I'm a believer, when on a long delivery, you have a predetermined motoring guideline. Less than 6 knots for 6 mins is a good one. You have to adjust for your boat's abilities and fuel capacity.......We did not dawdle and motored on one occasion.....
I make this trip regularly. From WPB pick your time to get into the Gulf Stream and head North. Make sure you have a way to get weather info on the boat - an inexpensive shortwave radio and a laptop will do fine. If the weather deterioriates head OUT. You'll have lots of bailouts on the way up, but if you don't need them you should be able to do WPB to Newport in 6 or 7 days.I need to deliver my Beneteau First 40 from West Palm, FL to Newport, RI this spring. I am an experienced sailor but, never attempted a passage this long before. I will probably hire a couple of hands/captain to join me. Any suggestions on the best timing, course and things to watch out for would be very much appreciated. Thanks!
The original thread was deleted due to the OP having two user names. This thread had good information, however, so I'm copying the original question and bringing back the replies. Unfortunately the system adds them chronologically so I hope this isn't too confusing. - Donna
Fellow Sailors, I need to deliver my Beneteau First 40 from West Palm, FL to Newport, RI this spring. I am an experienced sailor but, never attempted a passage this long before. I will probably hire a couple of hands/captain to join me. Any suggestions on the best timing, course and things to watch out for would be very much appreciated. Thanks!
You're heading toward the hurricanes in the Spring?I'm going the other way come spring - but this immediately raised the question "which spring - Fl. or R.I. ??" (and when is that?)