Perspective

DO NOT DO THIS. I AM A PROFESSIONAL AND I SPENT ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS PREPARING FOR THIS TRIP!!!!

In the same area between North Carolina and Bermuda during the same time we were on this trip four much larger vessels had to call in for rescue. Only three crews were rescued. Three professional sailors lost their lives.
DO NOT DO WHAT WE DID.
P.S. In the middle of the trip the Coast Guard sent me an email stating the rescues going on. My wife read the email. She was not a happy camper. Your wife will not be either.

Many people have a little trouble realizing just how far Bermuda is from North Carolina and back to New York Harbor. We thought the picture might put it in perspective. Bob and I trusted this 21 ft Flats boat (Intruder 21) to get us there and back. In the boating community large areas of shallow water are called "Flats." Boats designed to run in these flats are called "Flats boats." The Intruder 21 handled the waves perfectly. The pictures below are leaving North Carolina weighted down by almost two thousand pounds of fuel as well as equipment and food stores. As we burned our fuel off the boat got quite a bit lighter and rode much higher.












This is what an Intruder 21 rides like without all that weight.

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