On Apr 5, 9:31*pm, "Don White" wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message

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My 28' sailboat is now in Stuart, Fl after transiting the Okechobee
waterway but I want to get to Bimini and then to the Berry Is. so I
need to get to Miami. *However, I am now very tired of the ICW so I
would like to sail down the coast on the outside from Stuart to
Miami. *If I stay within 5 miles of land, will I have any problems
with the Gulf Stream pushing me N.?

Wouldn't the charts point this out?http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explor...round/geology/...

Thanks for posting that, Don.

That's really interesting.

On Apr 5, 10:59*pm, Tim wrote:
On Apr 5, 9:31*pm, "Don White" wrote:

"Frogwatch" wrote in message

...

My 28' sailboat is now in Stuart, Fl after transiting the Okechobee
waterway but I want to get to Bimini and then to the Berry Is. so I
need to get to Miami. *However, I am now very tired of the ICW so I
would like to sail down the coast on the outside from Stuart to
Miami. *If I stay within 5 miles of land, will I have any problems
with the Gulf Stream pushing me N.?

Wouldn't the charts point this out?http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explor...round/geology/...

Thanks for posting that, Don.

That's really interesting.

I always wondered what the 'bump' was....

Cool there's technology for this kind of stuff.