Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Today’s Bahamian Sloops are souped-up versions of the original Bahamian working sloops Jan Pehrson April 28, 2015 Click on the picture to read more!! The 62nd National Family Island Regatta of the Bahamas on April 22-25, 2015, with racing at Elizabeth Harbor off Georgetown in Exuma.Many of today’s sailors have descended from the original families.