Can someone give me a timeline of his trip? Obviously he left from Belize
and headed up the Mexican coast. According to something that I read or
saw, he was "forced" to pull into Mexico. When and where was this? When
did he depart for the US from Mexico and/or when did he clear Isla Mujares?

I fail to understand why no one seems to be asking any hard questions as to
what happened here instead seems to be saying "poor Joe". Other people who
have had problems and have been rescued by the CG have been
(inappropriately at times) torn to shreds in this group.

I'm not trying to be critical of Joe, but I certainly don't have a clear
picture of the whole event.

I'm a firm believer in the statement that "You can't choose the weather
that you sail in, but you can choose the weather you leave in."

-- Geoff

On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:33:14 -0600, Geoff Schultz
wrote:

I'm not trying to be critical of Joe, but I certainly don't have a clear
picture of the whole event.

I'm a firm believer in the statement that "You can't choose the weather
that you sail in, but you can choose the weather you leave in."

Good questions but I'm not prepared to 2nd guess him. The forecasts
that I rely on clearly showed a widespread frontal system moving into
the Gulf at least 4 or 5 days in advance. That usually means strong
northerlies this time of year which was confirmed by the GRIB
forecasts.