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Sailing Times #136292 07/20/2017 05:38 PM
Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 21 mattwill OP Traveler
OP mattwill Traveler Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 21	What is the typical sailing time for a 50 ft cat from Saba Rock to Anegada in December and the time from Anegada back to Sandy Cay? Not fast, but a normal time.

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Re: Sailing Times mattwill #136293 07/20/2017 05:46 PM
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 85 Cane Garden Bay, Tortola AgapeCottages Traveler
AgapeCottages Traveler Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 85 Cane Garden Bay, Tortola	Once you clear Mosquito Rock just outside North Sound it should be under 2 hours to Anegada if you have decent wind. Sandy Cay should be 3.5 - 4 hours if you have a normal east winds. JasonHelmbrecht Agape Cottages Cane Garden Bay reservations@agapecottages.com www.agapecottages.com

Re: Sailing Times AgapeCottages #136294 07/20/2017 06:59 PM
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 2,165 Likes: 1 Ontario, Canada warren460 Traveler
warren460 Traveler Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 2,165 Likes: 1 Ontario, Canada	On top of the above reasonable estimates, consider the time to get off the mooring , raise and lower sails, motor up the channel into anegada. Warren S/V Scuba Doo Lagoon 50 (winner of best crewed yacht under 55 feet at the St. Thomas crewed yacht boat show). https://www.cyabrochure.com/ebn/2307/pdyrX/6642/4///

Re: Sailing Times mattwill #136295 07/20/2017 07:41 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 193 Eastern MA T tothedogs Traveler
tothedogs Traveler T Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 193 Eastern MA	1. Measure distance on chart 2. Pick your SOG which will vary with wind speed and how much sail you have out. 3. Divide #1 by #2

Re: Sailing Times tothedogs #136296 07/20/2017 08:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue sail2wind Traveler
sail2wind Traveler Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue	I made it in 1:47 in a monohull from Mosquito rock

Re: Sailing Times sail2wind #136297 07/21/2017 08:32 AM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,861 Bradenton, FL Winterstale Traveler
Winterstale Traveler Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,861 Bradenton, FL	Quote sail2wind said: I made it in 1:47 in a monohull from Mosquito rock ...and smoked a couple cats in that race too! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" />

Re: Sailing Times Winterstale #136298 07/21/2017 11:50 AM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue sail2wind Traveler
sail2wind Traveler Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue	<img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />

Re: Sailing Times sail2wind #136299 07/23/2017 08:07 AM
Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 21 mattwill OP Traveler
OP mattwill Traveler Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 21	Thank you!

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