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It has been a while since I've seen a thread like this - the rules are simple: attempt to identify the location of the last posted picture in the thread. Once the picture poster confirms the first correct responder that person then gets to add a (sailing-related) picture to the thread and the game continues.
Since I'm no good at this type of guesswork my only chance of getting a picture into the thread is by starting it off with the following picture:
There aren't really many major hints in this one for me, either.
I can't make out any courtesy flags but all the boats have dinghies and don't look like charter boats. And there is what might be a big oceangoing vessel in the distance in top left quadrant.
There are some hints in the photo. They are all sailboats except for two commercial vessels. The sailboats are all at anchor. Most have dinghys floating behind them.
Ok the courtesy flag is not the Bahamas.
Ive seen it, but not too sure. Its similar to the Antigua flag, but I think its the Dominican Republic.
As I have not been there I dont know the harbours so ill say Santo Domingo
Mark you are right. In the first picture the sailboats at anchor with dinghies gave the clue that it was a cruising destination. The two commercial vessels let one know where. The ferry is an Albury ferry unique to the Abacos and the freighter indicated a harbour. Had to be Marsh Harbour. The courtesy flag in the second photo is the Bahamian ensign which is flown as the courtesy flag.
Ahhh, yes, i remoember now. There was some discussion as to the correct flag to fly as the courtesy flag. I went for their national flag as I dont think it should be the ensign... And it was $2 instead of $20 for the ensign... Lol
If it is in the trades then the anchorage is on the east side of the island/land. Hmm, 10 degrees means 600 miles so that doesn't rule out much of the Caribbean...
With just some high cirrus for cloud cover it doesn't look like any special weather, so 20c means that this location isn't quite in the tropics so those 10 degrees would be northward, which would also put it out of the trade belt. Lots of boats at anchor, but those building don't tell me much.
I couldnt get a photo from my big computer so i took one on the ipad from the cockpit. There is a cold norther up to 30 knots at the moment and this bay is copping it.
The buildings on the center left are accommodation blocks for a navy station, the blob building center right... Hence the regularity of the buildings and eye sore main building
OK, I was working the Key West hunch, based on the US flag in the first photo and even guessed it was related to the Navy Base, but couldn't get a good angle on where the photos were taken. Can you be specific?
I knew it was a mooring field and I've been to this mooring field albiet a few years ago now and everything seemed right. The mooring field is behind Fleming Key in Garrison Bight.
Yes, the photo is aken from the Garrison Bight Mooring Field
Just as hay GE shot shows.
Its operated by the city, and he marina is in that lagoon to the south and another conecting lagoon you cant quite see.
$17 per night. But its a long dinghy ride in.
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