NavList:

David:

As this seems to be veering off the list topic, I'll reply directly
off-list.

Carl




David F. McCune wrote:

>Carl:
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>Thanks for the info!
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>>I don't think Rosalind will be all that difficult. I'd shoot for hugging
>>the eastern side of the deep water between the two banks.
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>I get the impression you've been at Rosalind. Assuming the wind is not
>blowing more than a 5, do you think Rosalind is safe to cross with a 6-ft
>draft.  I don't intend to cross directly over the banks, but there is always
>the chance that I could be sailing there through the night and miscalculate
>the current.  So if I end up leaving the deep water and crossing the bank on
>either side, how much trouble do you think I'll be in?  Did you see much
>other traffic there?
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>> From your descriptions, it sounds like you're looking at a pretty small
>>scale chart. Try taking a look at the U.S. chart 28006 (I don't know
>>what the BA equivalent is). It offers a clearer, less intimidating
>>picture of the banks.
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>Thanks.  Yes, I have been using chart 400 for the passage planning on this
>leg, so I'll look at 28006.
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>>Keep an eye on conditions heading up into the Yucatan Channel; a norther
>>through there blows counter to the stream and can stack thing up pretty
>>ugly.
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>That's why I moved the Panama departure back from January to April.  I
>realize there is still a chance for a norther that late, but they seem to be
>fewer and less intense.  I thought I'd keep a close eye (or ear) on the HF
>weather broadcasts and if a front seems to be moving south into the Gulf,
>I'll either put into Grand Cayman or heave to under the far SW coast of Cuba
>(taking care to stay outside their 12 mile limit).
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>Once again, thanks for your input!
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>David
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