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Old 23-01-2017, 06:53   #1
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Best Course from West Coast of Florida to Virgin Islands

I plan to transit from Florida to the Virgin Islands in November of this year. I had been planning to leave from the East Coast of Florida and proceed
East North of the Little Bahama Bank until I was far enough East to be able to turn South and proceed directly to the VI's avoiding all Bahamas shallows. Plans have changed and I now will be leaving from the West Coast of Florida. Looks like the most direct route is past Key West, along the North Coasts of Cuba and Hispaniola, but the pilot chart shows a .5 knt. contrary current and lots of relatively strong easterly winds at that time, neither or which is desirable. Have any of your made that passage and if so, can you tell me about your experience?

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Re: Best Course from West Coast of Florida to Virgin Islands

I left Key West to St Martin and went New Providence Channel through the Bahamas, out to 65 West and then down.
It's a pretty tough trip. 14 days on the wind.
Difficulty was fuel. I used a bit too much early and should have saved more for the dig out to 65W. Didn't want to refuel in the Bahamas without clearing in cos it's $300 to clear in.

I did look at going up via Cuba, DR etc. That was going to be a long slow motor bashing into it.

Others may have done it.
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