Re: The right boat for certain voyages?
Thanks for the advice, John! As I said, these are fantasies, which
in some respects are always better in imagination than in
reality . . .
re generally better in the imag--- In bolger@y..., "John Cupp"
<caj@k...> wrote:
a major detractor from the trip. Find other USA boaters when in South
America and travel with them. Despite what the news says many
outlying areas in Mexico are unfriendly as hell to USA tourists and
theivery of anything left unlocked is just about a given. The Police
are less than honest and the more paint and less crome or brass the
better.
above all trust your instincts. I would not be hesitant to stop near
any resort area but if your looking for supplies the further from the
beach the better the deals get. No matter what speed you make when
sailng always troll a plastic skirt Jig with an ounce of weight about
a yard from the Jig. The waters of east and west Mexico are loaded
with Tuna and Bill Fish. It is almost impossible not to catch
something.
in some respects are always better in imagination than in
reality . . .
re generally better in the imag--- In bolger@y..., "John Cupp"
<caj@k...> wrote:
> A couple of friends and I used to go the other way from the westcoast but if you don't have someone who speaks spanish fluently it is
a major detractor from the trip. Find other USA boaters when in South
America and travel with them. Despite what the news says many
outlying areas in Mexico are unfriendly as hell to USA tourists and
theivery of anything left unlocked is just about a given. The Police
are less than honest and the more paint and less crome or brass the
better.
>I have met wonderful freinds in Mexico and have had great times but
above all trust your instincts. I would not be hesitant to stop near
any resort area but if your looking for supplies the further from the
beach the better the deals get. No matter what speed you make when
sailng always troll a plastic skirt Jig with an ounce of weight about
a yard from the Jig. The waters of east and west Mexico are loaded
with Tuna and Bill Fish. It is almost impossible not to catch
something.
> John
A couple of friends and I used to go the other way from the west
coast but if you don't have someone who speaks spanish fluently it is
a major detractor from the trip. Find other USA boaters when in South
America and travel with them. Despite what the news says many
outlying areas in Mexico are unfriendly as hell to USA tourists and
theivery of anything left unlocked is just about a given. The Police
are less than honest and the more paint and less crome or brass the
better.
I have met wonderful freinds in Mexico and have had great times but
above all trust your instincts. I would not be hesitant to stop near
any resort area but if your looking for supplies the further from the
beach the better the deals get. No matter what speed you make when
sailng always troll a plastic skirt Jig with an ounce of weight about
a yard from the Jig. The waters of east and west Mexico are loaded
with Tuna and Bill Fish. It is almost impossible not to catch
something.
John
coast but if you don't have someone who speaks spanish fluently it is
a major detractor from the trip. Find other USA boaters when in South
America and travel with them. Despite what the news says many
outlying areas in Mexico are unfriendly as hell to USA tourists and
theivery of anything left unlocked is just about a given. The Police
are less than honest and the more paint and less crome or brass the
better.
I have met wonderful freinds in Mexico and have had great times but
above all trust your instincts. I would not be hesitant to stop near
any resort area but if your looking for supplies the further from the
beach the better the deals get. No matter what speed you make when
sailng always troll a plastic skirt Jig with an ounce of weight about
a yard from the Jig. The waters of east and west Mexico are loaded
with Tuna and Bill Fish. It is almost impossible not to catch
something.
John
--- In bolger@y..., "s_paskey" <s_paskey@y...> wrote:
yourself at least you'll have a feel for what its limits are giving
you confidence In whatever design you choose.
Todd
> I have no inclination to cross an ocean, but all this talk ofYou'll never have a boat for all conditions , but a boat you build
> voyages aboard Fiji and whatnot has me thinking about a two
> single-handed fantasy trips of my own, both of which involve
> taking a year or two off work to putter around in a boat I've built
> myself.
>
> Version 1 involves puttering from the Florida keys through the
> caribbean and central america, possibly finishing with a jaunt up
> the Baja peninsula to San Diego. Lots of gunkholing,
> punctuated by passages from one place to another. Any
> thoughts as to whether the Wm. D. Jochems schooner would be
> an appropriate choice of boats? Other suggestions?
>
> Version 2 involves setting out on the Maine Island Trail in the
> spring, in a sailing boat with an oar auxilliary (absolutely no
> motor), and heading south to Florida, through the Keys and up
> the Gulf coast. Hard to imagine a better boat for this fantasy
> than PCB's Camper (#640), the 18-foot "birdwatcher"-style skiff.
>
> Interesting to note that, despite the enormous differences, all
> three boats -- Fiji, WDJ, and Camper -- involve a glass house
> with an inside helm . . .
>
> Steve
yourself at least you'll have a feel for what its limits are giving
you confidence In whatever design you choose.
Todd
I have no inclination to cross an ocean, but all this talk of
voyages aboard Fiji and whatnot has me thinking about a two
single-handed fantasy trips of my own, both of which involve
taking a year or two off work to putter around in a boat I've built
myself.
Version 1 involves puttering from the Florida keys through the
caribbean and central america, possibly finishing with a jaunt up
the Baja peninsula to San Diego. Lots of gunkholing,
punctuated by passages from one place to another. Any
thoughts as to whether the Wm. D. Jochems schooner would be
an appropriate choice of boats? Other suggestions?
Version 2 involves setting out on the Maine Island Trail in the
spring, in a sailing boat with an oar auxilliary (absolutely no
motor), and heading south to Florida, through the Keys and up
the Gulf coast. Hard to imagine a better boat for this fantasy
than PCB's Camper (#640), the 18-foot "birdwatcher"-style skiff.
Interesting to note that, despite the enormous differences, all
three boats -- Fiji, WDJ, and Camper -- involve a glass house
with an inside helm . . .
Steve
voyages aboard Fiji and whatnot has me thinking about a two
single-handed fantasy trips of my own, both of which involve
taking a year or two off work to putter around in a boat I've built
myself.
Version 1 involves puttering from the Florida keys through the
caribbean and central america, possibly finishing with a jaunt up
the Baja peninsula to San Diego. Lots of gunkholing,
punctuated by passages from one place to another. Any
thoughts as to whether the Wm. D. Jochems schooner would be
an appropriate choice of boats? Other suggestions?
Version 2 involves setting out on the Maine Island Trail in the
spring, in a sailing boat with an oar auxilliary (absolutely no
motor), and heading south to Florida, through the Keys and up
the Gulf coast. Hard to imagine a better boat for this fantasy
than PCB's Camper (#640), the 18-foot "birdwatcher"-style skiff.
Interesting to note that, despite the enormous differences, all
three boats -- Fiji, WDJ, and Camper -- involve a glass house
with an inside helm . . .
Steve