{"id":135,"date":"2011-12-24T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-24T12:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=135"},"modified":"2011-12-24T12:35:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-24T12:35:00","slug":"my-idea-of-a-good-gulf-stream-crossing-i-think-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=135","title":{"rendered":">My idea of a good Gulf Stream crossing? I think not!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>>As I think forward to our trip to the Bahamas next winter I am very aware that our trip south had better be a great experience for Brenda. &nbsp;I was encouraged when she suggested the other day that she wants to go to Cape May and&nbsp;Chesapeake&nbsp;City by boat. &nbsp;On past trips to Annapolis, Brenda has always met me by car and I have used crew to make the run down the Jersey Coast. &nbsp; Having her even suggest that she might join me for what is one of the longest outside runs is good news and I am clinging to it.<\/p>\n<p>To the point of great experiences, I am pretty sure that if our trip next year isn&#8217;t fun for Brenda that there won&#8217;t be a second run south. &nbsp;&nbsp;I am told that the Gulf Stream can be pretty nasty when the winds are up and from the wrong direction so we had better pick a good day. &nbsp; Speaking of good, or bad, days&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>This video of a run through the Southern Ocean in the last Volvo Ocean Race is exactly what I had better avoid. Is this a good run or bad? &nbsp;You be the judge. <br \/><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JHI1fe6rOVI\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><br \/>I am betting what we need to experience to make this fun for Brenda had better be excellent fodder for the most boring video footage ever. &nbsp;For a dedicated knitter like Brenda, her idea of a really bad day is when she drops a stitch. &nbsp;Hmm&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>>As I think forward to our trip to the Bahamas next winter I am very aware that our trip south had better be a great experience for Brenda. &nbsp;I was encouraged when she suggested the other day that she wants to go to Cape May and&nbsp;Chesapeake&nbsp;City by boat. &nbsp;On past trips to Annapolis, Brenda has 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