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Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-12-2019, 05:46
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Posted By mjscottinnc
Re: Sailing Beaufort to Miami -> Bahamas

Oh, I had that too, but I left it off the first post figuring it would just be piling on.

My original autopilot gave out in Georgetown and I hand steered the rest of the way to Stuart. So lots of...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 03-12-2019, 18:57
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Posted By mjscottinnc
Re: Sailing Beaufort to Miami -> Bahamas

Damn near everything. It’s hours of drudgery, single handed even with an autopilot boredom at the helm waiting for the next twist and turn, shallow area, mismarked or misplaced markers, being swamped...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-11-2019, 05:45
Replies: 49
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Posted By mjscottinnc
Re: Sailing Beaufort to Miami -> Bahamas

I've never excluded anything based on the opinions or experiences of others, this is especially true about food and individual taste. I researched freeze dried food extensively before I selected it...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 17-11-2019, 13:23
Replies: 49
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Posted By mjscottinnc
Re: Sailing Beaufort to Miami -> Bahamas

I can reinforce what Auspicious is saying. I left late (mid-November) and needed to be in Stuart by the beginning of December. Each day I left at first light regardless of weather and stopped at sun...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 16-11-2019, 07:44
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Posted By mjscottinnc
Re: Sailing Beaufort to Miami -> Bahamas

Weather window... I’ll give you the advise I got from a old salt many years ago. Wait for a forecast with 3 days open, day one go to the beach and look at the Gulf Stream, if you see elephants wait...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 16-11-2019, 07:19
Replies: 49
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Posted By mjscottinnc
Re: Sailing Beaufort to Miami -> Bahamas

A few years ago I left mid November from New Bern, same draft as yours went inside the whole way south. Only 10 hours of daylight per day, poor planing on my part got me to McClellanville at dead low...
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