Hello CamWrenRoo,
Congratulations on the new schooner and would be keen to hear more (new,
refit, older refirb). I have a solid 5K nm more off-shore, split between Pacific and Atlantic, and have done that same
route you mention (in reverse) on our return leg from the
Caribbean to
Annapolis, via
Bermuda,
delivery run.
I do deliveries as my avocation (as a volunteer, no $, and glad to chip in on food), but also
work around a 'day job' (ugh). I did that Little Creek (VA) to
Annapolis mostly at night, so under power, of course. That was on a 49'
Beneteau Oceanis, but I'm completely comfortable in less luxurious conditions, not to mention chillier ones. (I have 20 years in
Maine and 5 more in the Rockies to thank for being numb to cold weather). So I do sail with my cold
weather kit as appropriate.
So I'm not certain about my own schedule, but I'm certainly due some
vacation after a several months of 7 day weeks and a month ago even had to cancel my 2 week
vacation where I'd have been
crewing on an off-shore
delivery .
The only question I might have is about sailing down channel in pretty busy
shipping lanes, at least when I was at the
helm I got frequent
VHF calls from cargo haulers running at three times our 7 kts, and then passing close by. Man do those . But if there's a favorable breeze, not a problem.
When you say 3-4 days, I'm assuming we're talking running at night too, on watch rotation, which I'm used to. I'm also assuming you have
AIS operational. We found that valuable, since the big boys could then call us by name, and we knew who was who. I have
Navionics GPS running on my
iPad which is an amazing tool and perfect for coastal, especially night runs for buoy identification.
SO anyway, just some thoughts. My experience ranges from 28'
Sloop (Morgan) to 54'
Ketch (C&T), and both
ASA and
ICC certifications. Sailing CV on-iine at NatuticEd.org. (link available). I'd be keen to see your
sloop, maybe post a
photo when you have a minute.
Look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Cheers for now.