This was our first time beaching the boat. We stayed overnight on the sandbank and next day pulled off with the rising tide using our Fortress stern anchor.

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How to beach your boat! This was one of our first times to deliberately beach our Southerly 42 in the Bahamas.

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A look at our Variprop feathering propellor. It reduces drag under sail but still produces full power when motoring. Since it is a 4 bladed prop it produces the most thrust in the aperture we have between the skeg and the hull of our Southerly 42. We got some nice shots showing it actually feathering.

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