Delivery Season
November 9, 2008
Cape Lookout, NC Light House
No I’m not going to work for Domino’s, but I am taking a J122 down to Fort Lauderdale. We leave from Beaufort (that’s BOW-FORD), NC and head south (Course 207M). Before we leave, we have a bit of electronics work to deal with, but with any luck at all we’ll be leaving the Cape Lookout cut before dark on Monday.
From there it’s a fairly straight shot to Ft. Lauderdale. The forecast is favorable, due in part to a late season hurricane in the Caribbean. We don’t expect it to be a problem – and in fact if the forecast holds it will be a big help. Here is what NOAA is saying about our trip -
MON NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MON NIGHT NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. TUE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. WED NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. THU SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S.
Looking a little further south – this could be what we come into Ft. Lauderale on.
TUE AND WED WITHIN 300 NM NW QUADRANT OF REMNANT LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT NEAR CENTER. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA MAINLY E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF REMNANT LOW. THU N OF 26N W OF 74W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS... AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. FORECASTER AGUIRRE
Basically it is the best we could hope for. The boat is a great sailing boat and in these conditions should make for a very fast and fun sailing passage. It is approximately 540 miles and we are going against the Gulf Stream for at least some of the trip – but I think we should arrive by Friday. I’m taking the still camera and the video camera and when I return hope to have some super images to share.
Until then… Fair winds and following seas
kb
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