Today we were treated to a seminar by Chris Parker, the marine weather forecaster. Most cruisers in the SE US and Bahamas are very familiar with him.  In the morning, he gave a clear, concise explanation of how the weather is forecasted with the emphasis on marine predictions, ie wind speed and direction, wave height, frontal passages, etc.  The afternoon presentation focused on more of the same type of information and then he related his experiences sailing in the Bahamas with tips on good anchorages and passages for poor weather conditions.  Chris comes to Georgetown once a year to share his expertise and while many cruisers here have probably heard him speak before, the room was full to capacity with a crowd anxious to learn more about probably the most important thing to know about when traveling on a boat. 

Afterward, we headed over to Government Dock where a fishing boat has been tied up for a few days.  We had previously bought some delicious grouper steaks from him and came back today for lobster tails.  We got two and will probably go back to get some more tomorrow.  Each one pound tail cost us $12.

The regatta will begin on Monday and the first event is the dog parade.  We decided to put Daisy in it, but have to come up with a costume, music and something for an announcer to say about her.  The theme of the regatta is “Under the Sea, Las Vegas Style,” so we are thinking of dressing Daisy like a Las Vegas showgirl.

Our anchorage continues to fill up with people leaving the less protected areas.  We have over 20 boats in here now and unfortunately they are encroaching on the space we’ve been in since the beginning of the week. This is a large anchorage, but the new arrivals never seem to want to go to a new space.  Instead, they prefer to go in between other boats which were carefully spaced.  It’s always interesting to us how boaters enter an anchorage and squeeze into a space where they really don’t fit, endangering other boats which are already there.  When the wind is strong and boats are held in place with an anchor which can come loose and drag the boat, it’s a bit annoying.  We are quite confident in Seas the Day’s anchor, but we’ll no doubt have to watch the boats near us and hope they have a strong anchor, and that they knew how to set it and are going to keep an eye on their own boat.