[Rhodes22-list] Bill's Bahama Trip
Chris Geankoplis
napoli68 at charter.net
Wed Mar 15 19:24:01 EST 2006
Dear Bill,
Depth Sounder? Depth Sounder? We don't need no stinkin' depth sounder! I
didn't have one and just relied on water color and centerboard touch.
However I've got one on my current boat and found it very useful in Baja.
The color reading works great except in early morning or very late afternoon
light (and useless at night). The sounders are so cheap, easy to install
and very entertaining...gee is that a coral head or treasure chest, I
wonder.
No seeums and mosquetos were not usually a problem if you anchored out a 100
yds and were on the lee of the island with nothing down wind of you. This
was the case most of the time but a couple cans of deep woods and some
mosquito netting was vital when the bugs ignored logic.
One other thing, Kalik beer is not bad but keeping it cold was mostly
impossible, bummer.
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 6:24 AM
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>
> Thanks Chris. I'll echo the prior comment that you have great gift for
> writing. I really enjoyed your Baja log. I'll go back and re-read the
> intro.
>
> Two more questions just popped in my head. Did you have a depth sounder,
> and did you find that you wanted/needed one? Did you ever find it buggy
> (ie. would no-seeum netting be of any use)?
>
> Bill W.
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> Dear Bill,
> I've lost a lot of info because of the dead hardrive, however
> I'll do my best.
>
> We did not need the sleeping bags (summer weight) and gave them to a
> returning powerboater and picked them up later in Ft. Lauderdale.
>
> Boy was I glad I had:
> 45watt solar panel
> A good sunshade and side panels
> Lots of food (it cost a fortune to buy anything there)
> Several spare sparkplugs (the fuel was dirty and salt filled, it really
> fouled the plugs)
> Plenty of water containers (water is hard to come by)
> A fixed VHF with a masthead mounted antenna and a handheld to talk to the
> boat from shore.
> A copy (out of print) of Peter Benchley's "The Island" to read out loud
and
> scare the hell out of the listeners!
>
> I had two danforths and a great rock anchor which was the old yachtsman
> foldable anchor (you know the one tatooed on Pop-Eye's arm). All the
> anchors had 10 feet of chain and 150 of 1/2 inch 3 strand. I also always
> anchored with a minimum of 2 anchors and almost always dove down to hand
> set
> if necessary. (watch the currents they are strong and switch back and
> forth) also expect a large and very territorial baraccuda to check you
out
> as you do the chore. I used a plow type in the Baja and it worked fine
> also.
>
> I did not have a dingy with a motor, only a small 3 person max inflatable
> that we rowed around, lots of excercise but it would have been nice to
have
> had a little 3 hp lightweight aircooled outboard. (not sure where I would
> have put it).
>
> It might be of help if you check out the "Baja Prelim" in the archives.
> The
> trip to the Sea of Cortez was similar in the prep and type of equipment I
> used for the Bahamas trip.
>
> Oh yeah, Go to Great Stirrup Island in the Berrys. Anchor on the south
> side and then hike north, but dress up as if you were a tourist off a
> cruise
> boat. If you time it right on the north side of the island is a big beach
> owned by the Disney and Carnival lines. They have big BBQ's on the beach
> (free of course to the guest on the ships) Just exit the scrub jungle as
> yo
> u are zipping up your fly. Then mingle, eats lots of BBQ and food and
> charge your drinks to cabin B 326. (Just kidding about charging the
> drinks).
> My brother and I had a great time and ate and drank ourselvs full. Then
> the
> local serving lady filled a bag with left over food and Ice for our boat.
> We tried to play dumb but she just laughed and pointed out that "Dem
> cockelburs in yo socks, de grows on the sout side of de island.
>
> Chris G
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
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> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 6:04 AM
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> >
> > Wow Chris. I wish I had that much time. This trip is doubly special
for
> > me because it is the last bonding experience with my son before he goes
> off
> > to college. I will probably not have as much time with him collectively
> > for the next 4 years as I will have on this one trip. I was hoping to
> > stretch it into a three week trip (let alone 3 months) but alas, my son
> has
> > a summer job as a camp counselor at some far away camp so I'll be
limited
> > to two weeks; besides the fact that I would probably lose my job if I
> took
> > longer.
> >
> > I plan to follow your footsteps to Bimini and then on to the Berry
> Islands.
> > If time, weather, and the mood strikes us we may sail over to Providence
> to
> > visit my wife and two daughters who will be there for a week while one
of
> > my daughters works as an intern at Dolphin Encounters. A story, and the
> > genesis for this whole adventure, which I will not bore you with. One
> > cardinal rule that I do plan to follow is to not have a scheduled
> > itinerary. I'll leave that for the cruise ships.
> >
> > Since you have been there, done that, I have a few of questions for you:
> >
> > What things did you not take that you wish you had?
> >
> > What things did you take that you found you did not need?
> >
> > Is my Fortress danforth anchor (I've got two plus a small one for my
> > dinghy) adequate for anchoring in the Bahamas, or did you find need for
a
> > plow type?
> >
> > Is an outboard for the dinghy an essential piece of equipment? I have
> read
> > that they are, but most of the people that say so were large boats with
> > deeper drafts than the Rhodes22.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bill W.
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> > "Chris
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> > Bill,
> > I missed your original statement about a trip to the Bahamas.
> Your
> > Idea/itinary sounds good. I've made the trip on my previous Rhodes and
> > liked it so well in the Bahamas I stayed for 3 months. I Sailed to
> Bimini
> > then Berry islands (some cool stuff there)-Providence to Eluthra back to
> > Profidence Then South through all theExumas, back to Providence and
south
> > again to Georgetown then Back north to the northernmost islands
including
> > Walker Cay then over to Freeport and finally to Gun Cay for the return
> > trip. You can contact me backchannel if I can be of any help.
> >
> > Chris Geankoplis
> > S/V Enosis
> > Medford, OR
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