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Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-11-2012, 15:14
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Posted By tookish1
Re: Sailing from Panacea,Fl to Dominican Republic

I have many thousands of miles of offshore experience, cruising and deliveries and am very disappointed by the Neanderthal "d*ck waving" that is being offered up as chastisement for your decision. If...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-11-2012, 11:30
Replies: 27
Views: 14,159
Posted By tookish1
Re: Sailing from Panacea,Fl to Dominican Republic

You made the right call. Lessons learned. No harm done. I think you got a lot of good advice when you started the discussion. I trust it had some impact on your decision making.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 26-09-2012, 10:14
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Posted By tookish1
Re: Sailing from Panacea,Fl to Dominican Republic

Absolutely would not go without an autopilot. It's the essential 3rd crew on the boat. If someone gets sick or hurt or a gear failure requires "all hands" the limitations of having to manually steer...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 25-09-2012, 16:14
Replies: 27
Views: 14,159
Posted By tookish1
Re: Sailing from Panacea,Fl to Dominican Republic

I've made a similar trip from Bahamas to Luperon. My two cents:

29' fractional rig, 1,000 miles to weather, before the end of hurricane season, two weeks time.....not saying its impossible or...
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