"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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Sounds good. We're working our own list, getting ready to go north
for the summer. Where are you guys heading next?


Hi, Wayne,

Our next destination, assuming we make it out of the yard before then, is
the Abacos for hurricane season.

Work continues apace; the half-drum of new chain is in the locker, welding
on the bow cage is scheduled, the forward head is ready for reapplication of
teak and a new toilet (holy toilet food, they're expensive!), the tiny spots
on the starboard are proving to be JUST under the surface, and ready for
compounding while the port side is being sanded, the new grill ready for
installation in place of the old one, given to the bottom-grinder, and a
half-dozen others nearing completion...

After hurricane season, CURRENT expectation (all things subject to change)
has us moving down toward the EC, being sure to enjoy some of the places
we've jumped over our last two times in the central Bahamas. We have several
cruising buddies who are under way on that adventure at the moment, as well
as another who preceded them by several months, so have some very immediate
info about what to look forward to, even if it isn't any further than PR
this year/next winter.

L8R

Skip

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On Thu, 7 Apr 2011 20:00:28 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

After hurricane season, CURRENT expectation (all things subject to change)
has us moving down toward the EC, being sure to enjoy some of the places
we've jumped over our last two times in the central Bahamas. We have several
cruising buddies who are under way on that adventure at the moment, as well
as another who preceded them by several months, so have some very immediate
info about what to look forward to, even if it isn't any further than PR
this year/next winter.

Getting to PR is really the most challenging part of cruising the
Caribbean. The US and BVIs are just another short hop from PR, St
Martin another day or two after that, St Barts and Antigua another
couple of short hops to the south. Once you turn the corner at St
Martins and head south, everything is pretty much of a beam reach.
You'll love it although there are some challenges to be dealt with.