Hatchet Bay / Eleuthera

From Spanish Wells we sailed towards the "Current Cut". This narrow cut needs to be timed right since currents can run faster than some sailboats can go. Most people like slack tide, high or low, with no current. We had current with us, it pushed us up to 3.5 knots extra speed through the cut. We knew we have opposing winds of 15-20 knots which can create some weird waves, but it wasn't bad at all. We had winds from the South, we sailed towards the "Glas Window". In the old times a natural arch spanned to parts of Eleuthera, but this arch has crumbled and was replaced by a man-made bridge. We tacked a couple of times to work our way South, when the wind died on us in the afternoon we motor-sailed to Hatched Bay Harbour. 

As the guide book states, you won't see the entrance until you are almost upon it. And it's narrow! With the seas running 3-4 feet we were glad to have extra engine power to keep control over the boat since the waves wanted to turn the boat in the entrance. Some people would say: No big deal! It was an interesting experience for us.



Point of no return
Inside, Hatchet Bay Harbour is one of the most protected anchorages. It has free mooring balls, so we picked one up, no need to anchor.

We took the dingy to the government dock, and walked a mile into town. At "hill" top we found a very local bar, "Da Spott", and stopped for a beer. We didn't see much else of Alice Town. We met Anju and Link from Minnesota plus the local crowd. After a few Kalik beers we smelled food. They had started a grill behind the back of this little shack and we asked for choices: Chicken, beef, pork, what you want mon? We had pork, great BBQ sauce, probably cut with an axe in many pieces. Delicious!


"DA SPOTT Bar & GRILL"