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Cruising through the Keys and Western Bahamas
Hi,
I am going cruising on a sailboat through the Keys, Bimini Islands and hopefully Grand Bahama Island. Does anyone have any recommendations on places to go to and explore? I am on a tight budget unfortunately. Thanks in advance!!! |
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Cruising through the Keys and Western Bahamas
On Mar 14, 11:25 am, "
wrote: Hi, I am going cruising on a sailboat through the Keys, Bimini Islands and hopefully Grand Bahama Island. Does anyone have any recommendations on places to go to and explore? I am on a tight budget unfortunately. Thanks in advance!!! Sure.............. do a group search here for a guy named: "Skip Gundlach" Start recently and then follow his posts back to his ill fated 3 hour tour. Very interesting read and many lessons to learn if you read between the lines. Bob |
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Cruising through the Keys and Western Bahamas
"Bob" wrote in message ups.com... On Mar 14, 11:25 am, " wrote: Hi, I am going cruising on a sailboat through the Keys, Bimini Islands and hopefully Grand Bahama Island. Does anyone have any recommendations on places to go to and explore? I am on a tight budget unfortunately. Thanks in advance!!! Sure.............. do a group search here for a guy named: "Skip Gundlach" Start recently and then follow his posts back to his ill fated 3 hour tour. Very interesting read and many lessons to learn if you read between the lines. Bob Don't point her to that incompetent fool Gundlach. What a loser and a beggarman loser at that. The very antithesis of a cruising sailor. Rather, a blundering tale of woe idiot who deserves what he got. The water is like that. Take it seriously of come to grief. Wilbur Hubbard |
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Cruising through the Keys and Western Bahamas
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Hi, I am going cruising on a sailboat through the Keys, Bimini Islands and hopefully Grand Bahama Island. Does anyone have any recommendations on places to go to and explore? I am on a tight budget unfortunately. Thanks in advance!!! What is your time frame? Keep the hurricane season in mind. The Keys are not cheap, nor are the Bahamas in some respects. Fuel is expensive, marinas are expensive (We almost always go to a marina when we can.) and you will need to purchase water in many places. Where you can go also depends on the size of your boat, particularly the draft. If you go first to Bimini, it is hard to anchor in the harbor, and you will need to check in which costs some money depending on the size of the boat. If you go first to Grand Bahama, the west end is quite expensive. Lucaya is not only cheaper, but also is more convenient to various things. If you don't go to Bimini, you can check in at Chubb but that's another expensive place, but from there you can go to Fraziers Hog Cay and get a mooring relatively inexpensively. There are moorings near Key West and in Boot Key Harbor but at some seasons they may be full. |
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Cruising through the Keys and Western Bahamas
wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I am going cruising on a sailboat through the Keys, Bimini Islands and hopefully Grand Bahama Island. Does anyone have any recommendations on places to go to and explore? I am on a tight budget unfortunately. Thanks in advance!!! Where is your start point. Are you single-handing? What size and brand boat? Draft of boat? Pet's aboard? Tight budget is the best way to sail. That means anchoring out and staying away from marinas. It means fishing and lobstering and preparing your own meals. It means cruising the way cruising was meant to be. I'd recommend skipping the Biminis. Sportfish obnoxious wake boats. Sail directly to West End from Miami after working your way up through the Keys. I can give you some good pointers about both the Keys, the crossing and the Abacos. I've been there done that. Doing that. Wilbur Hubbard |
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Cruising through the Keys and Western Bahamas
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oups.com: Hi, I am going cruising on a sailboat through the Keys, Bimini Islands and hopefully Grand Bahama Island. Does anyone have any recommendations on places to go to and explore? I am on a tight budget unfortunately. Thanks in advance!!! Take Skip's advise...... DON'T SAIL ON THE GULF SIDE OF THE KEYS! STAY IN THE DEEP WATER! Larry -- |
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Cruising through the Keys and Western Bahamas
"Larry" wrote in message ... " wrote in oups.com: Hi, I am going cruising on a sailboat through the Keys, Bimini Islands and hopefully Grand Bahama Island. Does anyone have any recommendations on places to go to and explore? I am on a tight budget unfortunately. Thanks in advance!!! Take Skip's advise...... DON'T SAIL ON THE GULF SIDE OF THE KEYS! STAY IN THE DEEP WATER! Stupid advice! There's plenty of good sailing on the Bayside. Just because Skip is an inept and stupid klutz don't assume everybody comes to grief because he did. People like Skip and his lame operation give sailing a bad name. Wilbur Hubbard |
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Cruising through the Keys and Western Bahamas
"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message news  "Larry" wrote in message ... " wrote in oups.com: Hi, I am going cruising on a sailboat through the Keys, Bimini Islands and hopefully Grand Bahama Island. Does anyone have any recommendations on places to go to and explore? I am on a tight budget unfortunately. Thanks in advance!!! Take Skip's advise...... DON'T SAIL ON THE GULF SIDE OF THE KEYS! STAY IN THE DEEP WATER! Stupid advice! There's plenty of good sailing on the Bayside. Just because Skip is an inept and stupid klutz don't assume everybody comes to grief because he did. People like Skip and his lame operation give sailing a bad name. Wilbur Hubbard Yes, and some people have more than a Walker Bay dinghy to worry about. ;-) |
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"KLC Lewis" wrote in message news "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message news "Larry" wrote in message ... " wrote in oups.com: Hi, I am going cruising on a sailboat through the Keys, Bimini Islands and hopefully Grand Bahama Island. Does anyone have any recommendations on places to go to and explore? I am on a tight budget unfortunately. Thanks in advance!!! Take Skip's advise...... DON'T SAIL ON THE GULF SIDE OF THE KEYS! STAY IN THE DEEP WATER! Stupid advice! There's plenty of good sailing on the Bayside. Just because Skip is an inept and stupid klutz don't assume everybody comes to grief because he did. People like Skip and his lame operation give sailing a bad name. Wilbur Hubbard Yes, and some people have more than a Walker Bay dinghy to worry about. ;-) Ah, yes, that's what Skip should be sailing. He has demonstrated his total lack of competence with anything larger. Wilbur Hubbard |
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"KLC Lewis" wrote in message
news "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message news "Larry" wrote in message ... " wrote in oups.com: Hi, I am going cruising on a sailboat through the Keys, Bimini Islands and hopefully Grand Bahama Island. Does anyone have any recommendations on places to go to and explore? I am on a tight budget unfortunately. Thanks in advance!!! Take Skip's advise...... DON'T SAIL ON THE GULF SIDE OF THE KEYS! STAY IN THE DEEP WATER! Stupid advice! There's plenty of good sailing on the Bayside. Just because Skip is an inept and stupid klutz don't assume everybody comes to grief because he did. People like Skip and his lame operation give sailing a bad name. Wilbur Hubbard Yes, and some people have more than a Walker Bay dinghy to worry about. ;-) Neal wishes he had one. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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