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Cruising North in the Gulf Stream
There have been a few recent posts here and elsewhere which mention
cruising north in the Gulf Stream. Having done that recently with mixed results I'm interested in hearing about the experiences and opinions of others. The attraction of course is 3 kts or so of free boost in speed saving both time and fuel. Downside is the possibility of northerly winds filling in and kicking up some really short, steep, nasty head seas. |
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Cruising North in the Gulf Stream
I think you summed it up well. Being out in the Gulf Stream with any kind of
Northerly wind component can be a very rough ride, possibly life threatening. I used to wait for the winds to clock around (clockwise) and cross on some wind coming out of the South, SE, or SW. Navigation can be tricky if you are crossing from Florida to a small island like Bimini. These days with GPS it is much easier to find destinations, but one should depart far enough South of their destination, so they don't have to fight the current to make any corrections. Sherwin D. "Wayne.B" wrote: There have been a few recent posts here and elsewhere which mention cruising north in the Gulf Stream. Having done that recently with mixed results I'm interested in hearing about the experiences and opinions of others. The attraction of course is 3 kts or so of free boost in speed saving both time and fuel. Downside is the possibility of northerly winds filling in and kicking up some really short, steep, nasty head seas. |
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Cruising North in the Gulf Stream
On Jul 10, 10:23 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
There have been a few recent posts here and elsewhere which mention cruising north in the Gulf Stream. Having done that recently with mixed results I'm interested in hearing about the experiences and opinions of others. The attraction of course is 3 kts or so of free boost in speed saving both time and fuel. Downside is the possibility of northerly winds filling in and kicking up some really short, steep, nasty head seas. See my updates to Awaaaaayyy we go... L8R Skip |
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