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Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:47:20 -0500, krj wrote: They had planned to go from St. Petersburg to Marathon. Rather than sail around Key West, most people opt to take Big Spanish channel. The entrance to the channel is about 3 nm NNE of the Content Keys. there is a lighted marker (G57) at the channel entrance. That's the only lighted marker until you get east of No Name Key. Most people I know do not attempt to run this channel at night. They wait at Cape Sable and leave at first light in order to run the channel in daylight. According to my GRIB file the wind at 1AM Feb 6 was 25-30 KN from the NE with 7-8 ft. seas. Most likely, if he turned SE at G57, he didn't allow for the strong wind, missed "G55" (unlighted) and ended up on Harbor Key Bank (1-2 ft.). krj Skip's boat draws 6 1/2 feet which is too much for Big Spanish channel in my opinion, especially at night. I draw 5 1/2 and don't take Big Spanish even during the day. The channel south from Bullard Bank and Red Bay Bank into Moser Channel is much deeper and easier to negotiate. I pointed that out to Skip several times on this group. http://tinyurl.com/3b8c42 Is his mast short enough to get under the Moser Channel bridge? |
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