Hiya folks.

Anybody done this trip? Any recommendations, cautions, stories? I'm
wanting to take a sailboat with a crewmate from Florida to BVI via
Abacos, along the islands.

Any input appreciated.

Cheers

BeeRich wrote in news:602a69dc-7306-4afd-b4ec-
:

Hiya folks.

Anybody done this trip? Any recommendations, cautions, stories? I'm
wanting to take a sailboat with a crewmate from Florida to BVI via
Abacos, along the islands.

Any input appreciated.

Cheers

Get Bruce Van Sant's "A Gentleman's Guide to Passages South" and read it.


-- Geoff
www.GeoffSchultz.org

BeeRich wrote in news:602a69dc-7306-4afd-b4ec-
:

Hiya folks.

Anybody done this trip? Any recommendations, cautions, stories? I'm
wanting to take a sailboat with a crewmate from Florida to BVI via
Abacos, along the islands.

Any input appreciated.

Cheers

After I responsed, I realized that I should have asked an obvious (at least
to me) question. Are you planning on doing this soon? Most people are
thinking about getting their boats out of the hurricane box by this time of
the season. You're talking about heading into it. Where are you going to
leave it for hurricane season?

-- Geoff
www.GeoffSchultz.org

On May 5, 12:39*pm, Geoff Schultz wrote:

After I responsed, I realized that I should have asked an obvious (at least
to me) question. *Are you planning on doing this soon? *Most people are
thinking about getting their boats out of the hurricane box by this time of
the season. *You're talking about heading into it. *Where are you going to
leave it for hurricane season?

Hi there. We are thinking of going down sometime between August and
October.

"BeeRich" wrote in message
...

Hi there. We are thinking of going down sometime between August and
October.

What? Are you daft? That's a stupid thing to do. You're talking about the
busiest part of the Atlantic hurricane season. You obviously haven't a
clue. Stay home or take a cruise ship. You obviously aren't qualified to be
out there sailing a small boat.

--
Gregory Hall

On May 5, 2:18*pm, "Gregory Hall" wrote:
"BeeRich" wrote in message

...

Hi there. *We are thinking of going down sometime between August and
October.

What? Are you daft? That's a stupid thing to do. You're talking about the
busiest part of the Atlantic hurricane season. *You obviously haven't a
clue. Stay home or take a cruise ship. You obviously aren't qualified to be
out there sailing a small boat.

--
Gregory Hall

For your reasons, there would be no sailboats in the Caribbean at any
time, as they would be wiped out. Not every day is a hurricane, but
perhaps you haven't noticed that.

"BeeRich" wrote in message
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On May 5, 2:18 pm, "Gregory Hall" wrote:
"For your reasons, there would be no sailboats in the Caribbean at any
time, as they would be wiped out. Not every day is a hurricane, but
perhaps you haven't noticed that.


But, YOU will certainly notice the day a hurricane approaches and strikes
you someplace where there is little warning and even less shelter. But,
please go ahead with your stupid plans. I, for one, will welcome your
demise. There are way too many stupid people in the world as it is . . . It
is my hope that you will not live to pass on your defective genes.

--
Gregory Hall

On 2008-05-05 14:18:12 -0400, "Gregory Hall" said:

What? Are you daft? That's a stupid thing to do. You're talking about the
busiest part of the Atlantic hurricane season. You obviously haven't a
clue. Stay home or take a cruise ship. You obviously aren't qualified to be
out there sailing a small boat.

I find this to be over the top.

The BVI experience fewer storms than Long Island, yet few will warn
against sailing in LIS in season.

As long as the OP pays attention to local weather, they'll be just fine.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

On Tue, 06 May 2008 11:31:50 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:

As long as the OP pays attention to local weather, they'll be just fine.

Bad advice Jere. LIS experiences very few hurricanes, about the same
frequency as the Chesapeake. The area in question by our intrepid
cruise planner experiences multiple hurricanes every season. He is
talking about sailing hundreds of miles off shore in a sailboat with
no time or opportunity to seek shelter.

On May 6, 3:31*am, Jere Lull wrote:
On 2008-05-05 14:18:12 -0400, "Gregory Hall" said:

What? Are you daft? That's a stupid thing to do. You're talking about the
busiest part of the Atlantic hurricane season. *You obviously haven't a
clue. Stay home or take a cruise ship. You obviously aren't qualified to be
out there sailing a small boat.

Good advice ! Although Ive never sailed that area. My experince is
limitted to the Pacific and GOM on OSVs but that dont count.


I find this to be over the top.

Hmm not really

The BVI experience fewer storms than Long Island, yet few will warn
against sailing in LIS in season.


Thats because your sailing in the shallow end of the pool. try the
deep end. diffrent rules there.


As long as the OP pays attention to local weather, they'll be just fine.
Jere Lull

Now this has got to be chissled on the Head Stone. When I was learning
how to fly on the Oregon coast at age 15 and soloed on my 16th
birthday (using Rogers shamless self promotion) the old guys used a
term to describe a typicall weather pattern. they called it a:
SUCKER HOLE. That nice bit of weather inbetwen fronts that would close
in behind ya with NO place to go.
Same thing happens to small boats that can not handle Small Craft
Warnings OR inexperinced/incappable operators. "...Oh, the weather
report looks nice for the next 3 days..." and out they.

I recomend continuing your BAY sailing....................
Bob