I’ve posted on the Fall/Winter plans before, and I’ll probably do it again as we learn more and more about the routing from Lake Ontario to Puerto Rico.
Why Lake Ontario? Because that’s where we are now.
Why Puerto Rico? Because it is a convenient are to do some R&R after a trip of more than 2150 nautical miles.
R&R isn’t crucial because we are taking our time to get there. Critical dates include
September 1 Leave Oswego in the Erie Canal
October 12 Annapolis Boat Show
October 16 Leave for the south. Use the ICW sparingly and when out in the Atlantic, avoid Hattaras near Pamlico Sound and Frying Pan Shoals near Wilmington.
November 1 Arrive at St. Augustine.
November 5 Arrive at Bahamas. Play in the sand for a while.
December 1 It is still 1000 nm to Puerto Rico. (See the “Thorny Path” At 100nm per day that’s 10 days non stop. There will be stops along the way; Crooked Island, Mayaguana, Turks & Caicos, Puerto Rico. That last leg is a long stretch, probably upwind, but my insurance company doesn’t want me to go to Dominican Republic. I’m going to have to negotiate with them.
And if we get there for January 1, a month later, it means we had a great time.
Until sometime In May we’ll visit the lesser Antilles, which include all the Virgin Islands, Monserrat, St. Martin, the Islands in between. Plans to be devised.
Now pay attention. This will probably change as we get closer to planning.
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