On Aug 18, 3:27 pm, wrote:
On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:18:34 -0400, hk wrote:
I really don't think you have enough boat to go to Bimini in but if
you stay within sight of your friends in bigger boats and wear your
PFD you will probably OK.
Bear in mind, these are the things that created the legend of the
Bermuda Triangle. It is a tricky stretch of water, not like the
relatively calm and predictable Gulf. Bad stuff can come up fast and
you are in a pretty stiff current all the time. Guess that one wrong
and you miss your island by dozens of miles. Screw up and they find
your body in North Carolina ... or Scotland.
Maybe I sound grumpy but 6 years in the CG will do that.

Perhaps he should consider taking a liferaft in a suitcast.

Or even a suitcase.

If he does that he will get mistaken for a Cuban and taken "home".

I am 52 this year, my days of doing insane adventures involving
extreme physical exertion are past. However, we all need something to
get our adrenalin going. I actually think this is reasonable compared
to some other things. Underwater caving..........TRULY crazy, if you
make any mistake, you die. I was tempted to try it until a good
friend of mine died doing it. Skydiving, almost safe by comparison to
cave diving but I hate falling. Mountaineering, did some when I was
younger until I realize I had lousy balance. Extreme cave exploring,
been there, done that, am now too old. Long distance sailing, done
some, day after day at 4 kts will make you crazy.Am not yet ready to
have a Winnebago where the biggest adventure is a flat tire in rural
Alabama. So.........