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05-12-2013, 11:18 AM
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Senior Member
City: Green Turtle Cay/Western NC
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 182
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New member old sailor
Hello,
I just stumbled across this forum. I am a semi retired yacht captain, since 1978, living on Green Turtle Cay in the winters and summers in Western NC.
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05-12-2013, 11:28 AM
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Guru
City: Concrete Washington State
Vessel Name: Willy
Vessel Model: Willard Nomad 30'
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 18,743
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You'll probably like it here.
What's a yacht?
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North Western Washington State USA
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05-12-2013, 01:27 PM
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Guru
City: Hotel, CA
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 8,323
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Quote:
Originally Posted by manyboats
What's a yacht?
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A sailboat to us Yanks.
Welcome Tingum.
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Craig
It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they've been fooled - Mark Twain
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05-12-2013, 02:56 PM
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,559
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Not to naval architect George Buehler who said the "COOT is a medium sized Trawler Yacht ..." (Betcha that point of view applies to lots of boats.) ... and the Coot, with or without sails, is a not a sailboat.
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05-12-2013, 05:20 PM
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TF Site Team
City: Jacksonville
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 11,682
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We're anchored behind the south end of Stocking Island (Southern Exumas). The charts show a Green Turtle Cut to the west. Are we close?
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05-12-2013, 06:38 PM
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Senior Member
City: Green Turtle Cay/Western NC
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 182
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Close is relative, however Green Turtle Cay is in Abaco. We are at "Plum Crazy", right in the middle of Coco Bay.
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05-12-2013, 08:21 PM
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Guru
City: Hailing Port: Charleston, SC
Vessel Name: Moonstruck
Vessel Model: Sabre 42 Hardtop Express
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 8,276
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Welcome Tingum. I recognized you from the Abaco Forum. Green Turtle is one of our favorites. Have you been doing power, sail, or both?
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05-13-2013, 07:12 AM
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Senior Member
City: Green Turtle Cay/Western NC
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 182
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More power than sail. Big sailboats will always be my favorite, especially for long trips, however there are many more power boats and they are more conditioned to spending money. Took a friends small trawler over to Sarasota, just missing the water spouts that hit the Cay! A good example of jumping through a weather window before it slammed shut.
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05-13-2013, 07:33 AM
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Guru
City: Hailing Port: Charleston, SC
Vessel Name: Moonstruck
Vessel Model: Sabre 42 Hardtop Express
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 8,276
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tingum
More power than sail. Big sailboats will always be my favorite, especially for long trips, however there are many more power boats and they are more conditioned to spending money. Took a friends small trawler over to Sarasota, just missing the water spouts that hit the Cay! A good example of jumping through a weather window before it slammed shut.
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Yeah, I saw the video of the water spout that came ashore on Green Turtle. It looked as if it was coming right to the festival at New Plymouth. Did you receive any damage at Coco Bay? It was pretty close in there.
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05-13-2013, 04:17 PM
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Senior Member
City: Green Turtle Cay/Western NC
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 182
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No, it was at the other end of the Cay. Several houses around Gilliam Bay received damage.
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