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Welcome aboard the two guys in the Yamaha are @1948Isaac and I and all the other males on the trip are forum members as well @JROD @Ramblin Wreck @Andy S we had an awesome time on that trip glad you enjoyed the Isaac's video.
Thanks! I came across Isaac's video by accident. I was surfing AR240 vids on youtube and this popped up. Now we're ready to give it go!
2016 was the first year that I am aware of the trip being rescheduled. We had to move it forward a day to catch a narrow window of crossable water that was followed by four days of treacherous water. I believe it was 2012 that was cancelled due to a tropical storm or hurricane in the area. My experience is that the scheduled dates have worked two out of three years but it is a good idea to be flexible on dates. Many of us that made it this year had extra long day(s) of towing to get there a day early.
@Bruce is correct, the 2012 trip was cancelled due to Tropical Storm Debbie.
I know right....I can tell I will be bullied....lol
In your opinion how young of children would be ok on this trip? Our kids will be 5 and 7 at the time. Thanks !
It all depends on how tolerant your kids are in rough sea conditions. The first Bimini trip, 2011, someone had 3 boys under 5 on a 23' and they were just fine.
At the time of this years trip my kids were 6.8 (son) and 9.2 (daughter). On their first trip they were 4.8 and 7.2 so just about the same age as yours. They had a great time. They had previous salt water experience which I believe helped. They were nervous for the first crossing. They huddled together on the port side and held onto the grip in the cutout on that side. By this year they had learned that sitting across the back is the most comfortable.