And when you leave Florida for Bimini or the Banks, leaving at night allows you to pick up the lights on the big radio tower on Bimini so you know how far you got pushed by the stream and then when you get there the sun is up so you can make your way in. I guess I'm dating myself as that isn't necessary in these days of GPS and plotters.
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 9:56 AM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Brent — the few times I’ve crossed the Gulf Stream to/from Bimini and the > Bahamas, we motor-sailed. Partly because the winds were light or right on > the nose (going over); and partly because you DO NOT want to be stuck > drifting around in the middle of the Gulf Stream if the weather turns. > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Jan 28, 2015, at 6:21 PM, Brent Driedger via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > According to his blog he crossed the Gulf Stream under power at night to > get to Bimini. Seems like a waste of a good sailing opportunity to me but > then again I write this from the warm comfort of my house. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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