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britinusa
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Response Posted - 02/17/2006 :  06:42:32  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
The trip is on hold for now.
We are looking at re-scheduling the trip on advice of weather conditions and personal circumstances.

Talking with expericenced sailors in the area they advised that is not the best time to take that journey as the winds are mostly from the north and against the gulf stream causing pretty hairy conditions. So we're looking at dates in April or May.

Peggy & I are going to the stictly sail Miami today, there is a seminar on crossing the gulf stream and we hope to attend.
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Gloss
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Response Posted - 02/18/2006 :  09:56:57  Show Profile
let us know what you learned in the Seminar.

I didn't get in on this trip as I knew it wasn't a good time for a crossing.
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pwhallon
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Response Posted - 02/19/2006 :  14:17:48  Show Profile
Hi Guys,

Did the 2003 flotilla wait until late April?

I don't remember.

PW
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Response Posted - 02/19/2006 :  14:53:38  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
We were stuck in traffic because of poor signage to the event (Grrrr, bad signage is a pet peeve of mine and it's particularly bad in both Broward and Miami!) So we missed the seminar.

Whooooever, we did find some good material that confirmed that March crossings have a history of being the worst time to sail, May seems the best as it is pre H season yet has the calm seas of summer.

We have learned that it is really worth holding off even on a selected date if the weather has been from the north within the past 60 hours as it takes time for the waters to calm down. Wind over sea (Wind from North, flow from south) is not good!

From a personal point of view, we need at least a month notice as Peggy has to scrounge time off. It has gone from famin to feast at her hospital as several nurses have moved out to climates less troubled by hurricanes. So Peggy is discussing time off in May more later.

We have some great info on customs clearance and will get around to posting it.

Stay tuned.

Paul
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Mike Tyler
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Response Posted - 02/21/2006 :  13:55:31  Show Profile
Good idea to put the cruise off a while. It can also get pretty windy and rough in April also especially in the stream. It is important to make sure that the stream and prevailing winds are not opposing each other. Regarding the question regading motoring across the lake, I would probably figure on 50-60 miles a day. Remember that the railway bridge at Indiantown is a lift bridge and if your mast will not clear you will have to unstep your mast to get under.

Mike
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Doug C.
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Response Posted - 02/21/2006 :  14:02:55  Show Profile
The 2003 Flotilla cast off on April 12th. A small weather window provided a comfortable crossing.

The following year a group tried to make the crossing to the Abacos at the end of April. No suitable window opened and they ended up cruising the keys instead.
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