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Arriving at Staniel Cay, Exumas Bahamas

What do you do when your friends ask you if you want to come sailing with them on their 46ft. sailboat in the Exumas?  You say, YES!  We were fortunate to be asked by some great friends, Jon & Jen, to join them for a portion of their cruise through the Bahamas this winter.  After accepting their offer, we started researching flights to the Exumas.  It is easy to find flights to the major cities of the Bahamas like Nassau and Freeport, but finding flights to the small keys is limited to a few small airlines and charter flights.  After a quick Google search, we found

Peter Nielsen – Editor of Sail Magazine

While we were at the Miami Strictly Sail show we had the opportunity to interview Sail Magazine Editor, Peter Nielsen.  Well, actually Peter just happened to be sitting next to us at the bar while we ate lunch.  I have been a Sail magazine subscriber for many years, and it was great to meet him.

I am sure being a print magazine editor is a very challenging job with the shift to digital media, but it does have some perks as Peter gets to experience great sailing around the world.  I remembered reading a recent review Peter wrote about sailing on the Gunboat 55 hull #1 Rainmaker.  Rainmaker was recently de-masted and abandoned at sea, so I asked Peter about