So crossing in a group how do you adjust for speed differences. My boat is not exactly slow but by no means can keep.up with a larger one in weather. There is so much to plan and consider just to make it ti Bimini or West End. I think that alone would be a feat in a 20 or 22 foot boat. 70 miles does not sound far but I got caught on Erie in bad weather in a 15' closed bow shallow v runabout about a mile and a half and that last mile was the longest mile I ever traveled. I had a 40 hp and could hardly make any headway. I had so called buddy boat and he had a deep v and pulled away from me quick. It was a hard dangerous lesson. It seems you can never learn enough about the weather and the water. Inland or ocean.
That being said I still believe there has to be a way to make the trip to Bimini safe. Potters and MacGregors do it every year. In any sailboat you do not want to fight the stream correct you would loose half your ground speed so you cross with the stream moving you NE right? I am on the Detroit River and the current can be a pain or a plus. I figure everyday I sail I learn more, so I just wanted to so thanks to everyone out here for the advise.
That being said I still believe there has to be a way to make the trip to Bimini safe. Potters and MacGregors do it every year. In any sailboat you do not want to fight the stream correct you would loose half your ground speed so you cross with the stream moving you NE right? I am on the Detroit River and the current can be a pain or a plus. I figure everyday I sail I learn more, so I just wanted to so thanks to everyone out here for the advise.