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Flying Pig Float Plan
Flying Pig Float Plan
We'll be leaving for the Bahamas in less than an hour, bucking the tide on the way out Miami's Government Cut, but taking advantage of the lack of cruise ships allowing us direct access to the ocean. Once out of the breakwaters, we'll head generally southeast, riding the Gulf Stream to somewhere on the Bahama Banks. We estimate arrival early morning and will cross into the banks at whatever convenient location the stream and our progress has taken us - likely north of Bimini, or Hen and Chickens area, but perhaps as south as Gun Cay.. From there we'll proceed on Explorer Charts' rhumblines over the Mackie Bank or Shoal to the Northwest Channel Light entering the Tongue of the Ocean, likely at dark. Likewise, we'll follow the Explorer Charts' rhumblines from there to Nassau, where we'll check in at Yacht Haven, grumbling, no doubt, about weekend surcharges for the customs people. Weather at this time appears that we'll drive the entire way, getting only minimal benefit from the wind until we're nearly there. The upside is that the Gulf Stream promises to be very comfortable. Look for updates sometime Sunday PM or Monday AM; those so connected can watch our progress on the SPOT page (http://tinyurl.com/ FlyingPigSpotTracking)... L8R Skip and crew -- Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at and "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain |
Flying Pig Float Plan
On Dec 19, 10:12*pm, Skip Gundlach wrote:
Flying Pig Float Plan We'll be leaving for the Bahamas in less than an hour, bucking the tide on the way out Miami's Government Cut, but taking advantage of the lack of cruise ships allowing us direct access to the ocean. 1) leaving port on a Friday ?!?!?! 2) At night ???? 3) Against the tide ?!??!!? I give up............. You win skip. Bob |
Flying Pig Float Plan
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Flying Pig Float Plan
"Bob" wrote in message ... On Dec 19, 10:12 pm, Skip Gundlach wrote: Flying Pig Float Plan We'll be leaving for the Bahamas in less than an hour, bucking the tide on the way out Miami's Government Cut, but taking advantage of the lack of cruise ships allowing us direct access to the ocean. : 1) leaving port on a Friday ?!?!?! : : 2) At night ???? : : 3) Against the tide ?!??!!? : : : I give up............. You win skip. : Bob Skippy is no sailor. He proves it every time he opens his big mouth. He might as well just get it over with and buy a trawler. The good news, however, is he bypassed the Keys. At least I won't have to be reading about his stupidity in the local papers for weeks on end as was the case last year when he passed through here. And, another very good thing is he won't find Internet access many places in the Bahamas so we won't be 'treated' to as many of his encyclopedia-length trip reports. keeping fingers crossed Wilbur Hubbard |
Flying Pig Float Plan
On Dec 20, 1:01*pm, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Bob" wrote in message ... On Dec 19, 10:12 pm, Skip Gundlach wrote: Flying Pig Float Plan We'll be leaving for the Bahamas in less than an hour, bucking the tide on the way out Miami's Government Cut, but taking advantage of the lack of cruise ships allowing us direct access to the ocean. : 1) leaving port on a Friday ?!?!?! : : 2) At night ???? : : 3) Against the tide ?!??!!? : : : I give up............. You win skip. : Bob Skippy is no sailor. He proves it every time he opens his big mouth. He might as well just get it over with and buy a trawler. The good news, however, is he bypassed the Keys. At least I won't have to be reading about his stupidity in the local papers for weeks on end as was the case last year when he passed through here. And, another very good thing is he won't find Internet access many places in the Bahamas so we won't be 'treated' to as many of his encyclopedia-length trip reports. keeping fingers crossed Wilbur Hubbard Heh. No such luck. We're here... L8R Skip |
Flying Pig Float Plan
On Dec 20, 1:56*am, Bob wrote:
On Dec 19, 10:12*pm, Skip Gundlach wrote: Flying Pig Float Plan We'll be leaving for the Bahamas in less than an hour, bucking the tide on the way out Miami's Government Cut, but taking advantage of the lack of cruise ships allowing us direct access to the ocean. 1) leaving port on a Friday ?!?!?! 2) At night ???? 3) Against the tide ?!??!!? I give up............. You win skip. Bob Heh. I can't win. Wilbur claims one always leaves on an incoming tide, so when you get stuck, the tide lifts you off. As to Friday, it's just another day. If I let all the superstitions get in my way, I'd be frozen in place. And, in case you weren't paying attention, I came in to Miami in the night (well, technically, predawn in the morning). What's the big deal??? And being a left-coaster, I'll forgive you for not knowing that one always does the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas at night so as to arrive on the banks with good light. Meanwhile, we're here, and had an entirely uneventful passage (other than the monster fish which got away, which you'll hear about in the log)... L8R Skip, still up at this ridiculous hour... |
Flying Pig Float Plan
On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:29:51 -0800 (PST), Skip Gundlach
wrote: On Dec 20, 1:56*am, Bob wrote: On Dec 19, 10:12*pm, Skip Gundlach wrote: Flying Pig Float Plan We'll be leaving for the Bahamas in less than an hour, bucking the tide on the way out Miami's Government Cut, but taking advantage of the lack of cruise ships allowing us direct access to the ocean. 1) leaving port on a Friday ?!?!?! 2) At night ???? 3) Against the tide ?!??!!? I give up............. You win skip. Bob Heh. I can't win. Wilbur claims one always leaves on an incoming tide, so when you get stuck, the tide lifts you off. As to Friday, it's just another day. If I let all the superstitions get in my way, I'd be frozen in place. And, in case you weren't paying attention, I came in to Miami in the night (well, technically, predawn in the morning). What's the big deal??? And being a left-coaster, I'll forgive you for not knowing that one always does the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas at night so as to arrive on the banks with good light. Meanwhile, we're here, and had an entirely uneventful passage (other than the monster fish which got away, which you'll hear about in the log)... L8R Skip, still up at this ridiculous hour... On the other hand, Skip is out on the water and Willie the Wiseman is sitting on the shore.... sort of gives you an idea of who is the sailor doesn't it. Cheers, Bruce (bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) |
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