Atlantic Delivery

[goboatingnow]

Originally Posted by DoubleWhisky

He drooped almost 3 degrees to south and is going dead east now. It really suggest he has some mean of getting the forecast I think...

Yes as predicted he went searching for those South winds after being headed. He definitely has some form of weather reporting.

Should get a good run east for a few days. Then it gets tricky as he'll have to climb north



Dave

[HappyMdRSailor]

Originally Posted by monte

well a spot probably cost Phil about $500, which is equivalent to 2000 cigarettes or 1000 cigarettes and 100 beers, so Im thinking unless it was essential equipment (for safety SOS or emergency SMS) theres no way in the world Phil would fork out just to keep us amused with his progress...
I may be wrong, he may be planning a Movie!
Its also possible a passing ship said 'where the hell do you think you're going' about 3 minutes before he turned South

Originally Posted by atoll

phil tends to buy stuff like laptops,and spots etc when he has the cash from the deposit as an investment for the delivery and future deliveries/

my guess is if he is still heading south tommorow he will stop in st martin for a week or so.

Originally Posted by zeehag

spot is 150 with another 150 for coverage including emergency services..lol
that is for gen 3.
my gen 1 was cheaper.
didnt he say he had some kind of sat fone thing before he left..i do not remember, but i know weather is primary for him .... he is a sailor...

I told Phil that Spot was going to squeeze him like a turnip, that's their business model... BUT... I don't care what it cost.... The amusement he is going to get from reading the thread will be worth 10x what he paid!!!

[SaltyMonkey]

Originally Posted by ka4wja

Salty, et al,
I'm not sure what this particular Lagoon 440 is equipped with...as this is the only info posted here about it...
John
s/v Annie Laurie

Great detective work

Originally Posted by Neo

Conditions today as report from buoy 41049

Wave Height (WVHT): 5.6 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 6 sec
SSW ( 204 deg true )

Kinda bumpy today…

[Geekatlrg]

Originally Posted by goboatingnow

Actually you'd be surprised how petty owners can be in that regards. Often expecting the skipper to bring EPIRBs extra electronics etc

Dave

Different ways to look at it. If a delivery captain has to have a complete mobile navigation/communication package that he brings with him he could charge more.

I am sure the insurance company and the manufacture of Alpha 42 “Be Good Too” wish they have a spot device on board to locate and salvage.

[SaltyMonkey]

Originally Posted by atoll

Attachment 76870

19 pages and he is less than a third of the way,whilst we sit in the pub

…drinking camel piss, you could at least have got something dark chocolate to toast to the ol' boaty basturd

[atoll]

Originally Posted by SaltyMonkey

…drinking camel piss, you could at least have got something dark chocolate to toast to the ol' boaty basturd

not sure if they sell guiness in Cafe Sport,wil have to get phil to check when he gets to horta,azores

[zeehag]

hahaha
everyone sees different things when looking at weather charts and maps..lol....boaty checks passage weather before leaving, as i understand...or sailflow....one of those...and the thing i saw and what we see now.. boaty headed around something.,...yáll shoulda looked on passage weather when he left.....passage is the only one i have found to actually be almost accurate in the systems and their movements, stormwise for 5 days.......my gurus for weather anymore are storm 2k, passage and eeb mike, which is specific to my area, manzanillo to guaymas
storm 2k is awesomest thing i ever saw for furycames and horrific stormages...

[Palarran]

I can't imagine why Phil would even think about heading to SXM. That would add at least two weeks to the crossing.

I'm seconding all who believe he has weather routing of some sort. If not, he's both incredibly lucky and brilliant. I'd give him one, but both ?

[Neo]

Originally Posted by SaltyMonkey

Great detective work



Kinda bumpy today…

Yeah, I was hoping someone would chime in on that. I'm a newbie, but Six sec seemed a little bumpy to me.

[atoll]

Originally Posted by Palarran

I can't imagine why Phil would even think about heading to SXM. That would add at least two weeks to the crossing.

I'm seconding all who believe he has weather routing of some sort. If not, he's both incredibly lucky and brilliant. I'd give him one, but both ?

he has a fondness for the waitresses at the soggy dollar bar in sxm

[OutOfControl]

Latest NWS forecast for the area Phil is approaching.

.ATLC N OF 29N BETWEEN 43W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N45W
TO 20N41W TO 07N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
TO E SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED NE AND NW SWELL N OF 24N.


Might get a little washing machine action the next few days.

[Blue Crab]

Originally Posted by atoll

he has a fondness for the waitresses at the soggy dollar bar in sxm

He left a broken heart at the Backstreet Pub here in Beaufort. And said gal has a tall, skinny, rather unattractive child. Da spittin' image!

Mom only dates other gals now.

She told me "Phil" was short for philanderer.

Ya can't make this stuff up!

Jus' sayin.

[SaltyMonkey]

IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL

explains the 6 sec

[HappyMdRSailor]

Originally Posted by Blue Crab

He left a broken heart at the Backstreet Pub here in Beaufort. And said gal has a tall, skinny, rather unattractive child. Da spittin' image!

Mom only dates other gals now.

She told me "Phil" was short for philanderer.

Ya can't make this stuff up!

Jus' sayin.

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! !!!!!!!

[SaltyMonkey]

Originally Posted by Blue Crab

He left a broken heart at the Backstreet Pub here in Beaufort. And said gal has a tall, skinny, rather unattractive child. Da spittin' image!

Catholic girl by chance? Her name wasn't Philomena was is?