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Looks like we're going to Bimini in June.(redated)

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britinusa
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Initially Posted - 03/31/2008 : 16:57:05

Peggy just told me that she can get the time off to go to Bimini in June (weekend of June <s>6th.</s> 13th.)

We have 2 stink potters joining us.
Currently the plan is this: Launch, overnight anchorage, transit bimini, 2nights at bimini on board, transit back to Miami, overnight on the hook, day sail to retrieval.

Slightly more details:

Friday June 13th. Launch Black Point Marina and Sail to Pumpkin Key for overnight.

Saturday June 14th. COD Motor out of Angel Fish Creek to transit to Bimini (guestimate 12 hours) (PBt buddies to fly past us)
arrive late afternoonish, 1st night stay at Bimini (probably on the boat.)

Sunday June 15th. explore, socialize, relax, etc. 2nd night stay at Bimini.

Monday June 16th. Transit East (Miami), overnight on the hook unless we make really good time.

Tuesday June 17th. Transit IWC back to Black point to haul out.

Wednesday June 18th. Spare day

Looking for 2nd sailboat to make the trip (don't want to do it alone even if there are a couple of PowerBoaters within hailing distance) (they plan on spending the day fishing ahead of us.)

Anyone interested?

Paul

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 03/31/2008 : 22:09:03

Paul, sounds like fun. Next year, when I retire, we'll be looking for adventures like that. Keep us in mind.

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Response Posted - 04/01/2008 : 11:40:20

We can't go. Probably too ambitious for us yet anyway. Please please please get pictures and maybe some video of the crossing. I would love to see!

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Response Posted - 04/01/2008 : 16:15:50

Hurricane season starts when? Oh yeah 1 June. Wish I could go, but no trailer, no tow vehicle and General's new knee not ready for that kind of trip.

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Response Posted - 04/05/2008 : 10:04:25

Paul, sounds like a great trip. I cant believe you have no takers yet. But yes, love to see pics upon return. Have a wonderful time.
Steve A

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Response Posted - 04/05/2008 : 11:09:24

I'm afraid all I can do is dream of doing something like that Paul, you're a lucky man to be in such a position!

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Response Posted - 04/05/2008 : 13:32:36

Dave, we would love to have you join us, is there anyway we can persuade you to come along? (you're only a short way up the coast from us really.)

Paul.

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Response Posted - 04/05/2008 : 15:05:19

I'm a one man show in a 240 unit Self Storage facility. Right now I don't have a part timer so I can't get away at all. And because of the housing market slump I'm pretty slow so am not really looking for someone right now. It'd be awful cool if I had a month though, I'd sail down (would take 5 days probably), hang out for a few days, go to Bimini and back with you, hang around for a few more and then sail home. What an adventure that would be! Give me a few years and I bet I'll find a way to pull it off ..............

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Response Posted - 04/05/2008 : 15:14:29

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by DaveR
 I'm a one man show<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

I feel your pain! Same here, there's me, me and I help out on the side!

I write internet based software for clients and myself. The last few months have been burning several candles at both ends preping to launch my new online service (overdue by one week right now.) Peggy is a nurse at a local hospital and works toooo many hours towards retirement in the next couple of years (yea right!)

She will burn up half her summer vacation for this trip and I spoke to me and his boss and they both agreed that I need a break too, at least I will by June!

Keep the door open.

Paul

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Response Posted - 04/18/2008 : 21:25:30

Update: Due to the Admirals work options, we have moved our date to the following weekend.

We're now planning on departing for Bimini on.. wait for it... June 13th. (yep, it's a Friday!)

The good news is that Peggy's new passport arrived in less than 4 weeks from submission of the renewal application!

Still looking for some brave sailors to join us...

Need an incentive? How about a bottle of Rum for the skipper of each Catalina that sails with us!

Paul.

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Response Posted - 05/08/2008 : 07:01:04

We just updated our BoatUS insurance to make sure we're covered for the Bimini Trip.

We added a rider(?) to our policy that covers the waters of the Bahamas and Turks-n-cacos islands, cost $100 a year on top of our regular insurance.

As it happens we were due to renew our policy and a quick call to BoatUS made it an easy process.

Now planning on buying a SPOT and a Dinghy for the trip.(Ok, we'll use both at every opportunity

Paul

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Response Posted - 05/08/2008 : 13:57:46

Paul
Looking forward to seeing those pictures.
You have a responsibility now to report on the actual use of a SPOT.

Have fun

paulj

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Response Posted - 05/08/2008 : 14:52:33

Paul,
Are you going to setup a site using [url="http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/340100/377%20710/0/Spot/Primary%20Search/mode%20matchallpartial/0/Manufacturer%20Name|1?N=377%20710&Ne=0&Ntt=Spot&Ntk=Primary%20Search&Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&Nao=0&Ns=Manufacturer%20Name|1&keyword=Spot&isLTokenURL=true&storeNum=5003&subdeptNum=3&classNum=11679"]SPOT [/url]so we can track your progress?

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Response Posted - 06/11/2008 : 05:45:55

Despite the current grey skies, we're still on for Bimini this weekend.
We have several 'Decision' points, one is this evening. Our buddy (24'fisherman) has reservations that have cancellation fees after today, tomorrow and Friday.

JD is just about ready, last minute electric bilge pump is installed but I need to put a new thruhull for the discharge.

Currently our plan is to depart Angel Fish Creek at 00crackodawn and maintain at least 5.0knts vmd even if we have to motorup.
We'll stay sat & sun night, departing 00crackadawn monday unless weather changes that.

Now, if we could take off 3 weeks, our (just joined) sailing club has 5 boats island hopping around the bahamas for 2 1/2 weeks.

Oh well, baby steps!

Loading the boat Thursday.

Paul

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Response Posted - 06/11/2008 : 11:30:23

Have a great trip and take lots of photos. Some year we are going to tow the Nauti Duck to Florida and do the 3 week trip with you.

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Response Posted - 06/11/2008 : 12:15:11

Deal!

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Response Posted - 06/16/2008 : 22:48:34

Can I retire too? :-(

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Response Posted - 06/17/2008 : 22:44:28

We made it! (or should I say... we survived!) and I have a new hat to prove it.

I'll write up a toooo long report on the trip later, but for now it's the short version...

Late leaving home on Friday morning .... what's new?

Engine won't start ... it's new!

Tire blowout ... just in case I was thinking this is a breeze.

Weather forecast missed by a few feet, my buddy thought they were 6-8' seas!

One day at bimini - R&R

Great sail from Bimini back to USA (for a while

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No more drought in south florida.

Back home... really did get a lot out of the trip.

Paul

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Response Posted - 06/17/2008 : 22:58:13

Paul,

How about a Mainsheet article?

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Response Posted - 06/18/2008 : 13:28:57

PICS DUDE !!!!

JONESING FOR PICS !!!

MUST SAIL MUST SAIL.

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Response Posted - 06/22/2008 : 16:14:25

Here's a link to our gps data from the trip.
You can open it in Mapsource.

Right click on the link and elect to save to your PC.

http://www.owsmgr.com/JD/JD-Bimini2008.gdb

Paul

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Response Posted - 06/23/2008 : 23:03:31

For crying out loud, it's been a week - WE WANT PHOTOS!!!

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Response Posted - 06/24/2008 : 12:02:42

I have a couple of short videos, (I took them) The admiral didn't pick up the camera the entire trip! But then she did make really good friends with the garbage can. (she's over it now

)

Paul

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Response Posted - 10/08/2008 : 10:07:21

That sounds like a great trip. How long did it take to cross? Do you need a pasport?

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Response Posted - 10/08/2008 : 13:54:31

Yes, passport is required! (And you have to clear customs and immigration, ideally with no more than 4 people on the boat or it's extra)

13Hours under motor, but not pushing the throttle, the wind and waves were not conducive to sailing on the trip there. On the trip back, we did sail for a few hours till the wind both turned and dropped.

Plan on more than one day there! We were exhausted (severe weather on the trip there).

Would do it again if we had PLENTY of time!

Paul

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