Second Guessing Myself..

i think you made the right calls. there was really no point in staying with the sailboats, nothing you could have done for them anyway.
 
the real question is knowing what you now know would you make the same decision again.
 
I don't agree with your assessment. Bob has learned that it's a big bad world out there on the water and is expressing his concern for the safety and well being of the posters family. Given the exact circumstances I suspect Bob would have choosen a different path based on what he's learned from others, and his own personal experiences and comfort level. Maybe he didn't take into account the vessel size, local knowledge, etc. but he does recognize that safety comes before making to your destination on time.

I think he's learn quite a lot since he's been here.
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Originally posted by HOGAN

Bob has obviously learned absolutely nothing about safety and travelling in unfamiliar waters.

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"Maybe he didn't take into account the vessel size, local knowledge, etc."

There lies the problem .... making comments and decisions without considering all the information available.
 
Would the trip have been more dangerous with a portable generator?
 
Prospective,

I also boat in the same waters and would have made the same call. With the weird weather pattern we have been having, the storms have been moving in fairly consistent manner. If it were a single engine boat, different call. Plus , you know how the boat has been running, boats can be unpredictable, but boats that are runnning well don't usually crap out two engines. Also if you are like me, you run the boat harder at times just to make sure you can do it.

Was this on Wednesday? I work in Groton and there were some fierce T-Storms that day, 5 inches of rain. SE CT and Watch HillWesterly got pounded, Block had the better weather.

Last Saturday I made a high speed run to beat a T-Storm in. The storm never hit as they have been getting pushed off by the bay. Good to know my boat can do 22kts with more power to spare though.
 
Scott, Thanks it was on Wednesday and the weather was awful. And I think you're right about the engines. The boat was running fine and no reason to think it would stop. I think a little paranoia set in mid-way to block as I watched the storm baring down on me.

TIC, in fact I did have a portable genny with me. Strangely, it did not cause me the least bit of concern the entire trip :-)
 
My personal decision, based on experience, is that if the weather is deteriorating I stay put. There is no place that I need to be so badly that it cant wait or else I can take some other transport and leave the boat. I have aborted trips from time to time and never been sorry.
 
Yep, we were there. Wednesday we did not get off of the boat until dinner time. We were anchored in great salt pond catching up on some Nigel Calders books. One boat got a direct lightening strike on a mooring, just blew out all of his electronics.

You made the right choice. Only you know what your boat can do, in what seas, the time of day, the terror (or joy) in your passengers eyes.

You could see the front moving in, there were no surprises. I am not sure if "tucking" in to Watch hill would have been safer. Skinny water and rocks all around the channels............
 
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