Sunday, January 5, 2014

Updated 2014 Cruising Plan


Leg 1: St. Lucia to St. Martin; Jan 13 – Feb 23 (300 nm)

Jan 13                                                 Air travel Denver to St. Lucia.

Jan 14 - 15                                         Safety inspections and provisioning, Rodney Bay Marina.

Jan 16 - 20                                        Martinique

Jan 21 – 28                                        Dominica and Guadaloupe

Jan 29 – Feb 4                                  Antigua

Feb 4 – 13                                          St. Martin

Leg 2: Virgin Islands; Feb 14 – Mar 2 (200 nm)

Feb 14 - 21                                         Explore the British Virgin Islands

Feb 22 – 26                                        U. S. Virgin Islands

Feb 27 – Mar 2                                 Culebra, Spanish Virgin Islands

Leg 3: Puerto Rico and the Bahamas; Mar 3 – 31 (900 nm)

Mar 3 – 8                                             Puerto Rico

Mar 9 – 14                                          The Dominican Republic

Mar 15 – 18                                       Turks & Caicos

Mar 19 – 31                                       The Bahamas   

Leg 4: Florida; Apr 1 – 30 (300 nm)

Apr 1 – 4                                             Monitor and take optimal weather window for Gulf Stream Crossing from Freeport, Bahamas, to Fort Pierce, FL.

Apr 5 – 20                                           Cruise north on the Intercoastal Waterway (ICW).

Leg 5: Savannah & Charleston; Apr 21 – May 10 (200 nm)

Apr 21 – 30                                        Cruise the Georgia ICW. Stop in Savannah for a while.

May 1 – 10                                         Move to Charleston. Sit a spell.

Leg 6: The Carolinas; May 11 – Jun 7 (350 nm)

May 11 – 14                                       Monitor and take optimal weather window for overnight passage to Beaufort, NC.

May 15 – 20                                       Cruise Pamlico Sound.

May 21 – 28                                       Park the boat at a marina. Take shore leave to explore North Carolina.

May 29 – Jun 7                                 Criuse Albemarle and Currituk Sounds.

Leg 7: Chesapeake Bay; Jun 8 – 30 (150 nm)

Jun 8 – 15                                           Cruise the Virginia ICW and southern Chesapeake Bay.

Jun 16 – 25                                         Annapolis.

Jun 26 – 30                                         Baltimore and the northern Chesapeake Bay.

BREAK: Jul 1 – 22                           Park the boat at a marina. Return to Colorado.

Leg 8: Mid-Atlantic States; Jul 23 – Aug 7 (225 nm)

Jul 23 – 27                                          C & D Canal and Delaware Bay.

Jul 28 – Aug 7                                    Coastal cruising, New Jersey.

Leg 9: Long Island Sound and Block Island; Aug 8 – Aug 27 (150 nm)

Aug 8 - 11                                           New York City

Aug 12 – 19                                        Transit Long Island Sound.

Aug 20- 27                                          Explore Long Island’s East End.

Leg 10: Narragansett Bay and Vicinity; Aug 28 - Sep 26 (150 nm)

Aug 28 - Sep 2                                   Labor Day Weekend in Saunderstown, RI

Sep 3 – 6                                              Block Island

Sep 7 – 15                                           Martha’s Vineyard

Sep 16 - 25                                         Sail to Allen Harbor, RI, and decommission Windleblo for winter storage.

Sep 26                                                  Return to Colorado.

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