Officially completed our Great Loop cruise today

http://dnkcruising.blogspot.com/

We still have to cruise the rest of the way home, of course. But we
bought the boat in a marina about 300 yards further up the San
Sebastian River, so this morning when we entered the San Sebastian
River, we crossed our wake.

For reasons I'm not going to explain here, we are in somewhat of a
hurry to get back home to NC and so will continue "wrong way" cruising
(headed north in the winter) for a few more weeks.

Wishing you all successful cruises and a Happy New Year
Doug King

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Officially completed our Great Loop cruise today

http://dnkcruising.blogspot.com/

We still have to cruise the rest of the way home, of course. But we
bought the boat in a marina about 300 yards further up the San
Sebastian River, so this morning when we entered the San Sebastian
River, we crossed our wake.

For reasons I'm not going to explain here, we are in somewhat of a
hurry to get back home to NC and so will continue "wrong way" cruising
(headed north in the winter) for a few more weeks.

Wishing you all successful cruises and a Happy New Year
Doug King


Congratulations! That must feel good. However, it looks like you did the
entire 5000-7000 mile trip in 7+ months...Amazing! That's 700-1000 miles a
month. Did you ever stop?

-- Geoff
www.GeoffSchultz.org

Geoff Schultz wrote:
Congratulations! That must feel good. However, it looks like you did the
entire 5000-7000 mile trip in 7+ months...Amazing! That's 700-1000 miles a
month. Did you ever stop?


Well, yeah... we anchored or docked every night except one

Actually we took many 2 or 3 day stops in enjoyable places; waited 4
days for weather and 4 days for a flood; took a couple weeks off to
rent a car & drive back home (once for Thanksgiving, once for another
family event)... When underway we usually made 40 to 60 miles a day;
early in the cruise we pushed harder and made a number of ~80 mile
days.

We also observed first-hand the sharp divide between slow cruising and
fast cruising. Many people make the Loop in boats that make 80+ mile
days with a much shorter time commitment; this reduces their need for
weather windows and influences them to skip a lot of potentially nice
spots in between major ports... it also increases their expense for
fuel dramatically!

Best Wishes for a Great 2008!

Doug King

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Best Wishes for a Great 2008!

Doug King



What was the total fuel bill, Doug?.....(c;

Larry
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When does a "slide" become a "crash"?

Larry wrote:
What was the total fuel bill, Doug?.....(c;


Around $3700

less than the cost of a set of sails for a sailboat our size

less than the cost of insurance for the boat for a year


When does a "slide" become a "crash"?

Easy... if it happens to your friends, neighbors, or co-workers, it's
a "market correction" or a "predictable down-turn" or even a "burst
bubble." When it happens to YOU it becomes a "crash."

DSK

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Around $3700



Hmm...much less than I was expecting....good fuel management!

Larry
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