You say nothing about your
boat, your experience level , etc. so I'll give you what I would do if it was us on our
boat.
First, I'd plan on leaving pretty soon.
Hurricane Season begins in July and May is upon us.
I would
cruise the southern coast of
Puerto Rico. At the S.E. corner of the island, I would put into Boqueron if I needed a place to wait out bad
weather before crossing the Mona
Passage. You want to be careful with the Mona. It can get pretty snotty if the
weather kicks up.
From there I'd
cruise the north coast of the DR as far as Puerta Plata.
At this point I'd
head for the
Bahamas and lay in a course for the
Exumas if I could. Then it's just a matter of following the
Exumas north to
Nassau. From there, across the Bahama Bank, past Cay Cay or
Bimini depending on how you go.
Once you clear there you're in the Gulfstream and your options are plentiful.
I like to stay in the "Stream" but I favor the west side. The Stream will carry you all the way to Hatteras where you turn north along the coast for the last leg to the "Chessie".
Keep in mind I have painted this with a very broad brush, leaving the details to you however I think this
route will give you the most options should your plans change, something breaks, weather sets in, etc. Especially along the US Coast where if you need to put in somewhere there are plenty of good inlets to do so.
Hope this helps
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