Re: [Paddlewise] Cuba

From: Arthur Hebert <seacajun_at_gs.net>
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 20:44:11 -0600
>Regards to a crossing to Cuba Bob Matter wrote;
>  Would the Gulf Stream be a big factor?


The Gulf Stream with the combination of the opposing Atlantic swells and the
prevailing easterly winds would be a big factor.
Not to mention the major shipping traffic in the Gulf having only two
entrances / exits to the Gulf,  the Straits of Florida and the Yucatan
Channel.  It is my understanding that  a good part of the ship traffic is
traveling approx. 25 miles off the coast of Key West.



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