Originally Posted by pgp
You never get pictures of those that don't make it.

Tad, you made my point exactly. If you look at the charts, the Gulf stream practically touches Singer Island (West Palm Beach). I sailed there once with the wind out of the north, not that much wind, but the seas were really rough. I can't imagine a small cat offshore in it.

Very cool though, lots of sargassum weed with the attendant critters, and flying fish.


The 2008 Tybee had sporty wind from the NE on that leg, it was LUMPY. Karl did a superb job of keeping his feet on the boat and grindin' out the puffs, it was tough. I didn't realize the Stream was so close there, but that explains alot.

"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"

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