On May 29, 11:45 am, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:
"John" wrote in message

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I plotted a course from Cancun to Miami keeping at least 25 miles off
Cuba
and following the axis of the gulf stream to maximize the assist from
the
current. It is 504 miles and with an average speed of 6.0 knots it
would
take 3 1/2 days.

Ansley,

Interesting results. Did you do this the old fashioned way, or did
you use software? If it is software or a web-site, would you please
share the name.

Thank you and take care . . .

John

You forgot one very important thing. You forgot to factor in the
prevailing easterlies. For example, for the past three weeks straight
without a single day's respite the wind has been blowing out of the east
and northeast at 20-40 knots in the Florida Straits. Nothing I'd attempt
to sail against and that's the truth.

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Wilbur,

I entirely agree that I would not want to spend however long it would
take tacking into those easterlies. But on the other hand, is a bad
day tacking better than a good day at work (smile)? I was more
interested in how Ansley came up with the waypoints.

take care . . .

John