What’s a Rage? We have heard this term since being in the Bahamas, but didn’t fully understand it till yesterday. We haven’t had rage conditions since we’ve been here, at least that is till yesterday! A Rage is when wind strength and direction make inlets to the ocean impassible and very dangerous primarily, in addition to making the Sea of Abaco pretty nasty. You really don't want to be out in these conditions.
We left Lynyard Cay to head back towards Treasure Cay and the wind was really blowing, about 25 knots and out of the NE with the forecast of it getting worse, which it did. (The wind piped up to 30 knots with gusts exceeding 40knots) This had been going on for two days. Where we were anchored at Lynyard Cay was between two inlets from the ocean. We could see the inlet on the south end at Little Harbour and WOW was it nasty – 
waves breaking all the way across. But we were looking through the binoculars and couldn’t get the full effect of it, although it was impressive. We had to pass by North Bar Inlet on our way north, and we got up close and personal with the turmoil that the winds were causing! I couldn’t get below to get the camera till after we were past the worst of it, but I’m hoping you can click on the pictures and blow them up to see what I’m talking about. We were awestruck.
We left Lynyard Cay to head back towards Treasure Cay and the wind was really blowing, about 25 knots and out of the NE with the forecast of it getting worse, which it did. (The wind piped up to 30 knots with gusts exceeding 40knots) This had been going on for two days. Where we were anchored at Lynyard Cay was between two inlets from the ocean. We could see the inlet on the south end at Little Harbour and WOW was it nasty – 
waves breaking all the way across. But we were looking through the binoculars and couldn’t get the full effect of it, although it was impressive. We had to pass by North Bar Inlet on our way north, and we got up close and personal with the turmoil that the winds were causing! I couldn’t get below to get the camera till after we were past the worst of it, but I’m hoping you can click on the pictures and blow them up to see what I’m talking about. We were awestruck. 
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