- Introduction
- motivation
- sailboat
- bahamas stats
- Fitting Out
- Costs
- Socializing
- Adventures
- Situations
- Cruising
- Epilogue
bahamas statistics

Map of the Bahamas Archipelago
Miami to Cat Cay: 80 km (50 miles)
Length: 1,223 km (760 miles)
Total Coastline: 3,542 km (2,200 miles)
Average Tidal Range: 1 meter (3 feet)
Number of Islands: 700
Uninhabited Cays and Islets: 2,400
Population (July, 2005): 301,000