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Cruisin' Threads => Routes and Destinations => Topic started by: Frank on December 28, 2015, 10:25:59 PM

Title: Winter 2016 Bahamas?
Post by: Frank on December 28, 2015, 10:25:59 PM
Anybody heading over ?

Short hop to blue-green waters and "island time"
Title: Re: Winter 2016 Bahamas?
Post by: CharlieJ on December 28, 2015, 11:35:40 PM
Would dearly love to, but-

Family obligations look to take til summer,

And I still don't have "crew" and I've found I don't really like to single hand   :o
Title: Re: Winter 2016 Bahamas?
Post by: Capt. Tony on December 29, 2015, 10:48:25 PM
We would really like to.  The plan is to be in a yard (which yard who knows right now) in FL by the end of January.  A month there hopefully will get us at least into the keys.  With enough confidence we'll make the jump over but when is a total poop shoot today.  Any advice is greatly appreciated ;D
Title: Re: Winter 2016 Bahamas?
Post by: CharlieJ on December 30, 2015, 12:07:30 AM
March if weather allows. Rodriquez Key is a pretty standard jump off for Bimini. Weches or Browns on North Bimini are right next door to customs and Immigration. Weches keeps forms

I jumped off from Angel Fish Creek, which worked ok

Have no info on sailing to West end

DO NOT try to cross on north winds
Title: Re: Winter 2016 Bahamas?
Post by: ralay on December 30, 2015, 10:27:38 AM
It's in the 70's in Oriental, NC today.  We've lost our motivation to head south.   ;D We're back to planning about heading north in a few months.
Title: Re: Winter 2016 Bahamas?
Post by: CharlieJ on December 30, 2015, 01:34:17 PM
Saw the harbor cam pic. Tehani has been on that same dock more than once, and my trimaran was there in 84

70 would be very nice.

Enjoyed the phone call from JW the other morning.