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Re: Moorings subject to winter swell
[Re: warren460]
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01/12/2015 05:25 AM
01/12/2015 05:25 AM
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Posts: 414 Memphis, TN
beerMe
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Starting to think I can't always predict so well so I have a secondary in mind with a third in reserve. I try to make sure I can hit the alternates before sunset.
Life involves risks, take some prudent ones (NOT with the BVI ferries)!
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Re: Moorings subject to winter swell
[Re: beerMe]
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01/12/2015 08:14 AM
01/12/2015 08:14 AM
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Posts: 1,961 St. John, USVI
RickG
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9-10 ft swells today. We're avoiding Cooper, Dog, Cam and Lee Bays with Marina Cay a maybe. Hoping to reach North Sound, but will bail out at Trellis if today's high winds and swell make banging to wind annoying. We may bypass White Bay on Guana Island, but hope to stop for lunch and check conditions.
We never take a ball or anchor in White Bay JVD. We've spoken to too different crews that spent a night at White Bay earlier this week. They described dangerous conditions with the swell, and it was smaller then.
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: Moorings subject to winter swell
[Re: GeorgeC1]
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01/12/2015 09:02 AM
01/12/2015 09:02 AM
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Posts: 7,154 GA/NC
GeorgeC1
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Here is the best site for a local forecast. If there was a swell they would add something like this to the end of each daily forecast. "Swell from N to NNE 2 to 3 meters". When you see that you know to stay clear of the places impacted by the N swell. With your current forecast of brisk wind many of those anchorages like Cane Garden Bay will be the best places to actually go. White Bay on Guana and Marina Key should be fine also. It will be windy at Marina Key. http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtbltn.pl?file=forecasts/marine/coastal/am/amz715.txt
Last edited by GeorgeC1; 01/12/2015 09:24 AM.
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Re: Moorings subject to winter swell
[Re: warren460]
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01/12/2015 11:53 AM
01/12/2015 11:53 AM
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Posts: 2,429 Villa Euphoria Leverick Bay, P...
mdoyle9999
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Here at Leverick, the wind is howling, has heen since last night. I ' m guessing 20- 25 knts. Lots of chop and white caps in Norh Sound. That always means heavier chop outside the sound. A treat day to sail down the chanell, But,not so much taking up SFD.
Mike "The journey is the thing." Homer
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Re: Moorings subject to winter swell
[Re: sunbvi]
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01/13/2015 01:56 PM
01/13/2015 01:56 PM
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Posts: 1,347 USVI
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sunbvi said: I think I will never understand how swell develops in the BVI and how experts can predict it. BTW: It is said that on JvD Great Harbor etc. is bad with north swell because the waves from north were reflected in the USVI and come back to JvD. It is hard to "believe"/imagine this :-))) This site does give you a good perspective of 'how swell develops' and the predictions being used. http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/viewer.shtml?-multi_1-latest-hs-US_puertorico-
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