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[email protected] salty@dog.com is offline
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Default Skip on the move

Just looked at Skip's spot log. He's left the anchorage inside Coecles
Harbor on Shelter Island and appears to be headed back towards the
LIS. Via Email, he had mentioned going to Three Mile harbor while out
between the forks, but apparently he has changed his plans. I advised
him earlier via email that he needs to find a well protected anchorage
with good holding before Saturday, when Hanna's remnants will be
passing through. Where he just left would have been ideal. Three Mile
Harbor would have been good as well.

His immediate problem may be that he is about to try transiting Plum
Gut against an outgoing tide. He'll be up against as much as 5 knots
of opposing current and depending on wind, he may encounter an 8 foot
standing wave that he will have to sail through. Plum Gut can be
pretty easy if you do it during slack tide. Second best would be
having the tide pushing you through. He picked the worst option.
Hopefully there is almost no wind there when he arrives and he can
motor through (slowly) without issues. It will also be quite a
"washing machine". Moreso if the wind is opposing.

Wonder where he's headed?