Talonewo
Senior Member
November 18th I will depart Corpus Christi TX.... Lord willing (weather) I will go direct Dry Tortugas.... ultimate goal is the Chesapeake by early spring. I still have to go to work so I will travel for a few weeks at a time and leave the boat for a few months then travel for a few weeks until I get there. I'm a non stabilized 55 foot DeFever steel trawler, head and flowing seas are "fine" beam seas kick my butt.
Sailing Weather - Marine Weather Forecasts for Sailors and Adventurers - PassageWeather just started posting weather forecast for the 18th.... I'm expecting a 4 to 5 day passage, (pending wave direction we may stop and fish some of the oil derricks)... the current forecast has me thinking... looks like day one would be beam seas... day 2-5 not so bad... would you venture out a rough day one expecting two through 5 would get better?
My other option is inter coastal... I will not travel at night on the ICW... there for only 80 miles a day verses 200 miles off shore.
Sailing Weather - Marine Weather Forecasts for Sailors and Adventurers - PassageWeather just started posting weather forecast for the 18th.... I'm expecting a 4 to 5 day passage, (pending wave direction we may stop and fish some of the oil derricks)... the current forecast has me thinking... looks like day one would be beam seas... day 2-5 not so bad... would you venture out a rough day one expecting two through 5 would get better?
My other option is inter coastal... I will not travel at night on the ICW... there for only 80 miles a day verses 200 miles off shore.