On 2007-04-02 11:22:59 -0400, "Skip Gundlach" said:

First order of business is to become more familiar with the boat and
its gear. I'd wanted, from the start, to take an extended US coastal
trip as a shakedown. Sometimes you have to be hit upside the head
with a 2x4 to get your attention; that's now happened with Lydia,
who's (now) enthusiastically looking forward to all that the East
Coast has to offer. And, as life is what happens as you're making
other plans, who knows? We may find such pleasures addictive and do
that plus the Bahamas for many years. However, we expect to head out
again in November or thereabouts, beginning our Caribbean
adventure(s).

When you get to the Chesapeake, look us up. In fact, get and read
Shellenberger's "Cruising the Chesapeake, a Gunkholer's Guide". That'll
whet your appetite.

It's been said by many people who know both grounds, the most notable
I've heard being Tom Neale, that if you are comfortable on the
Chesapeake, the Bahamas are well within your capabilities.

Good training grounds and wonderful cruising.

--
Jere Lull
Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
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