[Public-List] Velcro Beach, FL 11/27/2012

[John Boor]

Jim.

I have passed under the McCormick bridge 4 times on my two trips south and
had no indication of standing waves.  Has this always happened or has some
dredging been done to deepen the channel.

John Boor




> We had one scare that almost finished our trip.  We had just crossed the
> St.
> Johns River and were approaching the McCormick Bridge when we saw standing
> waves at the bridge.  It was too late to try and turn since the waterway
> is
> rather narrow.  Sandy was driving and I was at the throttle when we went
> under the bridge with RPM's that give us 7.5+ knots.  The turbulence was
> unbelievable and the current actually stalled forward motion for an
> instant.
> Our bowsprit almost hit the bridge which could have dismasted us.  A
> trawler
> behind us put out a warning about the current, then complimented our
> seamanship for being able to maintain control.  He also said that was the
> worst current he had ever seen or experienced (I fully agree with his
> assessment).  He later passed us and reported the conditions at the next
> three bridges.
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> We will be here for at least two weeks.  Sandy flew back to Annapolis for
> some pre-Christmas time with her family.  Jazz and I are remaining in Vero
> catching up on maintenance.  Then when Sandy gets back we will move down
> to
> the Lake Worth area and wait for a weather window to cross.
>
>
>
> Jim Davis
> Privateer Isa Lei
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