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![]() On Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:16:45 +0000, Larry wrote: Steve wrote in news:ml99e4lna5b7ito67e563qmrl7qsq4jo1u@ 4ax.com: On Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:09:25 +0000, Larry wrote: Jere Lull wrote in news:2008100120455150073- jerelull@maccom: Nothing on Spot yet as of 20:33 here (dark o'clock), and I'm hoping Flying Pig decided to take the Chesapeake/ICW when the weather lets them move locally. Latitude : 40.3502 Longitude : -73.8465 Time : Wednesday, October 01, 2008 9:02:08 PM He's passing right through my day cruise grounds now, off the New Jersey coast. I'll be interested to see if he takes the Cape May canal, up the Delaware Bay and through the C&D into the Chesapeake. Or if he goes around Cape May without going through the canal. Or just stays offshore. Steve As a 46' ketch, I believe the plan is offshore all the way to Miami....as she was designed for. Are those canals clear for 7' or are they all silted in from neglect like the ICW through SC is? Hell, in some places where the channel used to be, an outboard motor drags in the sand. Cape May canal he would not make it through due to the probably height of his mast. So if he wanted to head into the chesapeake via the delaware bay, he would have to round the cape. Not something I'd relish in the windy wavy conditions out there. Also, I wouldn't want to be in the Delaware Bay now either. Short steep chop is no fun. He could always wait out the trip up the bay in Cape May harbor. There's a wonderful all weather inlet and a fine anchorage by the coast guard station. C&D canal was made for shipping and he'd have no problem in there. Just stick to the side so you don't get run over. As for staying outside vs. the chesapeake, it might only cost him an extra day to do the chesapeake and it's definitely a safer, more scenic trip with plenty of places to stop for services. Not much on the outside. Steve |
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