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13-09-2014, 16:29
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2014
Boat: Tartan 40
Posts: 14
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Re: Advice for ICW/Caribbean Trip?
Hey CF friends! I can't believe it's been since February since I posted here...
My GF and I are in Ohio prepping the boat, and hope to untie the dock lines in 10 days
For those that asked, we set up a blog and have been trying to document things as we go...We're calling it Operation: Tropication
Check it out!
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13-09-2014, 17:08
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#17
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2014
Boat: Tartan 40
Posts: 14
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Re: Advice for ICW/Caribbean Trip?
blog link in signature
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13-09-2014, 17:57
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#18
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Toronto
Boat: CS36Merlin, "La Belle Aurore"
Posts: 7,557
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Re: Advice for ICW/Caribbean Trip?
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Originally Posted by markperil
Hey CF friends! I can't believe it's been since February since I posted here...
My GF and I are in Ohio prepping the boat, and hope to untie the dock lines in 10 days
For those that asked, we set up a blog and have been trying to document things as we go...We're calling it Operation: Tropication
Check it out!
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Nice to hear you're about to get going. It's getting cold!! Good luck and fair winds. Or good motoring till you get to NY City.
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Toronto in summer, Bahamas in winter.
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14-09-2014, 07:51
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#19
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Long Range Cruiser
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Australian living on "Sea Life" currently in England.
Boat: Beneteau 393 "Sea Life"
Posts: 12,822
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Re: Advice for ICW/Caribbean Trip?
Ohio?
Let me remember my USA geography...
Origon
Oklahoma
Omaha.... Dang!
Ahhhh Ohio, there is is...
Its mid september now and you are not leaving till late September... You are gunna have cold weather blowing your butt about. I was in Norfolk at the end of September and had to escape south real quick.
So, depending on your supply of warm jackets you can move fast southwards to keep warm.
Keep us posted!
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14-09-2014, 07:59
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#20
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Windsor, Ontario
Boat: Stevens 47
Posts: 406
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Re: Advice for ICW/Caribbean Trip?
Yep, time to shove off matey! It's going to be a cold trip down the eastern seaboard, and you really want to be hoping there will be no delays in the canals....lock issues, whatever. It is a real pretty trip for sure, but it is time to toss your lines off the dock!
Enjoy! Maybe we'll see you down in the sunny south!
gunk
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14-09-2014, 08:46
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Skagit City, WA
Posts: 25,587
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Re: Advice for ICW/Caribbean Trip?
Yep, left Annapolis in October and there was ice on the docks in the am. Got pasted bad south of Hatteras also. Time to head out! Boat work is so much more fun in FLorida!
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14-09-2014, 08:46
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: At the intersection of here & there
Boat: 47' Olympic Adventure
Posts: 4,890
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Re: Advice for ICW/Caribbean Trip?
Too cold?!?!?
The NY canal system is open into Nov, so it can't be too cold yet. And fwiw, the bulk of the snowbirds leave the Chesapeake in Oct for the migration south (after the Annapolis boat show).
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14-09-2014, 09:56
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Long Range Cruiser
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Australian living on "Sea Life" currently in England.
Boat: Beneteau 393 "Sea Life"
Posts: 12,822
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Re: Advice for ICW/Caribbean Trip?
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Originally Posted by Cheechako
Boat work is so much more fun in FLorida!
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Beer at a civilised waterfront bar in the Caribbean is $2 happy hour, $3 normal. Whats it in Florida?
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14-09-2014, 09:57
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Skagit City, WA
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Re: Advice for ICW/Caribbean Trip?
Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkJ
Beer at a civilised waterfront bar in the Caribbean is $2 happy hour, $3 normal. Whats it in Florida?
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Sounds good to me! But first they have to get south and do the boat work where they can buy boat parts!!
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14-09-2014, 10:14
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Boat: 48 Wauquiez Pilot Saloon
Posts: 5,975
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Re: Advice for ICW/Caribbean Trip?
You guys get outta there soon eh?
Awesome Blog!
I'll bet Nana was a looker in her day...
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Mai Tai's fix everything...
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14-09-2014, 10:17
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Windsor, Ontario
Boat: Stevens 47
Posts: 406
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Re: Advice for ICW/Caribbean Trip?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lodesman
Too cold?!?!?
The NY canal system is open into Nov, so it can't be too cold yet. And fwiw, the bulk of the snowbirds leave the Chesapeake in Oct for the migration south (after the Annapolis boat show).
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Friends of ours were stuck in the canal system last year for 3 weeks.....they did the ICW with frost on the decks, cold sailing, not nice.
All I'm saying is it's mid September, they are still on Lake Erie...it's time to get moving! Besides, as mentioned, it's much more fun working on the boat where it's warm...ie Florida, or points further south! And to make it to the boat show in Annapolis....it's time to get moving! Yeehaw!
Great blog!
gunk
Our blog: randbsailingadventures.wordpress.com
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14-09-2014, 10:39
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#27
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Saint Pete vanoy marina
Boat: 2017 Jeanneau 519
Posts: 690
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Re: Advice for ICW/Caribbean Trip?
Did I miss there blog link
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14-09-2014, 11:01
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#28
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 25
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Re: Advice for ICW/Caribbean Trip?
post number 17 . in the signature line
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Beneteau Oceanis 50
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14-09-2014, 15:01
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#29
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Toronto
Boat: CS36Merlin, "La Belle Aurore"
Posts: 7,557
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Re: Advice for ICW/Caribbean Trip?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lodesman
Too cold?!?!?
The NY canal system is open into Nov, so it can't be too cold yet. And fwiw, the bulk of the snowbirds leave the Chesapeake in Oct for the migration south (after the Annapolis boat show).
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Yes it's already too cold. Many snowbirds used to have to be north of Cape Henry (Norfolk) till November 1st because of insurance restrictions but I understand that may have been relaxed now as the insurers are afraid of a bunch of boats gathered at the bottom of the Chesapeake and then comes a hurricane. In any event the OP, being in Ohio needs to get moving fast. It's not uncommon to get frost and slippery decks in the Chesapeake in late October.
Another factor is that, although the Canal is supposed to be open till November there are no guarantees. A lot of water late in the season can close it in a wink. Last season a buddy who has headed south for the last ten years missed the opening (or got caught by the closing) and had to haul the boat for the winter.
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Toronto in summer, Bahamas in winter.
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15-09-2014, 10:37
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Vancouver, BC
Boat: Niagara 35
Posts: 1,878
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Re: Advice for ICW/Caribbean Trip?
Quote:
Originally Posted by scuba0_1
Did I miss there blog link
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I don't think you can see the signatures from the mobile app. Here it is: http://www.optrop.com
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