It has been very windy every day here. Mostly out of the south or southeast but today the wind switched. At any rate, sailing on Lake Worth is out of the question. Lake Worth is very shallow and has lots of traffic in the Inter Coastal Waterway which goes right down the center of the lake. Thus sailing would be difficult because it would be hard to tack in such a narrow strip and going off shore lately means 6 to 8 ft waves.
Every cruising guide says that you should not cross the Gulf Stream if there is a "North" component in the wind direction. The winds here and off shore have been NE and N today and for the next few days. The reason for this recommendation includes the fact that the Gulf Stream flows north and with a north wind the waves build in a kind of square fashion and the ocean becomes very rough.
I will continue to monitor the weather so that when the kids arrive we can maybe do some ocean sailing. Until then I will continue with boat projects, go to shore for coffee breaks and shopping, and work to improve my boat cooking skills. Cooking is working out very well so I'm anxious to try new things. Boat projects for today will include washing and waxing the cockpit, stringing my reef lines, and maybe installing my solar charger panel.
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Have your heard anymore about Thomas? I think that's the name of the storm building to the south east of you.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I've heard so far, they don't think it will hit Florida or the Bahamas so probably not much to worry about.
A good place to see where Tomas is:
ReplyDeletewww.Barometerbob.org
Just scroll to the bottom of the first page for a map that shows Tomas's track. It looks like it will miss us.