Bob.. can't you leave Friday night? Use radar and GPS.. have Suzanne plot
course and navigate. You'll make up distance to allow an easier schedule the
following day. Even if you only sail or motorsail [recommended] from let's
say 1800hrs to 2200 hrs at a steady 5 kts.... it will reduce the passage by
20 nautical miles. Drop hook.. grab some rest and be ready to weigh that
chrome anchor early next day.

CM



"CANDChelp" wrote in message
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| Well, this weekend was supposed to be a trip from City Island to Coney
Island
| to dip a toe in the ocean, and the weather was perfect. Looks like he
didn't
| make it, but not to fear.
|
| This summer, Suzanne is working at a hospital, going to school and
voluntering
| at an old age home. It's been near impossible for us to do more than catch
a
| lot of day and night sails.
| Next weekend will be our first chance to take the boat for a bit more
distance,
| and we're looking forward to it.
| Her school/work schedule was part of the reason we'd planned to wait until
2005
| to replace Ghost. Then the great deal on the C&C came along...and we
jumped at
| it. We're not regretting it, but I sure wish we could line up more than
two
| days to sail.
|
| RB