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Oscar
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Initially Posted - 11/13/2004 : 09:10:02

400nm in 72hours-stop-Hatteras 12th 7am-stop-weather fair-stop-diverted Beaufort 13th 1am-gale warning-will motor ICW to Wilmington-stop-all is well on board-stop-Lady Kay....

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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 11/13/2004 : 11:13:44

Beautiful! Keep 'em coming!

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Charlie Vick
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Response Posted - 11/13/2004 : 20:22:59

Please keep us posted on your adventures Oscar!
I sure hope you took a digi camera with you
cause you know how we need visuals here.

CVick

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 11/13/2004 : 21:08:43

Yeah, the Weather Channel this evening was calling for gale force North winds with 10' to 16' seas from Cape Hatteras down to mid-Florida.

I remember this terse message written in charcoal on the wall of an old logging camp building we use to explore... Food gone... water low... dope holding out OK... (Yeah, It was the 60's..)

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Jeff McK
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Response Posted - 11/14/2004 : 14:38:58

Strong work-STOP-Dont stop-STOP-Stay safe

-STOP

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 11/14/2004 : 15:39:03

Awesome!

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Oscar
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Response Posted - 11/14/2004 : 17:47:44

Motored inside Beafort now Carolina Beach-stop-38 Fahrtenheit this morning-stop-shorepower is heat-stop-9,5 knots down the ditch diesel+genny+current-stop-heeeeee haaa-stop-tomorrow out the inlet bee line to JAX-stop-alert Frog-stop-O.

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 11/14/2004 : 20:29:34

A good friend's son and his girlfriend just sailed from Darien, CT on the outside to Norfolk a few days ago, and leave there shortly for the Bahamas and then Cuba. The boat: a 25' wooden Folkboat, built in Sweden. No head. No heat. Big NW winds, and temps in the 40s.

The guy builds wood boats (up to schooners) and has made this trip before in the Folkboat. Better him than me!

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frog0911
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Response Posted - 11/18/2004 : 09:38:59

<b>FLASH!!!!</b> Came back from the dentist and found soggy note on door step, must have come by sea gull. Note says: South of Daytona-stop-at winter berth Sunday-stop-more next week-stop-O

Apparently he passed Jax some time last night and is running a little behind schedule so could not stop. Can't wait to hear all the details.

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Oscar
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Response Posted - 11/21/2004 : 16:55:49

Arrived FLL midnight Fr-Sa......1065 nm in 9 days....airplane retraced my steps in 2-1/2 hours......back home now. Had first full night's sleep in 10 days....interesting concept!

Full report being assembled for posting on internet as we speak.(including plethora of visuals)...stay tuned.

Oscar
C42 # 76 "Lady Kay" (Ex. C250 WB #618)
Georgetown MD/Fort Lauderdale FL

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Jeff McK
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Response Posted - 11/21/2004 : 19:46:33

Congrats on a safe passage. Can't wait to see the full account.

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 11/21/2004 : 21:02:59

Wow--that's some serious truckin'! (...on a serious boat!) Take us poor on-the-hard pocket-cruisers along with you (vicariously)!

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Oscar
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Response Posted - 11/22/2004 : 01:10:13

Here it is:

http://www.woodenshoemusic.com/ChesapeakeFLL.html

Oscar
C42 # 76 "Lady Kay" (Ex. C250 WB #618)
Georgetown MD/Fort Lauderdale FL

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tmhansen
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Response Posted - 11/22/2004 : 01:58:47

Wow! Oscar thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. I intended to turn in early tonight but I could not stop.

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 11/22/2004 : 09:09:25

Oscar wrote: "... putting on sun glasses, taking off clothing, and lathering on suntan lotion. It was 78F, I could make out palm treas on shore..."

Clam: "I crunched through the frost to get a log for the fire"

Awesome bloglog.

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tinob
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Response Posted - 11/22/2004 : 09:53:26

Great reading Oscar, especially for a n'easter on the hard for a month, thanks a bunch.
Val on the hard DAGNABIT

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Charlie Vick
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Response Posted - 11/22/2004 : 11:01:22

Thanks for the log and the photos Oscar!
Sure made this normally mundane monday morning tolerable.
Took me on a cruise and away from my troubles and I never got wet!
I bet pulling up to the dock at the end of a trip like that
has to be a bittersweet experience.

CVick

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Oscar
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Response Posted - 11/22/2004 : 11:32:05

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I bet pulling up to the dock at the end of a trip like that
has to be a bittersweet experience.
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It was 1 am. The slip is right behind a residence (the land lord and her neighbors), so I kept it at idle, and coasted in, tied her up as best I could shut her down and passed out cold. It was indeed with mixed emotions....but mostly combat fatigue.

The next morning I woke to brilliant sunshine, swaying palm trees and 78 degrees. I cleaned her up in my swim trunks. Nothing bitter there, all sweet. I have already fenagled three visits with the whole family between now and March.....

Oscar
C42 # 76 "Lady Kay" (Ex. C250 WB #618)
Georgetown MD/Fort Lauderdale FL

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Jeff McK
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Response Posted - 11/22/2004 : 11:35:12

Oscar,

A great report of a nice journey. Congrats on getting there in (mostly) one piece.

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existentialsailor
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Response Posted - 11/22/2004 : 12:31:42

Impressive!
How you handled that broken sleep I'll never know. That would kill me.
Nice pictures.
Thanks for sharing your trip, very inspirational!

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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 11/22/2004 : 18:32:04

Thanks Oscar, good job of writing... and sailing!

Steve

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bear
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Response Posted - 11/22/2004 : 19:22:21

If you worked in the aviation industry 20 minute cat naps are a way of life. Right Oscar?

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Oscar
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Response Posted - 11/23/2004 : 01:15:12

I can neither confirm nor deny that at this time......

Oscar
C42 # 76 "Lady Kay" (Ex. C250 WB #618)
Georgetown MD/Fort Lauderdale FL

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 11/23/2004 : 04:43:12

Oscar, I bought one of the Rayovac head lights that you recommended in your article and it's amazing that it puts out so much light. According to the manufacturer, 3 AAA batteries last 200 hours. That's over 8 days of continuous usage! It'll be great on the boat, but will also have many non-boat uses.

Your idea about using a radar detector is also a good one. It alerts you that someone is in the neighborhood who is big enough to have radar, and, if you're 100 miles at sea, that's valuable information. It's a very inexpensive way to extend the effectiveness of your eyesight.

I was planning on selling my house before I buy my big cruising boat, but just figured out that I can comfortably afford it now, without waiting, so I'm eagerly searching yachtworld and other sites for Captiva Wind II. Thanks for a great article, with lots of good information!

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Todd Frye
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Response Posted - 11/23/2004 : 13:35:18

Nicely done Oscar. Boaty has been on the hard since August. Your well crafted journal was just what the doctor ordered. Fair winds. Todd Frye

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Gloss
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Response Posted - 11/24/2004 : 19:09:49

Wow. I especially liked the pic of the light off of Diamond Shoals. Scary to me.
For those of you who don't know, diamond shoals, off of Cape Hatteras, is also called "the graveyard of the Atlantic"

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