral
04:40 In the Sound watching for Sharks!
07:24 Thermal Inversion, Shimmering Water
10:35 Massive, Gorgeous Reef filled with Life
11:29 Current is picking up, working our way back
13:28 Who needs a bikini?
15:33 Jib repair day with Hair Model Dave
16:20 Sail hand-stitching tools
17:03 Assessing the jib/genoa
17:57 Dropping the jib/genoa
19:07 a closer look at the repair area. We need a new sail
19:51 Thread the needle
21:23 Hand stitching
26:09 Done. Sort of
26:45 Outro / Patrons / View Next

Neil originally repairs our blown out jib with his Sailrite in SDA89
'Dark Angel encouters the Harvest Moon'
https://youtu.be/e_JwVossjSQ

Martha repairs our damaged spinnaker with her Sailrite in SDA120
'Spinnaker meets Sailrite'
https://youtu.be/E2Z4MRnrZD4
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Latitudes & Attitudes Magazine

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🍹 The Dark Angel Cocktail

We created our own signature drink, the “Dark Angel,” which placed 3rd in a Latitudes & Attitudes Magazine contest.

If you’d like to try one yourself or order one at your favorite watering hole, here’s the recipe:

Kraken Spiced Rum
Ginger Beer
Muddled Mint
Slice of Lime

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🎶 Opening and closing song

“Who We Are” by Miah
From the band NINETEEN EIGHTY SEVEN

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Sailing Dark Angel

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