I am planning a trip from Galveston Bay to the
Mississippi coast. I have all GIWW
charts, Active Cap,
Skipper Bob, 2015 Waterway Guide. The
ICW trip will be at least ten hard days with restricted bridge openings, bugs, sketchy
anchorages, etc.. I think you can only figure on 8 hrs a day at 5 kts. No fun. I have a
new boat...fun. It's a 08 H41 in amazing condition with Genset,
Radar, Mechanical
autopilot. It looks like I can go
offshore and make the trip in 4 days. I would rent a
liferaft and install a
AIS transponder. I would wait for a solid good 3-4 day
forecast with abeam/tail winds. All that said, there is a
safety fairway at 28 50' N but its 116 s miles south of the coast. Looking at the
charts it appears you could go safely east/west at 29 15' N, about 30 s miles south of coast. Yes, we would have to dodge a few rigs/traffic.
Draft is 5'. I would love to hear from anyone who has made this trip at the 29 15' N area. Secondly, there are many wrecks on my paper charts dated 2/15 that are not on the active
captain charts. Is active captain's data that old, these wrecks cain't all be new ?...