Getting to Bimini Bahamas | Another BIG Crossing! | Our Great Loop

[@dreed7312]

Have fun!

[@onFIREfamily]

Will do!

[@Lake_Michigan_Chicago]

Nice Job! Enjoy :)

[@onFIREfamily]

Thanks!

[@lauravalerius4667]

So exciting! That water color change was incredible! Thanks for sharing your excursion!

[@onFIREfamily]

I think the color of the water is the most striking thing about the Bahamas.

[@andrewmellon5072]

Thank you for another enjoyable and interesting video.

[@onFIREfamily]

You’re welcome!

[@MarkandMel]

Love the change in water colors! We may have to go for it!

[@onFIREfamily]

It is beautiful!

[@michaeltheboatinglife9359]

Love your route. I’ll take it as well when I tackle the loop. Cheers

[@onFIREfamily]

It was a great way to do it.

[@haroldconnell2973]

Enjoy the Bahamas!

[@onFIREfamily]

We will! Thanks!

[@greensdreams]

Nothing ventured nothing gained! Go for it....

[@onFIREfamily]

Totally!

[@VenoxVixen]

Awesome! Did you cross with any other boats?

[@onFIREfamily]

No, but there were plenty of boats out there on such a nice day so we had company.

[@BobEstler]

You guys did a nice job shooting and editing this video. You should consider putting the kids in charge of video shooting and productions and pay them the proceeds. Might be a good job for a kid. Thanks for sharing your faith, your family, and your journey.

[@onFIREfamily]

Thank you so much!

[@johnschieffelin3226]

Wow, your patience got you a truly ideal crossing. I had to cross once in far less than ideal conditions and it was a slow, up and down slog. Enjoyed the video.

[@onFIREfamily]

Thanks!

[@buckpowers4837]

Congrats on a smooth crossing and the kids are becoming world travelers at a young age. Enjoy

[@timothyjones6601]

If you have a tilt wheel with auto pilot I think i just decided on my boat !!!!!

[@onFIREfamily]

We do! And she’s available! We’ll Have a listing shortly through greatloopyachtsales.com for when we cross our wake in August. It’s a great boat!

[@johnboyf-15vet51]

That has to be the smoothest crossing ever. Beautiful day! Y’all should cruise the Exumas.

[@onFIREfamily]

We did! More to come on that!

[@tomr3305]

Would you mind sharing your fuel usage to get to the Bahamas on a very smooth day please?

[@onFIREfamily]

Something around 60gallons for our route from north of Key Largo to Bimini. We get around 1.8mi/gal at our normal slow cruising speed.

[@mikehlavinka2964]

Bon voyage! May the wind be at your back and sunshine in front of you. Have a great time in the Bahamas. We tried to cross once but the weather window was not in our favor for our limited travel schedule

[@onFIREfamily]

It’s all about the weather. We found that out once we arrived. We had a less than ideal crossing back but we made it.

[@mattgreven7615]

What was your crusing speed? I'm always curious why people who CAN do 16-20 choose to do 8-10. Is it just fuel cost (which I understand can be a significant difference)?

[@onFIREfamily]

Yes, it’s fuel cost. At double the speed, it’s probably 5-10x the burn rate, depending on the boat.

[@kirkc5823]

Congrats on the perfect crossing, you guys have proven once again that patients and common sense pay off. Glad you made it safely.

[@onFIREfamily]

Thanks! Stay tuned for the less smooth crossing back! He he

[@rogerharrison7609]

Congratulations on making it to the Bahamas. Your crossing looking very uneventful and that’s a good thing. Did the Gulf Stream speed you up a lot? When I crossed in late March, the current was running pretty good. I was doing 13 kts at about 1300 rpm. I actually had to idle back to keep from going faster than I was comfortable with. Enjoy your stay. I’ll be looking around for you. Maybe we can hook up.

[@onFIREfamily]

We picked up a couple knots. Not as much as we had hoped so had to adjust course.