[MHml] Florida to Chesapeake Bay

[Glenn Brodie]

A few of them are navigable at night, but I agree the more conservative
route would be to decide during the day if you wanted to go all night,
or head in - there are quite a few inlets available, some better than
others depending on conditions, but you are not often more than 50-70
miles from a good one. 

Glenn

-----Original Message-----
From: multihulls-bounces at steamradio.com
[mailto:multihulls-bounces at steamradio.com] On Behalf Of Gordon Hargraves
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 5:07 PM
To: Informed discussion of multihull issues
Subject: Re: [MHml] Florida to Chesapeake Bay

An additional word of caution. I can't speak for navigating South of the
Chesapeake or North of Florida but would strongly recommend against ever
attempting to enter the ICW through a channel from the ocean at night,
particularly one you are not familiar with.
These channels are often narrow, shallow and the only ingress/egress
point for the tide for miles around. 
As a result, the tidal current and wave action can get intense, making
handling difficult. Otherwise have a great and safe trip. And bring some
fishing tackle - you should have some great trolling!

  
--- David Nees <dnees at fitnessresource.com> wrote:

> Thanks everyone for the advice.  From what I've heard, sailing just 
> off-shore while monitoring the weather is an appropriate way to go.  
> If the weather calls for northerly winds, head in and find an inlet to

> the ICW.  Of course, Murphy's Law being what it is, that could mean, 
> trying to get into an unfamiliar (they would all be unfamiliar to me) 
> inlet at night in difficult weather.  That scenario sounds 
> challenging.  I guess I could take steps to avoid such a situation, by

> being more conservative on when I decided to go inside.
> 
> I can't wait to get going; sorting out boat details, doing some more 
> shake down sails and finally, going on the trip.
> 
> David Nees
> A-cat and big cat
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Forgy [mailto:lforgy at coursemark.com]
> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 2:21 AM
> To: Informed discussion of multihull issues
> Subject: Re: [MHml] Florida to Chesapeake Bay
> 
> David,
> 
> Congratulations on your fine new boat. I know you have been looking 
> for some time, and this sounds like an excellent selection. Do you 
> plan on keeping it in Galesville? I'm just across the West River in 
> Shady Side.
> 
> I did exactly this trip in April of 2005 when I bought my Macgregor 36

> in St. Petersburg, and it is not too challenging and can be quite 
> enjoyable. I'm not sure where in SW Florida the boat is located, but 
> you
> 
> will have to cross open but somewhat sheltered water to get down to 
> and around the Keys. Then, depending on the weather, you can cut 
> inside the ICW at Miami and head north. Of course you would have to 
> motor if you did that.
> 
> On my trip, I got a nice southerly wind and went outside just north of

> Cape Canaveral. I did two hops of about 30 hours /200 miles each to 
> Savannah and then from Savannah to Cape Fear. Each hop was more or 
> less a straight line that took me about 30 to 40 miles offshore. You 
> can also
> 
> still do some sailing if you go inside the Outer Banks in North 
> Carolina.
> 
> Don't view the ICW as an undesirable alternative.
> Some of the scenery
> can be very beautiful, and if you have the time it is very enjoyable.
> 
> Let me know if you need some help bringing the boat up. There are 
> several members of the Chesapeake Multihulls Association that would be

> glad to help with enough advance notice.
> 
> Regards,
> Larry Forgy
> 
> David Nees wrote:
> 
> > After many years of dreaming about it and 2 years
> of active looking, I
> 
> > have finally purchased my first big sail boat.
> It's a TRT1200GT. It's
> > located in SW Florida and I am going to be
> bringing it north to the
> > Chesapeake Bay in April. I've only been coastal
> sailing a few times
> > (in keel boats). I have read about the dangers of
> the Gulf stream and
> > so welcome any advice from those who have done
> such a trip. It seems
> > to be wasteful of the boat's abilities to just go
> up the inside
> > passage via the ICW, however I'm not ready for a
> trip north via
> > Bermuda. Perhaps something just off-shore?
> >
> > David Nees
> >
> > A-cats and big cats
> >
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