Speakers
Route Briefing Track
Want to take your boat to The Bahamas? Stop dreaming about it and make it happen! Greg and Susan Costa guarantee to give you the confidence to plan your own special Bahamas trip. This presentation will assist the first-time Bahamas boater with helpful information on Florida departure ports, pre-planning, weather, provisioning, Customs & Immigration, ports of call, expenses, side trips and island highlights. The Costas will include detailed information on their extended stays cruising The Bahamas, covering 30+ different islands and cays. Attendees will be introduced to a mix of the more popular tourist stops, well-known ports, and some out-islands that would not be on the typical boater's port of call. Presentation includes a FREE printed copy of their 77-page book (updated January 2024), Cruising the Bahamas With the Lucky Me, along with a FREE copy of the Bahamas Cruising Map & Marina Directory from the Association of Bahamas Marinas.
Location: Hibiscus Hall C
Greg and Susan Costa traveled over 15,000 miles on Lucky Me from 2016 to 2022. Their journey included The Bahamas, Canada and twice around the Great Loop. When not planning their next long-distance adventure, they can be found enjoying the beautiful waters of Florida’s Gulf Coast.
They wrote “Cruising the Bahamas With the Lucky Me” to give boaters a simple book to assist with planning a trip to The Bahamas. Their book has been well received with over 25,000 copies (e-book & print) distributed in the past five years. The Costas are well known in the boating community and are often featured speakers on The Bahamas before major boating groups including AGLCA, Trawlerfest and Seven Seas Cruising Association. Follow their next adventure on Facebook at: Lucky Me Looping.