Bahamas Day 2

We woke up a little late the second day in the Bahamas after being exhausted from all the traveling but got up and went straight to exploring. We walked around near our hotel meeting tons of other Semester at Sea students to see if we could find an adventurous crew who wanted to rent a sailboat with Will and I. After finding 4 others willing to explore the sea, we rented a small catamaran and ventured into the Caribbean Sea.  The wind was relatively steady for the first 45 minutes as we made our way to a small deserted Island. The water was warm and crystal clear and only about 8 feet deep. Once we made it to the island, the wind COMPLETELY stopped. Watching our rental time dwindle and seeing that we were making no progress back to the main shore, we started to kick our way in. After a half an hour of floating and kicking, we realized we were going to need a tow. Luckily, we were able to flag down a local on a Jet Ski, so we attached to his ski and began our way back to shore. I was manning the rudder, which was extremely difficult when the jet ski driver didn't understand the concept of a slow and steady pace. 10 minutes into the tow, the driver makes a slight turn and jack-knifes our catamaran to the left of him flipping him and his ski. He wasn't terribly happy, but we managed to get his ski back up and get back to shore in one piece. We finished off the day with our friends in town for a local plate of conch and grouper then made our way to the clubs to meet other students.