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First off I'm new to the site my name is Tim and i live in Cincinnati, OH.
When I was younger i used to attended sailing camps every summer and loved it I was a moderately good sailor but I'm rusty to say the least. I wanted to leap back into it with a trip from Cincinnati to New Orleans the summer of 2010. I have several questions about this potential trip.
First of all is this trip possible? I read a thread about going up the Mississippi to Cincinnati and It seems to be the only way to go is through the TennTom, but i am pretty uninformed about the lower Mississippi.
Second I still haven't bought my boat yet but that will happen sooner than later so I can really learn the boat and shake off the rust this fall/spring/early summer before I go on the long haul. My question is what type of boat might be recommended for this trip? My crew will be 3-4 people with everyone sleeping on board.
I have been looking at any thing from 25' to 30' I really like the old ship style of Cape Dory's but from what i've read they are quite slow.
Lastly how long should i plan this journey to take(one way trip)?
Thanks
-Tim
When I was younger i used to attended sailing camps every summer and loved it I was a moderately good sailor but I'm rusty to say the least. I wanted to leap back into it with a trip from Cincinnati to New Orleans the summer of 2010. I have several questions about this potential trip.
First of all is this trip possible? I read a thread about going up the Mississippi to Cincinnati and It seems to be the only way to go is through the TennTom, but i am pretty uninformed about the lower Mississippi.
Second I still haven't bought my boat yet but that will happen sooner than later so I can really learn the boat and shake off the rust this fall/spring/early summer before I go on the long haul. My question is what type of boat might be recommended for this trip? My crew will be 3-4 people with everyone sleeping on board.
I have been looking at any thing from 25' to 30' I really like the old ship style of Cape Dory's but from what i've read they are quite slow.
Lastly how long should i plan this journey to take(one way trip)?
Thanks
-Tim