Captain delivery from Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas

A Fort Lauderdale to Bahamas delivery is a short passage that still ends careers when it is treated as a commute. The Stream, the Bahama Banks, and the vessel’s actual draft — not the brochure draft — decide the route. A sportfish that leaves at dusk to “make the night” is a different program from a displacement yacht that wants a settled window and a daylight Bar. We place captains who have done this run on this hull type, with a delivery contract that names the marina on the other side. Customs and cruising permits are paperwork; grounding on the Banks because someone trusted a phone chart is not.