[quote=rattlenhum]It's been a long time, but we used to camp on the MS barrier islands a lot in my 17' monohull daysailor. I was young and dumb, but it can be done safely, and it's a great experiece! Being from NOLA, you probably already know this, but I wouldn't count on it being bug free any time of year. With the right (wrong?) weather conditions, I've seen the biting flies very bad in Sept. The islands can have a myriad of pests from no see ums to huge horse flies. Take lots of Skin So Soft, DEET, and sunscreen! I believe some of the OSYC boys were doing this a couple of times a year with a support boat....you may want to check with them. Do your family a favor and file a float plan (maybe even with the rangers on Horn Is.?) so they have at least some idea where you plan to go.
Personally, I'd never attempt a two-nighter on my Hobie 16 without a support boat.....it would sink if I tried to carry that much beer![/quote]
No HTML tags allowed (except inside [code][/code] tags)
