T&T: Atlantic ICW

[Michael Porter]

We started out from Maine on Nov 22nd and had no problems.  We _were_ 
glad to have a good heater. Going from Maine to Long Island Sound we had 
to sneak between storms, but after that all was fine.  We ran offshore 
from New York to Cape Charles, just to save time.

Michael Porter
MV Barbara, 60' custom aluminum

 >I'm looking for input from Listees who have cruised the Atlantic
 >Intracoastal Waterway.
 >
 >I'm thinking of running my TomCat to the Florida Keys from Lake
 >Ontario in the fall. I've never cruised the ICW and I don't own a
 >truck; thus, the idea of running the 1,800 miles on its own bottom.
 >
 >(The TomCat is a 24-foot trailerable powercat with a pilothouse and
 >cruising accommodations. It's powered by twin Yamaha 100 outboards
 >and can easily run at 20 knots all day, if conditions permit.)
 >
 >The idea is a cruise, not a delivery south. I'm thinking of being
 >under way three to fours per day about five days a week. That might
 >make 300 miles per week or six weeks for the distance. I'd leave Lake
 >Ontario in early October.
 >
 >Am I being too ambitious or too timid about the rate of progress?
 >
 >--Georgs
 >
>
> 

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Michael Porter Marine Design
www.mp-marine.com