On May 6, 3:31*am, Jere Lull wrote:
On 2008-05-05 14:18:12 -0400, "Gregory Hall" said:

What? Are you daft? That's a stupid thing to do. You're talking about the
busiest part of the Atlantic hurricane season. *You obviously haven't a
clue. Stay home or take a cruise ship. You obviously aren't qualified to be
out there sailing a small boat.

Good advice ! Although Ive never sailed that area. My experince is
limitted to the Pacific and GOM on OSVs but that dont count.


I find this to be over the top.

Hmm not really

The BVI experience fewer storms than Long Island, yet few will warn
against sailing in LIS in season.


Thats because your sailing in the shallow end of the pool. try the
deep end. diffrent rules there.


As long as the OP pays attention to local weather, they'll be just fine.
Jere Lull

Now this has got to be chissled on the Head Stone. When I was learning
how to fly on the Oregon coast at age 15 and soloed on my 16th
birthday (using Rogers shamless self promotion) the old guys used a
term to describe a typicall weather pattern. they called it a:
SUCKER HOLE. That nice bit of weather inbetwen fronts that would close
in behind ya with NO place to go.
Same thing happens to small boats that can not handle Small Craft
Warnings OR inexperinced/incappable operators. "...Oh, the weather
report looks nice for the next 3 days..." and out they.

I recomend continuing your BAY sailing....................
Bob