Olive (her last name actually means olive tree :-) wants to
sail to the Caribbean before crossing the Pacific. So maybe
we're going to do this in 2007.

Should we plan on spending at least a year for this trip ?
How about 4 months to get from California to the Caribbean,
4 months in the Caribbean (January to April) and 4 months
(or longer) to get back ?

wrote:
Olive (her last name actually means olive tree :-) wants to
sail to the Caribbean before crossing the Pacific. So maybe
we're going to do this in 2007.

Should we plan on spending at least a year for this trip ?
How about 4 months to get from California to the Caribbean,
4 months in the Caribbean (January to April) and 4 months
(or longer) to get back ?
What's the rush?

On Thu, 08 Dec 2005 14:54:26 GMT, Gary wrote:

What's the rush?

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Exactly. The Carribean would be a nice place to hang out for a year
or two while you'n'OliveOyl get your sea legs. The islands are close
together and every bit as scenic as those in the Pacific in most
cases.

People generally take their boats south to Venezuela or Trinidad for
the hurricane season. I'd recommend getting it hauled if leaving it
there for any length of time. Both are also good places to get work
done by all reports, although I have no experience with that.

wrote:
Olive (her last name actually means olive tree :-) wants to
sail to the Caribbean before crossing the Pacific. So maybe
we're going to do this in 2007.

Should we plan on spending at least a year for this trip ?
How about 4 months to get from California to the Caribbean,
4 months in the Caribbean (January to April) and 4 months
(or longer) to get back ?

If I was on your side of the continent, I'd head for Tahiti, not the
Caribbean. Hire someone who knows what he's doing to accompany you.

Don White wrote:
wrote:
Olive (her last name actually means olive tree :-) wants to
sail to the Caribbean before crossing the Pacific. So maybe
we're going to do this in 2007.

Should we plan on spending at least a year for this trip ?
How about 4 months to get from California to the Caribbean,
4 months in the Caribbean (January to April) and 4 months
(or longer) to get back ?

If I was on your side of the continent, I'd head for Tahiti,
not the Caribbean. Hire someone who knows what he's doing
to accompany you.

I would rather do that too. Maybe if we decide to keep going
west we can visit the Caribbean on the way back from Europe.

But what should I say to convince Olive that this is the best
way to go ?

We also have a good friend who has been sailing since before
we were born who may want to go with us.

wrote:
Don White wrote:

wrote:

Olive (her last name actually means olive tree :-) wants to
sail to the Caribbean before crossing the Pacific. So maybe
we're going to do this in 2007.

Should we plan on spending at least a year for this trip ?
How about 4 months to get from California to the Caribbean,
4 months in the Caribbean (January to April) and 4 months
(or longer) to get back ?

If I was on your side of the continent, I'd head for Tahiti,
not the Caribbean. Hire someone who knows what he's doing
to accompany you.


I would rather do that too. Maybe if we decide to keep going
west we can visit the Caribbean on the way back from Europe.

But what should I say to convince Olive that this is the best
way to go ?

We also have a good friend who has been sailing since before
we were born who may want to go with us.
Score, sounds like you could use the help.

Why don't you buy the boat in Florida?

Gary wrote:
wrote:
Don White wrote:

If I was on your side of the continent, I'd head for Tahiti,
not the Caribbean. Hire someone who knows what he's doing
to accompany you.


I would rather do that too. Maybe if we decide to keep going
west we can visit the Caribbean on the way back from Europe.

But what should I say to convince Olive that this is the best
way to go ?

We also have a good friend who has been sailing since before
we were born who may want to go with us.
Score, sounds like you could use the help.

Why don't you buy the boat in Florida?

Actually there's a well equipped 2001 Vancouver 460 for sale
in Florida but Olive doesn't want to quit her job right now.

I also think she prefers a new one :-)

wrote:
Gary wrote:
wrote:
Don White wrote:

If I was on your side of the continent, I'd head for Tahiti,
not the Caribbean. Hire someone who knows what he's doing
to accompany you.

I would rather do that too. Maybe if we decide to keep going
west we can visit the Caribbean on the way back from Europe.

But what should I say to convince Olive that this is the best
way to go ?

We also have a good friend who has been sailing since before
we were born who may want to go with us.
Score, sounds like you could use the help.

Why don't you buy the boat in Florida?

Actually there's a well equipped 2001 Vancouver 460 for sale
in Florida but Olive doesn't want to quit her job right now.

I also think she prefers a new one :-)

New boats are the pits. They don't come with all the equipment - you
have not only to pay the extra price for new, but also to buy all the
lines and stuff you need.

grandma Rosalie

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Olive (her last name actually means olive tree :-) wants to
sail to the Caribbean before crossing the Pacific. So maybe
we're going to do this in 2007.

Should we plan on spending at least a year for this trip ?
How about 4 months to get from California to the Caribbean,
4 months in the Caribbean (January to April) and 4 months
(or longer) to get back ?

Four months to Panama sounds reasonable. Then plan for a 2-3 years there.
No need to rush. Why would you want to go back to CA before heading out to
the S. Pacific? Check out my web site for tons of info on the area:

http://www.GeoffSchultz.org/

-- Geoff (who's headed back to Honduras in a month)

Geoff Schultz wrote:
Olive (her last name actually means olive tree :-) wants to
sail to the Caribbean before crossing the Pacific. So maybe
we're going to do this in 2007.

Should we plan on spending at least a year for this trip ?
How about 4 months to get from California to the Caribbean,
4 months in the Caribbean (January to April) and 4 months
(or longer) to get back ?

Four months to Panama sounds reasonable. Then plan for
a 2-3 years there. No need to rush. Why would you want to
go back to CA before heading out to the S. Pacific? Check
out my web site for tons of info on the area:

http://www.GeoffSchultz.org/

-- Geoff (who's headed back to Honduras in a month)

Very nice web site. I was thinking that we should get out of
the Caribbean before the hurricane season begins in June.
But since the best time to leave for South Pacific is between
March and May we may want to return to California and do
some traveling in my motor home.