dude i am back

[thesailerdude]

haha well here is the update with the little trip of mine

me and my 4 college buddies departed middle river (a town based on northern baltimore- essex) and arrived portsmouth VA in 44 hours....our CAL 27's farymann diesel is holding up well averaging 4 to 5 knots...sometimes even reaching to 6 to 8..we only had a chance to set sail once and furled both main sail and jib and went for 7 knots or above...

now we are gonna delve into ICW and see what happens and if we will go on all night down there lol

anyone in southern parts of usa who doesnt need their outboard engine contact me thru kev7@tmail.com because i have a feeling that our inboard diesel might fall apart in several days?? we have been riding on it hard lol

Kevin

 

[Joe]

Aw right, Dude. Getting there is half the fun.

 

[Cpt. Jon]

Good luck, nice progress, be careful.

Pay attention to weather forecasts, check out http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/ for tropical weather information. I don't know what kind of internet connection you are using, but I would try to check that daily, checking the weather coming across the Atlantic, building in the GOM, etc. Dr. Jeff Masters provides a great tropical weather blog and a good number of the people participating on the blog are skilled meteorologist and provide a lot of insight as to what is going on in the tropics.

 

[RECESS]

Just remember something that most people new on the water forget when something is not going right on the boat. If something is not right when you're not under sail, dropping the anchor to resolve it is a good idea. If something is not right under sail turn into the wind and drop anchor. I have seen a lot of freaked out boaters that are drifting into the shallow and could have dropped the anchor a long time ago to fix their situation.

Fair winds to you.

 

[sailingdog]

This is very good advice. The anchor is an essential piece of safety gear, and should be used as such. It can often give you the time to sort things out before things go horribly wrong.

Just remember something that most people new on the water forget when something is not going right on the boat. If something is not right when you not under sail, dropping the anchor to resolve it is a good idea. If something is not right under sail turn into the wind and drop anchor. I have seen a lot of freaked out boaters that are drifting into the shallow and could have dropped the anchor a long time ago to fix their situation.

Fair winds to you.

 

[luvitt]

I used to live in middle river. Bowleys quarters to be exact. right on the river. i literally had a shack on a creek with my '78 30' cruiser tied up (story of my life). I moved from there to charleston about 4 years ago for the boats & a boat job. stop by Isle of Palms on your way thru charleston -- the IOP marina, or the CHS Harbor Marina and give me a call. you cant beat the southern hotties in Chs. I buy some beer! my boat will be in CHM by june 11. have fun!