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Travelogue Jumentos IslandsBlue wonders - on a discovery tour in the Caribbean

Morten Strauch

 · 01.07.2022

Travelogue Jumentos Islands: Blue wonders - on a discovery tour in the CaribbeanPhoto: privat
Blue wonders - on a voyage of discovery in the Caribbean
A German sailing couple has set course for the remote Jumentos Islands in the Caribbean. Despite their spectacular natural wonders, they are still a real insider tip. Download the report in PDF format

Tiny, largely uninhabited and off the beaten track - the Jumentos Chain, located in the far south-east of the Bahamas, is the perfect place to fall into oblivion. However, in addition to secluded sandy beaches, the beautiful island chain is also home to fascinating marine phenomena: the Blue Holes.

These deep sinkholes created by erosion are outstanding snorkelling and diving spots as they provide a habitat for countless fish of all sizes and colours. Seen from the air, the dark blue holes look like a gateway to another world.

Caribbean flair in all shades of turquoise on the leeward west coasts and rugged windward coasts facing the Atlantic with sharp-edged coral rock. The Jumentos Islands, which stretch in a semi-circle from Long Island to Little Ragged over a distance of around 100 nautical miles, present an antagonistic beauty.

Wiebke and Ralf Gerking have been on a long voyage with the HR 43 "Flora" for three years. They travelled from Greece to the Caribbean via the Canary Islands. Here they share with us a dreamlike and challenging trip along the Jumentos Islands, which thrilled us with blue-hole hopping, curious reef sharks and unaccentuated shallow water passages.

The large, impressively illustrated travel and cruising report can be found in YACHT 13/2022 - directly in the DK-Shop or download the article directly via the link below.

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Morten Strauch

Morten Strauch

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Morten Strauch was born in Schleswig in 1977, but grew up mainly in Lüneburg. He joined the Boy Scouts so that he could take part in a youth sailing camp in the Stockholm archipelago. After an internship at BOOTE magazine, he dropped out of his communications design studies, followed by 13 years as a freelance photographer and author for BOOTE, BOOTE Exclusiv and YACHT. In 2019, he was hired by Hanseyachts to serve as press spokesman and marketing manager. Consequently, the long-awaited first boat becomes a Hanse 291. Three and a half years later, he returns to Delius Klasing, this time as an editor for YACHT in the Panorama department. When not (also) privately on the water, Morten can be found scuba diving or collecting fossils on the coast.

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