Sailing at Panama City Beach
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 06:55 PM
I meant back the boat on the trailer hooked to your van under the branch. The branch is at least 8 feet high. -
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 06:56 PM
Ah that will be great. I just hope it isnt storming the whole time. Is that bay a difficult bay to sail in? I would like to go over to sand island also. Is it sand island or shell island?
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 06:59 PM
In the little channel its pretty shallow, but once your out into the bay you should be fine..
it's shell island but its not really a island anymore...
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 07:01 PM
Shell Island
The bay at the camp site has some shallow places especially at low tide.
You might move the picnic table and get the mast past the tree
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 07:03 PM
Steve, you should upload that video of us doing the spin run.
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 07:05 PM
Oh yeah I dont think that will be a problem getting through. I cant thank you enough for getting the pictures. Maybe next time yall go I can meet up with yall and get you a beer.
. If you like beer that is. In the shallow places will you run aground without daggers?
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 07:06 PM
Your rudders will pop up...
That's about it.
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 07:07 PM
As Tyler said we had an awesome time. Here is a video of Tyler in action. He is the one setting down.
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 07:10 PM
Steve, you will be at juanas right?
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 07:10 PM
The water is clear enough that you can see the bottom as it gets shallow. There is a small channel that runs North from about camp site 101 to the main channel. It is not marked but if you look on google earth you can see it. -
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 07:17 PM
That video is awesome.
Thanks for filming it steve!
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 07:27 PM
That yellow N20 is faster than my 5.8 but not by to much.
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 07:30 PM
Haha, nice pic.
Those boards look horrible.
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 08:25 PM
Thats a good video and an awesome picture. What year is your N20? -
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 08:25 PM
The Story,
Josh and I arrived at St. Andrews at about 4pm Friday. After checking in we proceeded ti site 143 and set up camp. As we started putting the 5.8na together Tyler and his Captain arrived an also started assembling the N20.
In order to make more room I anchored my boat about 50 feet off shore.
When we finished rigging the 5.8 we sailed until dark.
After showering we went to The Captains Table for dinner.
http://maps.google.com/ma…resnum=1&ved=0CBMQnwIwAA
The sea food was delicious and the service great. I think we were the last to leave.
Saturday morning at breakfast at the Blue Top Waffle Shop http://maps.google.com/ma…=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wlwe heard that our President was coming to Panama City Beach.
Upon returning to the camp ground we noticed helicopters flying all around. The President was staying just across Grand Lagoon from us!!
As we sailed out of the Lagoon the Coast guard stopped us and after a long discussion I was told to stay on the South side of the channel. The President was on the North side. The N20 was also stopped and told the same thing.
On the South side of the channel waiting for the N20.
When we hit St. Andrews bay we turned North and did a Spin/Hooter down wind run across the bay. My GPS recorded 19 MPH for a top speed on this run.
After running out of bay we turned around and close reached to the south. This was a gusty flying the hull against the waves run. Big smiles all around. The N20 had kicked my butt on the down wind run. He was still faster upwind but he did not leave me as far behind. After reaching the entrance to Grand Lagoon we turned East and did another Spin/Hooter reach to the end of the bay. About 5 miles. Here is the video link againhttp://www.flickr.com/pho…19415531@N08/4895843623/
At the end of the bay we stopped, rested and played in the water. Fiddler crabs were every where.
We could not go exploring inland.
From here it was a close reach back to the camp and lunch.
On the way I saw 6 to 8 Dolphins off the leeward bow. The were crossing our bow, but the bearing to them did not change. Has any one else ever hit a dolphin going 15 MPH!!
He surfaced just off the leeward bow and dove under the boat. I guess he did not see the dagger board!! The boat almost stopped. As Josh and I were on the wire, we both went about 10 feet forward on the boat before regaining control. We never did see any of those dolphins again.
After being chased by the Coast Guard again we made it to camp and ate lunch.
I will post about after lunch in a little bit.
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 08:32 PM
Sounds like it was a great time. -
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 08:34 PM
Jeremy,
The N20 is not mine. I wish it was. Maybe Tyler knows. -
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 08:35 PM
I belive the N20 is a 2005 or a 2006.
It is an alter cup boat.
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 09:52 PM
The rest of the story,
After lunch we ran the Coast Guard blockade and went to the beach in the pass.
Photo from a different trip.
We were going to pull up by the rocks, but there was a large church group holding a mass baptism. We decided to sail across the pass to Shell Island. On the way over I saw that it would only be two tacks to be in the Gulf and play in the large waves out there. A pilot boat came up to us and used his PA "some thing the Coast Guard could use" to inform us that a large freighter was coming in. We had one more tack to clear the channel. When we made that last tack the freighter captain, still about 1/2 mile away showed his displeasure by giving us on loud long blast of his whistle!! We cleared the channel and missed the freighter by a mile.
After rocking and rolling in the Gulf for about 15 minutes we headed in to Shell Island. We had the beach to our selves. Just before dark we ran the blockade back to camp.
Sunday look like rain and the wind was supposed to slow down. So not being able to top Saturday we packed up and left.
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Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 09:56 PM
We definitely need to do this again.
edited by: TylerH, Aug 16, 2010 - 08:57 PM
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