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They just stopped us and were checking our registration and float plans (from a distance).
It was a Tuesday so if think it is unusual for boats to be crossing, that why they stopped us. @upperdeck talked to them on the radio, answer a few quick questions and they let us go.
Sorry for forgetting, my memory can be iffy sometimes. At the time the 2011 return seemed rough but now will all the trips there and back and beyond, I would take the 2011 return seas anytime.Yep, that was me. Was significantly rougher than the crossing over to Bimini, but even with 8 in the boat we stayed dry.
I do have some good pics of the Coast Guard cutter
... I've been binge reading since I've been flying all morning/afternoon. There are abandoned jet skis, cracked and punctured hulls, inlet returns, scared kids, sea-tows, coast guard,fuel starvation, a bad-ass girl kicking ass solo on a wave runner, groups split up and apparently a missing person... and I thought the drama and stories of y'all just getting to the marine was exciting...
I don't think a single Yamaha boat including the 192s/195s would need fuel if they kept their speed over 20mph+. I'm almost certain @1948Isaac would make the crossing from Miami and still have around a 1/4 tank when he had his 19 but he can correct me if I'm wrong. Coming off a consistent plane kills the fuel burn from what I've witnessed and read. You just have to take the beating and if it's impossible to run and stay north of 20mph then you really need to consider turning around or carrying a bunch of extra fuel. I've witnessed Isaacs AR240 have a fuel range in both good and bad seas of over 100 miles. Granted he's locked in around 30mph give or take pending conditions. @Andy S cobalt was pretty much the same I believe.
Unless it is a major rain storm, typically Florida/Bahamas small but powerful rain storms are very hard to predict were they are going to pop up.
If you speaking to me, I'm not being an armchair quarterback. Your statement about your fuel burn last year is exactly my point. All these boats can make it if the speed is consistently north of 20mph. I wasn't saying that everyone should have maintained that this year. I wasn't there this morning so who am I to say what to run. I was just making a fuel burn point regarding these boats. Just speaking from the last 3 years of experience and making an observation from what I've witnessed. No doubt weather can slow you down and that's completely understandable.
Glad to hear you all made it back safely.
From our group i didnt see any 19 footers signed up to go.
I am alive thanks to everyone who helped out
