June Gloom - No breeze and lotsa fog. In a message dated 6/29/2008 6:29:08 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Jim, We did sail for a short while on the way home. However the light breeze we had was almost right on the nose. We were only able to make about 2.5 - 3 knots and that was about 30 degrees off the course we needed. Being that we had 26 miles to cover we decided not to turn the 5 to 6 hour trip into a 9 to 10 hour trip! We also dropped the mooring a couple of times at the island to go out and do some sailing. There would be a 10-12 knot breeze right across the island and the mooring field. Unfortunately, as soon as we'd get away from the area right around the isthmus the wind that was always there would stop totally. Apparently there is a venturi like effect across the island. You'll see in some of the video there's a pretty good breeze. The guys that have made the trip before have never been skunked totally on wind like that. hmmmmmm.......global warming???? hahaha **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
