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Dennis Gibbons August 29th 05 08:25 PM

North Atlantice guides
 
Thinking of bringing my Nic 35 from New England to Ireland. Are there any
useful guides for a North Atlantic crossing?
thanks

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Dennis Gibbons
dkgibbons at optonline dot net



varnish August 29th 05 08:30 PM

Dennis Gibbons wrote:

Thinking of bringing my Nic 35 from New England to Ireland. Are there any
useful guides for a North Atlantic crossing?
thanks


There is a good book published in the UK by Imray called the 'Atlantic
Crossing Guide' by Anne Hammick. Google will find it. Probably has
more information that you'll need.

I did UK to Newport RI this year, and will make the return trip next
year. I'm expecting it to be easier!

Dennis Gibbons August 29th 05 09:27 PM

Thanks, I looked at the table of contents on line and it seems to have
little about the actual crossing ( a lot about getting your boat ready etc).
Are there any other guides to the crossing itself?
did you sail via the Azores or direct? What do you sail and what time of
year did you go?
thanks
Dennis
"varnish" wrote in message
. uk...
Dennis Gibbons wrote:

Thinking of bringing my Nic 35 from New England to Ireland. Are there
any
useful guides for a North Atlantic crossing?
thanks


There is a good book published in the UK by Imray called the 'Atlantic
Crossing Guide' by Anne Hammick. Google will find it. Probably has
more information that you'll need.

I did UK to Newport RI this year, and will make the return trip next
year. I'm expecting it to be easier!




Howard Peer August 29th 05 11:06 PM

Dennis Gibbons wrote:
Thinking of bringing my Nic 35 from New England to Ireland. Are there any
useful guides for a North Atlantic crossing?
thanks

Dennis,

This may not be helpful, or it may be, don't know. I found it useful
for cruising Cape Breton.

In any case the price is right.

http://pollux.nss.nima.mil/sdr/

Howard

Brian Whatcott August 30th 05 04:00 AM

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:30:54 +0100, (varnish)
wrote:

Dennis Gibbons wrote:

Thinking of bringing my Nic 35 from New England to Ireland. Are there any
useful guides for a North Atlantic crossing?
thanks


There is a good book published in the UK by Imray called the 'Atlantic
Crossing Guide' by Anne Hammick. Google will find it. Probably has
more information that you'll need.

I did UK to Newport RI this year, and will make the return trip next
year. I'm expecting it to be easier!


How long did it take, how big a boat?
[he asks admiringly....]

Brian Whatcott Altus OK

Gordon August 30th 05 04:07 PM

Look at "World Cruising Routes" by Jimmy Cornell.
G

"Brian Whatcott" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:30:54 +0100, (varnish)
wrote:

Dennis Gibbons wrote:

Thinking of bringing my Nic 35 from New England to Ireland. Are there

any
useful guides for a North Atlantic crossing?
thanks


There is a good book published in the UK by Imray called the 'Atlantic
Crossing Guide' by Anne Hammick. Google will find it. Probably has
more information that you'll need.

I did UK to Newport RI this year, and will make the return trip next
year. I'm expecting it to be easier!


How long did it take, how big a boat?
[he asks admiringly....]

Brian Whatcott Altus OK




varnish August 30th 05 09:49 PM

Brian Whatcott wrote:

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:30:54 +0100, (varnish)
wrote:

Dennis Gibbons wrote:

Thinking of bringing my Nic 35 from New England to Ireland. Are there any
useful guides for a North Atlantic crossing?
thanks


There is a good book published in the UK by Imray called the 'Atlantic
Crossing Guide' by Anne Hammick. Google will find it. Probably has
more information that you'll need.

I did UK to Newport RI this year, and will make the return trip next
year. I'm expecting it to be easier!


How long did it take, how big a boat?
[he asks admiringly....]

Brian Whatcott Altus OK


I was an OSTAR competitor. But not very competitive. Just a 36 foot
cruising ketch. 35 days. slow, but I got there.

[email protected] September 1st 05 02:27 AM


varnish wrote:
I was an OSTAR competitor. But not very competitive. Just a 36 foot
cruising ketch. 35 days. slow, but I got there.


Varnish,

Me, too - in '92. When did you do the race? I hated to miss the Half
Crown Club meeting this past May but was headed south to Bermuda and
the Turks and Caicos.

(But, then, my boat sank in that race...)

Jack


varnish September 1st 05 09:12 AM

wrote:

varnish wrote:
I was an OSTAR competitor. But not very competitive. Just a 36 foot
cruising ketch. 35 days. slow, but I got there.


Varnish,

Me, too - in '92. When did you do the race? I hated to miss the Half
Crown Club meeting this past May but was headed south to Bermuda and
the Turks and Caicos.

(But, then, my boat sank in that race...)

Jack



It was a good party. I did the race this year, in a boat callled Ayesha
- a good old cruising boat, really. I wasn't there to win, only to get
to the far side, which I did. There were many retirements this time -
nearly half the fleet.
I've left the boat in Mystic for winter, looking forward to the return
trip next year.


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