Ed wrote:
in the summer, the seas CAN be as calm as a bathtub. I have been passed up
by waverunners several times. Give yourself a week to make sure you pick a
perfect day..KNOW YOUR FUEL BURN AND DOUBLE IT... go EARLY in the AM, if you
want to have LOTS of company, try July 3rd or the Friday before labor day.
BTW... 48 NM is FLL, Miami is 42 from the inlet to the markers in Bimini
(yes they now have markers....)




Is that new? They used to have subtle markers to the South where you
would enter and follow the shore back North. In my small CC draft isn't
as much of an issue so we cut across on the return to get ahead of the
storm.