On May 5, 4:10=A0pm, "Don White" <whi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "BeeRich" <beer...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On May 5, 1:11 pm, "Wilbur Hubbard" <wilburhubb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> wrote:
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> Then how do you explain all the American boats I saw out of mainland
> USA when we were both in the Abacos and the Virgin Islands?
>
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> > What you need to do is take the "I-65 route." That is depart out of
Miam=
i
> > and head northeast to east as the prevailing SE winds allow. Proceed
on
> > your
> > course north of the Abacos chain (the Gulf Stream will assist your
> > northerly
> > progress) and keep going until you arrive at longitude 65w. (You will
be=
> > close to Bermuda so if you wish to rest you might consider stopping
> > there.)
> > Then come about and turn south on a ****t tack and close haul or reach
do=
wn
> > to the BVIs. This should take you two to three weeks. Don't do it
during=
> > hurricane season. Middle of May to middle of June is the time to go.
Be
> > sure
> > you have a place to hide in the BVIs during hurricane season.
>
> > Wilbur Hubbard
> > Swan 68
>
> That is the route I am planning on taking. =A0Abacos, along the top edge
> of the Bahamas, down Southeast towards Turks & Caicos, then bypassing
> DR and PR totally, right into USVI then BVI. =A0You sure I can't stick
> close to the islands? =A0Hitting Bermuda for the sake of a single tack,
> is a bit much.
>
> I've got a buddy in the BVi who does deliveries. =A0 Might be a good
idea =
to
> hire a 'professional captain' if this is your first time.
Wrong again, sun****ne.
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