Caribbean Soul

[Caribbean Soul]

I'm making plans to sail from Punta Gorda to Pensacola. Looking at the charts I read some troubling notes. I had planned to draw a straight line and then follow it. Is there anyone there that's made that passage that could offer help?

[Celestialsailor]

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[Captndave1]

made that passage several times, both ways, only from Tampa Bay and Ft Myers. Always sailed rum line, no problems.

[StuM]

Originally Posted by Captndave1

made that passage several times, both ways, only from Tampa Bay and Ft Myers. Always sailed rum line, no problems.

You mean you followed a "drunkard's walk" path?

Or was that the rhumb line?

[SFS]

I've done the reverse, Pensacola to St Petersburg on a straight line, 300 nm. No issues, no oil platforms, deep water once offshore. The entry at Pensacola is a piece of cake. Once inside though, if you turn west in the ICW, that first mile or two is often busy with barges, and gets relatively narrow(er) for a stretch.

[Caribbean Soul]

Thanks for the help