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Carl:

Thanks for the info!

> 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.

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?


>  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.

Thanks.  Yes, I have been using chart 400 for the passage planning on this
leg, so I'll look at 28006.

> 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.

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).

Once again, thanks for your input!

David


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