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From: TimTim (no email)
Date: Mon Apr 02 2007 - 18:22:17 EDT
How much to traverse the canal in a ship that small? And I would remind Brandon that Cape Flattery can be the roughest cape in the world at times.
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From: delviento2
To:
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 8:28 AM
Subject: [world-cruising] Re: Corpus Christi, TX to Seattle, WA
Brandon,
I've made the trip in reverse on a Newport 27 (also lightly built)
and I'm not one to squash ambitious plans, but this one is
untenable. In addition to all of the comments made by others
(especially true about going against the prevailing winds), you
propose to make the trip during the middle of hurricane/tropical
storm season. Waiting for weather windows is likely to slow your
progress during this time frame. Also, going through the canal may
involve a wait. In June 1996, it took us almost two weeks to get the
paperwork processed and to get a slot.
Best,
Michael Robertson
--- In , "sharker2003"
<sharker2003 at dot dot dot > wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I'm new to this forum, but I've enjoyed browsing through and reading
> through all the great info here. I'm looking for an opinion from
some
> experianced cruisers regarding the following:
>
> I'm fairly close to purchasing a very well-equipped 30' S2 9.2
Center
> cockpit sailboat in Corpus Christi, TX. For my background, I'm the
> Commanding Officer of the 87' Coast Guard Cutter in Port Aransas;
I've
> spent the last 5 years professionally at sea in all kinds of weather
> aboard sturdy ships, but my sailing experiance is limited.
>
> I'll be stationed here in Corpus for about another year, then I
expect
> to be transferred to Seattle, WA. If it comes down to it, I could
> just have the boat shipped, but my two best friends and I will all
be
> well positioned next summer for a far more ambitious plan: to take
> about 10 weeks off out of our lives and sail the boat from Corpus
> Christi to Seattle via the Canal, about 7000 miles I believe. The
> timeframe is about 07 July - 20 Sept
>
> Is this a fool's errand in such a small boat or Mission
Accomplished,
> given the proper preparation? I've seen and heard all sorts of
> stories of people circumnavigating in boats much smaller than 30',
so
> it should certainly be possible. I'm planning on staying fairly
close
> to the coast except for the initial shot across the Gulf of Mexico
> from Corpus around the Yucatan.
>
> Has anyone here made this trip? What sorts of things should we be
> especially concerned about? And is 10 weeks realistically long
enough
> to make the trip?
>
> Appreciate your thoughts,
> Brandon
>
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