Dreaming of Crusin'?

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Ed

Flotilla to Bermuda

"This is something have dreamed about for some time. This April, we have 20 Trailer Sailors signed up to travel to Homestead, Florida, them make a crossing to North Bimini, Bahamas. " Didn't there used to be something like this going to Bermuda? I would love to try something like this for the bigger boats that cannot be readily trailered. But Bermuda is a small spec in a large ocean and having seen it from the air, has lots of reefs to run aground on. A flotilla would add a degree of safety and lots of confidence.
 
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Cathy Alcorn

West coast to the Sea of Cortez

I think the slow trip down the west coast to the Sea of Cortez will be our first big trip outside of Alaska. Otherwise we plan a Prince William Sound trip, Cook Inlet and Kodiak run and maybe southeast Alaska before that happens. Cathy Alcorn S/V Andante
 
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L. Tower

Inland Passage in '03

Old man is 76 and figures "now or never". Two grown sons for crew, all 3 novice sailors. Plan to visit Bell Island, Thorne Bay, and Wrangell, all just N. of Ketchican. We purchased 26X last spring and day sailed in Columbia River for 3 months. One plan is to trailer to Prince Rupert, put in there to miss some open water and save time for total trip. Any and all advice, tips, etc. appreciated. Thanks to all in advance, Loren Tower pa41@hotmail.com
 
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Paul Akers

Flotilla to Bermuda? - Answer

You may be thinking of the Caribbean 1500 run from Newport, RI in October. There is also a group that starts out from Hampton Roads in Virginia and they rendezvous in Bermuda for the rest of the trip to Tortola/Virgin Gorda. In May they reverse the process.
 
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Muskrat

Bermuda or Bust

We're working on it slowly. We've cruised the Chesapeake for 12 years in a 22' Bristol. We've upgraded to a 33' Pearson. Next will be a circumnavigation of Delmarva. In about 5 years we plan to sail to Bermuda (hopefully with a few other similar boats for safety). But wait till retirement. Sell the house, buy a 44', Cruise till the kids catch me and put me in a home... if they can find me. : )
 
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LaDonna Bubak - CatalinaOwners.com

2 1/2 months to go!!

I'm moving aboard Rob's boat in April to begin our "great adventure"! The plan is to cruise either SF or Puget Sound areas before heading off to the S Pacific. But we all know how set in stone boating plans are!! If any of you are interested in keeping up with our plans, check out our website from time to time. And lest ye should worry (HA!), I won't be signing off CO till we're ready to head out of the country. Ain't wireless technology grand?! LaDonna
 
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Scott Mathey

A better sailing life.

How nice of you to ask. Kathy and I know few sailors as, well, this is Idaho. We have been systematicly checking the North West coast from the San Juan Islands Washington south to the last port in southern Oregon. Each summer we go to another location on the coast with a port and we have had a great deal of fun in doing so. Here in Idaho we sail for aprox.14 to 16 weeks a year and then we fire up the fishing boat for the fall and winter and I go dinghy sail in an 8' waker bay, weather permitting. However, after sailing the great Pacific, spud sailing will never do and neither will the short sailing season. So, we are worknig hard on preparing the house for sale and have made a decision and plans to move to Brookings Oregon, the southern most port of Oregon. There we can sail pretty much year round. In light of this, we will not be sailing the Hunter this next summer as the time will be spent on preparing to move. If all goes as planed, hopefully, the next time we put in will be at Brookings next August or September W/year round slip.
 
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Larry W.

cruzin'

Leave Long Beach, head slowly south, go thru the big ditch, do the Caribbean, head slowly up to Maine.
 
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Jack van Dijk

we will go, come hell or high water

We will go, come hell or high water. I am so frustrated waiting, I'll throw all cautionin the wind and leave.
 
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LaDonna Bubak - CatalinaOwners.com

Scott Mathey!

I tried to look you up in the owner's directory but no luck. I fly over to Boise every year for the Boise Flower & Garden Show. This year's dates are March 27-30 - drop by the show office (if you go) & we can talk boats! That will be my last year there (see my post to this thread). I'm in the owner's directory if you want to touch base. LaDonna
 
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Joseph Lynch

Dreaming

My wife (my captain) and I have already sailed from Bridgeport to Bermuda. Spent most of it in a gale with rough sea's. Not the best way to break in two novice sailors. Fortunately the rest of the crew boat owner and cruise captain were experienced bluewater cruisers. My dream in 5 years is to start around Boston and sail the east coast to the Fla keys then up the west coast of FLA to New Orleans.
 
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Cam Whetstone

Dreaming of the Intercoastal to Florida

Several of years ago, after 25+ years sailing in 22-footers, I decided top buy a larger boat and planned to live aboard. I want to cruise down to Florida in October and return to the Chesapeake in April. It would mean missing the February Columbia Luncheon in Columbia Maryland, but I can do that. After I bought m a Columbiua 36--great boat, built like a tank. I have been upgrading here and there as money permits with a plan to go to Florida (I wanted to go this year. Well some personal things came up and the trip god delayed then posponed). I am hoping that in October/November of 2004 I can leave Baltimore for the Intracoastal and Florida. Returning around April or May. If that goes well after a trip or two, I will be ready to try the Bahamas. I am afraid if I keep on delaying, I will be sitting in a rocker at an old folks home dreaming of the trip I never made. I would rather go and even be miserable, than to end up wishing I had made more of an effort. However, this summer I will be making raftups and gatherings with the Columbia gang (check us out on sailnet, the Columbia email list). Anyone wants to come to Baltimore and hit a weekend raft-up, let me know. Cam Whetstone s/v C36 - Wolf's Den Baltimore, Md. USA
 
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simon

cool cruising

vancouver to alaska,then to mexico.what stops me.....time & shore life.Friends & family.The right boat.All your dreams can be buried in the present.Thats why you gotta do it when you can.Money can be made,you have only your self to blame.1,2,3 years but don't put it off forever achieve,live life the way it was given to you. JUST DO IT.(hope they didn't copyright that;)
 
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simon

tanzer 22

I had a 22 windrose and if I can say anything buy good sails (they're cheap this size).Don't skimp on a harness either,there's a wrong way to learn this!!(Small boats need good gear) good luck!!!!
 
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Mark Heise

Cruising Dreams!

I was a full-time livaboard cruiser for 2.5 years between Galveston Island, TX and Salem, MA on a 30' Hunter. My heart ran aground hard and I ended up in Ohio. Many storms later, I have purchased a 34' O'Day to get back to that life. My new wife and will be fixing her up and getting her ready for blue water over the next couple of years and then I get to cut the docklines again. I did it the first time at 33. I will do it again at 50. Don't dream...do it. Tomorrow never comes. You will never regret the decision. Mark Heise s/v Brighid's Fire formerly cruising on s/v Sabine's Witchcraft
 
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Steve Ray

Pacific Blues

Having grown up on the island of Guam for the first 17 years of my life, instills the calling to come back. The islands of the Mariana's, part of the Micronesian chain are simply heaven. The people out there still like Americans due to the fact they know who helped them during WWII. The sailing is great and the islands are close enough to sail to each within a day and a half of each other. If its Tinian or Siapan or what ever island in this chain, one can be assured of the beauty, history and culture that make up these chains of islands. One needs caution just like any other while entering a reefed harbor and also to follow the typhoon season. These storms are often very powerful and heed respect from any sailor. Any sailor knows after spending extended periods at sea that the calling always dwells within one to return and oneday I will. As the clock is wound once and no man has to power to tell where it stops, go cruising now my brothers, it's later than you think.
 
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Larry G Turner

My Dream Get Away

Although I haven't ventured out of the Chesapeake Bay, my dream has always been to sail to Tahiti. I'd like to spend a week, month or maybe a year in and around Tahiti on a 36'-42' ketch. My wife and I would have the money to enjoy the trip by stopping whenever we wished and flying home to visit our kids and grandkids! But mostly we'd sail, anchor out, lay in the sun and make friends from all over the world.
 
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Allan DeWall

Beginning the Dream

After too many years of mostly day sailing and "armchair cruising" Marily and I decided to trade up to a serious cruising boat. I opted for the early retirement and immediately started shopping - finally locating a shoal draft Nonsuch 30 in St. Augustine. Although we had done a lot of cruising in the Chesapeake, we had never done the ICW and really looked forward to bringing "Cat Rageous" back home to Hampton Roads. We kept a leisurely pace and took 3 weeks to complete the 875 mile trip, allowing time for plenty of stops along the way. Turns out that 3 weeks wasn't nearly enough time to do the ICW justice, so we're now working on the return trip (started just before Christmas), with the Keys as our ultimate destination before returning to Hampton Roads in May. What did we wait so long to begin?
 

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