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Blue Water, Gulf Stream, New England, and the ICW
The best laid
plans of mice and men...
The sail plan for
this year's Adventure Cruise to Central America was completed
with all the necessary detail to facilitate guests dropping in
and out along the route.
The latest
electronic charts, cruising guides, and other supporting
publications were purchased and studied. Maintenance issues on
Stray Cat were addressed, and things were ready to go,
but a thought was nagging in the back of my head, insurance
coverage.
After explaining the trip to my agent she sent me two maps, one
showed geopolitical areas that are not covered. The second map
showed storm threat for particular areas for which there would
be no coverage. For that reason, my plan was scuttled...bummer.
Naturally, I asked
where I could sail during the hurricane season, she replied
South Carolina and points north. Lesson learned, check with the
insurance people first. It's interesting that the underwriters
have some of their geopolitical stuff all wrong as to security
threats in some areas.
Having said all that, I need to be out of Florida and the
Bahamas regions until November. I plan to sail up the East Coast
to New England to enjoy the beauty of the islands and coastal
towns and villages there. There will be no planned stops going
north from Miami unless there is a request to pick people
up/drop off along the way or a weather related issue.
The north bound passage will be off shore in "blue water" taking
advantage of the northerly Gulf Stream flow and the prevailing
southeasterly winds.
The departure point is Miami about July 20th. The passage will
be between six and eight days. If you would like to join me on
this cruise, you can
contact me
by email or phone 954 684 6265 for details.
If you would like to join the cruise as we explore The Long
Island Sound, Martha's Vineyard, Block Island, Newport and other
classically wonderful ports of call during Aug, Sept or Oct, let
me know.
The return trip to Miami and Nassau will be coastal and inland
waterway cruising with many stops at the best East Coast ports
of call. Look for the details of the South bound cruise here or
the news letter in the next two weeks.
Like the last cruise, this is not a charter. Each person who
signs on will be working crew. As such, you will be expected to
participate in all ship board duties such as: standing watch,
navigating, cleaning, cooking etc. If you lack the skills or
experience, a shipmate or I will be at your side to guide you
along. It will be a fun and exciting learning experience
for all!
The cost of the cruise is covered by cabin fees: one person
occupying one cabin at $100 per day. Two person occupancy is
$165, per cabin, per day.
The expense items such as food/drinks, fuel and dockage are
shared by the crew who are aboard at the time. This financial
arrangement proved to be revenue neutral on the last cruise and
was a good value for all.
Mark
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