It’s an 2007 Beneteau 423. Really nicely equipped boat. Our friends Ed and Kim want us to join their 8-owner group. 4+ weeks a year based on a rotating pick schedule. I’m guessing we probably will.Looks pretty awesome! @Jackdaw is this a new boat for you?
It's the St George to Carriacou run that sucks. Going north, not south there, as most of the sailing in the Windwards is what separates the sailors from those who are out here on their plush mobile hotel suites with front and back porches that move from bay to bay, under power.I made that passage only once, July 1993, in an Oceanus 500 bare-boat charter out of St. Vincent—Barefoot Charters. We were hit by a squall, as I remember; but basically sailed through it. Nice boat! Anchored at Prickly Bay while in Grenada.
You sail alone a lot, I'm guessing? Poor girl.
I hope everyone knows I was just kidding.Exactly. Job one, keep the significant other happy. At all cost. Otherwise you lose
Yeah, I admit that I chuckled!I hope everyone knows I was just kidding.
LOL that funny And eagle eyed! Jodi and I are engaged. I gave her a kick-ass ring. But I wanted to feel and show I’m just as engaged. So I wear my grandpas old wedding ring as MY engagement ring. All in.Did I miss something? I don't remember getting my invite!
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Yes, I think I said "don't delay!"Wouldn't you?? She’s my Bond girl.
That's a good question … there appears to be an overlay that indicates the cross-current. It appears to say either 04 K or 0.4 K. With the overlays, it is difficult to see if there is a decimal point or not. I'd think that a 4 knot current would require a significant correction.Jackdaw,
Were you really carrying that much correction for drift, set and leeway or do I not understand the display?
Dennis
Scott, yeah 4 knots cross would probably explain it.That's a good question … there appears to be an overlay that indicates the cross-current. It appears to say either 04 K or 0.4 K. With the overlays, it is difficult to see if there is a decimal point or not. I'd think that a 4 knot current would require a significant correction.
We needed to tack to make it. ;-) The 59 is on the adjustable range/bearing ring, that’s our course to lay it. Our actual average course was probably closer to 40. We’re sailing a bit cracked off to keep the motion acceptable, and will need to tack. The display shows 0.4 knots of current, down from a max ebb that day of 1.6Jackdaw,
I have a question about your NAV display. It appears your map is set for "north up" making your course of 59.3 to Carriacou look correct. However, the boat symbol appears somewhere around 030 degrees. Were you really carrying that much correction for drift, set and leeway or do I not understand the display?
Dennis
All rhumb line on the downhill run. Champagne sailing! At the Cays.Well that’s certainly the obvious explanation. I don’t know why I assumed that a guy lucky enough to be sailing the Caribbean would also get lucky enough to sail his rhumb line, doh!
Dennis