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Miami to BVI
First of all delay departure until November when the risk of hurricanes
drops. Then you have two choices. Motor sail out to between 68 and 65 West and turn south. That takes about 10 to 12 days out of Charleston. Probably the same out of Miami as the wind is not as favorable that far south. That route is very dangerous before late November because the majority of tropical storms and hurricanes veer north through that area. The other is the Thorny Path through the islands. Van Sant's book is the bible for that route. That breaks it up into a lot of day sails and a few over nights but you have to play the weather to get easting so it can take a month or more. Possibly a little faster that time of year as the fronts start coming off the continent more often. You can bash into it and make it in two weeks but you will likely be ready to sell the boat as soon as you get there. If you can't take that much time all at once you can leave the boat in George Town for a while. There is a pretty active group of cruisers who have lost their taste for open water sailing there that watch each others boats. Again though, August through early November is a very bad time. There are no good hurricane holes until you get to the north coast of the Dominican Republic. -- Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com "BeeRich" wrote in message ... 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 |
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