Bimini 2014-June 22

[Yamborghini]

If I'm still boatless, would someone be willing to tow me???

 

[justason]

Wow, I would certainly entertain the thread and chats on a Bimini 2015. Our commitment would be very fluid at this time. That said, Our school ends late May here, I would welcome anything early June/mid June. the reduction in storm risk was very very welcome.....

bypassing a large group like the Whalers or Guy Lee is welcome as well...The boat slip/dock management was less than desirable.

 

[BoaterGuy]

Wow, I would certainly entertain the thread and chats on a Bimini 2015. Our commitment would be very fluid at this time. That said, Our school ends late May here, I would welcome anything early June/mid June. the reduction in storm risk was very very welcome.....

bypassing a large group like the Whalers or Guy Lee is welcome as well...The boat slip/dock management was less than desirable.

Yeah the way they treated you and @upperdeck with your slip was absolutely ridiculous! You relatively kept your cool and I commend you for that.

 

[justason]

Yeah the way they treated you and @upperdeck with your slip was absolutely ridiculous! You relatively kept your cool and I commend you for that.

"relatively". thats funny. based on "island attitudes" I'm sure they thought I was a maniac...

Are you thinking the same five days there? Longer?.

a day longer , maybe on the front end, would be welcome, start fresh on Monday there

 

[Andy S]

Just found this article about Bimini and the Guy Harvey fishing tournament, http://www.floridasportsman.com/2014/07/07/side-bimini/. I did not see any of our Yamaha's in the pictures but I did see @tim h boat, Tossa De Mar, on the other side of the Dusky 33.

 

[Bruce]

On the docking situation, I was assigned to dock in front of or behind @tim h whichever way we agreed upon. There was no way that arrangement was going to to work. Tim is a great guy but neither of us could make it past the other so whoever was on the inside would have to move the other boat to get out. I had docked behind @Tyler on arrival. We could easily slip past each other so I stayed there. I was able to get the dock master to agree to my preferred location.

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Did this docking issue arise because they thought you were all PWC's?

 

[Ryan Sheely]

I am in for 2015 first part of June would be ideal

 

[Andy S]

Did this docking issue arise because they thought you were all PWC's?

Dock issue came about when the bigger fishing boats came in at the end of the week for the Guy Harvey tournament. Even though some had their space for 3 days, they gave it to a bigger fishing boat. The downside with the Bimini Sands is that they have not completed building enough slips for all the condos they have built.

 

[upperdeck]

To be clear, they did not ask me to move. I asked them if I could move next to @justason so that he wouldn't have a problem.

 

[Bruce]

Regardless of the dock management issues, Bimini Sands has the best docks that I saw in Bimini.

How does the week of June 7th to 13th 2015 with some extra time possibly added at one end work for everyone?

 

[upperdeck]

Regardless of the dock management issues, Bimini Sands has the best docks that I saw in Bimini.

How does the week of June 7th to 13th 2015 with some extra time possibly added at one end work for everyone?

I'm not able to make those dates work, my kids are in school. Earliest I'd be able to go is the week of June 14.

 

[Bruce]

The week beginning June 14th works for me. Arrival on a Monday morning is probably a good thing since it lets the previous weekends guests clear out and it lets our group drive in over the prior weekend.

Would we want to stay through the following weekend? Perhaps depart on the 15th and return on the 22nd?

 

[tim h]

It sounds like the 2015 thread has started.....

 

[steined]

I had a hell of a time when they put the 30'+ power cat in front of me at the end of my dock. I was next to the fuel dock and my section was only about half as wide as the rest of the docks as a result. It didn't help that they also allowed a cigarette style boat to moor opposite me on the fuel dock. There wasn't a lot of room to get around and it resulted in a couple of tense docking moments with my wife that I'd like to not have to go through again. I was less than pleased with that. Luckily it was just the last night. Thanks to @tim h and his crew for the assist in and out of there.

 

[bucks448]

Docking is a full-contact sport...

 

[Tyler]

I've got a cruise booked June 7th - 14th. My commitment this early would be fluid as well, but if I can swing it, that week would for sure not work for me. Looking to avoid another solo crossing if given the choice, lol. I'm liking the third week talk!

 

[Yamborghini]

Strange idea. What about an early one while kids in school. And a late one for more of the families.

 

[tim h]

I was thinking about going for two weeks. One week with the kids and one without.... Would just need to run back to FLL and hand the kids off to my in-laws and then add a couple adults before returning to Bimini.
Now that would be a vacation !!


I really wanted to bring my girls on this trip but my wife wasn't too keen on the idea

 

[Speedling]

I believe my kid's school is over July 8. Still gotta bug owner if she'll actually pay me to go early, lol