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On Feb 2, 4:30*pm, Wayne B wrote:
On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:35:14 -0500, Wayne B wrote: On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:02:50 -0500, Wayne B wrote: We are once again underway for a little boating adventure, and hopefully by this time next month we will be deep into the Caribbean, most probably *the BVI or Leeward Islands. *From there we'll work our way south to Martinique and St Lucia in the Windward Islands before turning around and heading back north. * Some of you will remember that we did mostly the same trip 3 years ago. *It was arguably one of the best boating cruises of my lifetime and hopefully this one will be even better. Anyone who wants to keep track of our progress or lack thereof can keep track of us he http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiady... Right now we're headed to Key West for a few days of watching my oldest son racing sailboats in the annual Key West regatta, and after that we'll head over to the Bahamas and start working our way farther south as weather permits. We'll have some internet access along the way but not everywhere, so play nice in the meanwhile and try to think more about boating and less about politics, gun control, abortion, etc. ======== We've made pretty good progress so far (presently at Chubb Cay in the central Bahamas), and have had some interesting experiences along the way. * On day 2 we were heading SW from Marco Island towards Key West in strong north easterly winds and 3 to 5 foot waves - not exactly idylllic, but since we were headed downwind and surfing the waves, fairly tolerable. * Next thing I know an 87 foot Coast Guard cutter with a pair of large machine guns on deck is pursuing us from astern. They already had an inflatable and boarding party in the water so it was clearly not going to be a social visit. *The inflatable could not keep up with our sprightly 9 knots so they radioed us to slow down to 5 knots, which we did of course. * We were boarded by 5 heavily armed young coasties who announced that they "wanted to see if we were safe out here." *The boarding officer was almost apologetic but said that we were the only boat out that they had seen. * We've been through this before so all of our equipment was well in order, then they asked for our boat documentation and "identificaion for everyone on board". Since our passports were with the boat doc, I handed them in thinking there could be no better proof of citizenship and ID. * It turned out they wanted driver's licenses however so they could run a search on the NCIS database in the hope they could find unpaid parking tickets perhaps? *It was tempting to tell them that *we didn't need drivers licenses to be out there but discretion overruled that impulse. * At any rate we finally got a clean bill of health and were on our way. Yesterday while heading across the Gulf Stream from the Florida Keys, we were startled by the sight of a 25 to 30 inch fish which jumped high in the air, even with the flybridge at about 15 feet, and sailed clean across the boat to the other side. *It was the most spectacular jump I've ever seen from a fish that size. The weather has been good so far and tomorrow we are headed south east towards Nassau and he northern Exuma Islands. * All systems are go - especially the alternators thanks to Tim's good work. ==== Just arrived at South Side Marina in the Turks and Caicos after a moderately challenging run south from the Exuma Islands. We'll probably be here for 2 or 3 days while we rest up and plan out the next leg of the trip, most likely the Dominican Republic or possibly all the way to Puerto Rico if we have a really good weather window. We caught a nice Mahi Mahi about 20 miles SE of the Exumas and promptly cooked it up for dinner that evening. Delicious. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiady.... Excellent, Wayne! |
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On Sat, 2 Feb 2013 16:45:31 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: Just arrived at South Side Marina in the Turks and Caicos after a moderately challenging run south from the Exuma Islands. We'll probably be here for 2 or 3 days while we rest up and plan out the next leg of the trip, most likely the Dominican Republic or possibly all the way to Puerto Rico if we have a really good weather window. We caught a nice Mahi Mahi about 20 miles SE of the Exumas and promptly cooked it up for dinner that evening. Delicious. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiady... Excellent, Wayne! === Tim, I'm pleased to report that "our" alternator is performing flawlessly so far. Admiral Diane has prepared a number of meals while we were underway without using the generator at all, just the juice supplied from the big Leece-Neville to power the stove top, microwave, toaster, etc. When we finish a days run the big house bank of golf cart batts is always fully charged. That has cut back the need for generator run time a great deal. |
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On Feb 2, 8:24*pm, Wayne B wrote:
On Sat, 2 Feb 2013 16:45:31 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: Just arrived at South Side Marina in the Turks and Caicos after a moderately challenging run south from the Exuma Islands. We'll probably be here for 2 or 3 days while we rest up and plan out the next leg of the trip, most likely the Dominican Republic or possibly all the way to Puerto Rico if we have a really good weather window. We caught a nice Mahi Mahi about 20 miles SE of the Exumas and promptly cooked it up for dinner that evening. Delicious. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiady... Excellent, Wayne! === Tim, I'm pleased to report that "our" alternator is performing flawlessly so far. *Admiral Diane has prepared a number of meals while we were underway without using the generator at all, just the juice supplied from the big Leece-Neville to power the stove top, microwave, toaster, etc. *When we finish a days run the big house bank of golf cart batts is always fully charged. * That has cut back the need for generator run time a great deal. Oh how I love the idea of massive armies of electrons flowing at high speed, AND in proper accordance! |
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"Wayne B" wrote: Tim, I'm pleased to report that "our" alternator is performing flawlessly so far. ------------------------------------ Just curious, which L/N do you have? Lew |
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On Sun, 3 Feb 2013 08:36:11 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:
In article , says... On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:35:14 -0500, Wayne B wrote: On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:02:50 -0500, Wayne B wrote: We are once again underway for a little boating adventure, and hopefully by this time next month we will be deep into the Caribbean, most probably the BVI or Leeward Islands. From there we'll work our way south to Martinique and St Lucia in the Windward Islands before turning around and heading back north. Some of you will remember that we did mostly the same trip 3 years ago. It was arguably one of the best boating cruises of my lifetime and hopefully this one will be even better. Anyone who wants to keep track of our progress or lack thereof can keep track of us he http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiadygIUkT4LIXeoYfKADAn2Dkz os Right now we're headed to Key West for a few days of watching my oldest son racing sailboats in the annual Key West regatta, and after that we'll head over to the Bahamas and start working our way farther south as weather permits. We'll have some internet access along the way but not everywhere, so play nice in the meanwhile and try to think more about boating and less about politics, gun control, abortion, etc. ======== We've made pretty good progress so far (presently at Chubb Cay in the central Bahamas), and have had some interesting experiences along the way. On day 2 we were heading SW from Marco Island towards Key West in strong north easterly winds and 3 to 5 foot waves - not exactly idylllic, but since we were headed downwind and surfing the waves, fairly tolerable. Next thing I know an 87 foot Coast Guard cutter with a pair of large machine guns on deck is pursuing us from astern. They already had an inflatable and boarding party in the water so it was clearly not going to be a social visit. The inflatable could not keep up with our sprightly 9 knots so they radioed us to slow down to 5 knots, which we did of course. We were boarded by 5 heavily armed young coasties who announced that they "wanted to see if we were safe out here." The boarding officer was almost apologetic but said that we were the only boat out that they had seen. We've been through this before so all of our equipment was well in order, then they asked for our boat documentation and "identificaion for everyone on board". Since our passports were with the boat doc, I handed them in thinking there could be no better proof of citizenship and ID. It turned out they wanted driver's licenses however so they could run a search on the NCIS database in the hope they could find unpaid parking tickets perhaps? It was tempting to tell them that we didn't need drivers licenses to be out there but discretion overruled that impulse. At any rate we finally got a clean bill of health and were on our way. Yesterday while heading across the Gulf Stream from the Florida Keys, we were startled by the sight of a 25 to 30 inch fish which jumped high in the air, even with the flybridge at about 15 feet, and sailed clean across the boat to the other side. It was the most spectacular jump I've ever seen from a fish that size. The weather has been good so far and tomorrow we are headed south east towards Nassau and he northern Exuma Islands. All systems are go - especially the alternators thanks to Tim's good work. ==== Just arrived at South Side Marina in the Turks and Caicos after a moderately challenging run south from the Exuma Islands. We'll probably be here for 2 or 3 days while we rest up and plan out the next leg of the trip, most likely the Dominican Republic or possibly all the way to Puerto Rico if we have a really good weather window. We caught a nice Mahi Mahi about 20 miles SE of the Exumas and promptly cooked it up for dinner that evening. Delicious. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiadygIUkT4LIXeoYfKADAn2Dkz os Awesome, I looked and the marina where you are at has a website!! http://www.southsidemarina-tci.com/index.html === Yes, South Side Marina is an interesting place, sort of an international cross roads for boats cruising north, south, east and west. Unfortunately Simon Anderson and his wife are not here this winter. They are incredibly helpful people who were always ready to round up local resources and provide transportation when needed, not to mention their party organizing and restaurant expeditions.. |
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On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:39:12 -0500, Gogarty
wrote: There was an incident a few years ago involving a large yacht travelling the ICW and the CG. I forget the details but the yacht was stopped and searched very few miles by yet another bunch of curious Coasties. Finally the owner blew up and got jail and confiscation for his trouble. === USCG has become sensitive to the issue of repetitive boardings. The key to avoidance is to ask for, and save, the so called "yellow sheet" issued after a boarding. If you have a yellow sheet on board showing a clean inspection within the last 6 months, they will let you go unless there is some other probable cause. |
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On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:39:12 -0500, Wayne B wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:39:12 -0500, Gogarty wrote: There was an incident a few years ago involving a large yacht travelling the ICW and the CG. I forget the details but the yacht was stopped and searched very few miles by yet another bunch of curious Coasties. Finally the owner blew up and got jail and confiscation for his trouble. === USCG has become sensitive to the issue of repetitive boardings. The key to avoidance is to ask for, and save, the so called "yellow sheet" issued after a boarding. If you have a yellow sheet on board showing a clean inspection within the last 6 months, they will let you go unless there is some other probable cause. Last time I got one they told me it would be good for a year. But, that was some time ago, well before 9/11. Salmonbait -- 'Name-calling'...the liberals' answer to a lost argument! |
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