Rodriguez Key

March 22 - Off the mooring ball at Boot Key Harbor at 07:30 AM, we motor sailed up the Hawk Channel to Rodriguez Key. Anchor down about 4:30 PM.  Peaceful anchorage but reported poor holding at best.
Plan to be up at 3 AM to cross the Gulf Stream.

                                                         

                                       
                          
                                

Chris Parker's Forecast for Gulf Crossing Tomorrow (We are taking the South Route)

CROSSING:


Today should be sufficiently-light for motoring (possibly light-air sailing N Route)...but I can't recommend tonight-tomorrow for W-bound folks, due to risk for wind to clock WSW & build. However, E-bound sailing should be good today-Fri25 morning, as long as your Bahamas entrance is passable.

N ROUTE: varying 160-260@5-10/2' today, 15g20k/4-6' tonight-tomorrow, probably 10-15k/2-4' tomorrow afternoon, W-NW@12-16/3-5' night; NW-N@10-14 Fri25 morning; N@5-10/3' mid-day, E/2' late, SE night into Sat26 morning; 150-190@12-15/2-4' Sat26 afternoon-Sun27.


S ROUTE: 140-160@5-10/2' today, 160-200-deg tonight, 200-240-deg tomorow; NW@10-14/2-4' tomorrow night; N@10 Fri25 morning; N-E-SE@5-8/2' Fri25; SE@5-10 Sat26; 130-170@10-14/2-4' Sat26 night-Sun27.






Rodriguez Key   Rodriguez Key Anchorage    Chris Parker