M/V Current Pride, of The Current settlement, Eleuthera, in Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera, c.2001
Photo source: Author’s photo/collection.
MAILBOAT NAME: M/V Current Pride
PAST NAMES: none
DIMENSIONS: 88 tons
CONSTRUCTION: wood
YEAR BUILT: not known
EARLY CAREER: Nassau, Upper & Lower Bogue, The Bluff, Current Island, North Eleuthera, and Gregory Town, James Cistern and Hatchet Bay / Alice Town in South Eleuthera, back to Nassau.
The Current Pride “racing” a larger mailboat M/V Marcella III out of Nassau Harbour at dawn, with Montague Hotel in the background. Photo taken from the deck of the M/V Bahamas Daybreak III, c.1995.
Photo source: Author’s photo/collection.
NOTE: For more photos of the Current Pride see the blog entry “M/V Current Pride Photo Essay” dated April 25th, 2015.
Another blogger, Richard M. Langworth, cycled Eleuthera utilized the Current Pride to get there. He wrote:
“The Current Pride is a microcosm of the old Bahamas, laden with produce (this really is a “banana boat”) and Eleutherans heading for the big city. You can’t pay for the entertainment you get free. One gent spent the entire voyage singing and shucking peas; another trolled part of the way and hooked a giant barracuda which flopped around on the deck and scared some of us passengers.
There is a better, more detailed photo of this well-maintained vessel on Flikr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/billfurry/316052469/
There is a good photo of the stern of M/V Current Pride unloading at Hatchet Bay by Teri at https://picasaweb.google.com/aquabacky/ELEUTHERAMarch2012#5719178931022921074
To watch footage of Current Pride unloading in Hatchet Bay go to YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMT5WfXCH-M
Source: http://www.bahamas.com/node/50261