What's the farthest trip you've taken on a CP-19 or CP-23?

[DayTripper19]

I'm interested in knowing how far have you've gone and was the trip a success or bust?  Please, share your story.  This is just out of curiosity, because I have a CP-19 and I plan on doing some west coast sailing when she's all ready.  I'm totally psyched to cruise south on my boat for the summer.   I've been reading about Bob and Molly's Florida Cruising Adventure here: http://www.adventurevista.com/Cruising-Florida-2010.php
They did a 433 nautical mile trip in Cosmos, a 16' Com-Pac.

[newt]

Most I have done in a 24 hour period- about 80 miles.

[brackish]

On my Compac only about 50 miles on a four day cruise, but there are plans for longer cruises.  This Summer I plan to go from Bay Springs Lake down the Tenn Tom and the river system to Mobile, then over to Port St. Joe Fl, then back to Biloxi, MS. Will spend ten days in Mexico Beach on the trip.  I think that will end up being about 500 miles give or take.

Probably start mid May.  Will be in Biloxi by about June 10th.  B.E.E.R cruise will be part of the trip.

Other boats welcome.  Flotilla?

Hey, thanks for the link.  That is an area that I'm interested in for a future long cruise.

[DayTripper19]

Brackish-
That sounds like a lot of fun.  Hope it goes well for ya.  I plan on doing a shakedown weekend cruise when the boat is ready to sail in the spring.  My two cousins and I are planning on doing a short jaunt up the Puget Sound from Mukilteo to Camano Island (in Washington state) where we would go every summer as kids.
Just priced out fiberglass and resin for the major repair I've got to fix on the boat.  Big old foot long crack on the port side of the cockpit, but will tackle that next month.
Cheers

[rip]

Welcome Daytripper19, I think the farthest I have gone from the dock is about 2 nautical miles up the Hudson! Have only had the boat for a short time this fall and mostly have tacked back and forth across the Hudson against the ebbing tide just outside the Rondout Creek! Getting to know her, ya know? BTW that is some fine art work you have there. Is it your own? 

[edbuchanan]

Daytripper,

The longest trip away from our home port of Annapolis was almost 4 weeks in our 23.  We did not go terribly far; traveling about 100 nm round trip to Solomon's Island and Oxford MD.  Since then our family gained a small boy, and the longest trip for the three of us was about 3 weeks, visiting the same places.

Ernie (Molly, 23/II 1984)

[DayTripper19]

Rip-
I wish I could say it was my artwork.  I actually found it completely by accident while doing some research about the Antilles.  It's entitled Jantar.
But anyway, know the feeling of getting to know your boat.  Can't get her in the water yet but been thinking about getting her ready.  Next month-that's when I'll be getting down to business.

[DayTripper19]

Ernie-
Would love to get over to that side of the country and do some sailing.  Find the maritime history of the area fascinating.

[BobK]

I track my miles on the hand held GPS.  So far this year I have sailed 1132 miles.  This is done on 56000 acre Lake Hartwell in SC.  The furthest sailed in one weekend was 125 miles.  The goal for this year was 1200 but I am afraid I will just fall short of it.

[DayTripper19]

Holy Crap!  That's one massive lake!  We've got a decent sized lake here as well.  It's called Lake Washington north to south, it's 22 miles long but only 21,600 acres of surface area.  That's a lot of miles logged sailing for the year.  I'm hoping to put many miles under my belt next year.

[Tim Gardner]

"Holy Stuff"  Now that expletive replacement alone will save me embarrassment when the Grandkids come in for Christmas this year!

Thanks DT! 

[Salty19]

Gents-

The "stuff" entry is just the filter (real word changed to another) I setup in an effort to keep CaptK's wishes of a family friendly forum intact without special attention from moderaters for the little things like this.  I know most of us have no problems with saying/hearing the actual word (we're sailors after all) but since this is CaptK's sandbox here and we're guests it's just there to respect the intent of the forum.

I'm pretty lame as far as LD cruising goes.  I've sailed maybe 18 miles, perhaps a bit more in a day (what can I say, the lake is very small). I'm scheming up a plan to change that though.

[tsaiapex]

My longest trip was a five-day round trip covered 200 nm from Elizabeth City, NC to Norfolk, VA.  From Elizabeth City I sailed SE toward the Albemarle Sound, then turn north on the Currituck Sound.  I then picked up the ICW onto the Albemarle – Chesapeake Canal to Norfolk.  On the return trip I took the Great Dismal Swamp canal to return to the Elizabeth City.

The trip had a little bit of everything: beautiful homes line the Pasquotank River, choppy Albemarle Sound, undeveloped Currituck Sound, and the no nonsense bridge tender on the Albemarle-Chesapeake Canal, the formidable Naval shipyard and the busy Norfolk waterfront.  The return trip via the Great Dismal Swamp was quite amazing.  There were boats from all over the world traveled through this oldest canal in America.

The CP19 was a perfect boat for this trip singlehanded.

[Bob23]

Holy Stuff, Batman! 200 nm is a long sail on a 19 but sounds great nonetheless. I didn't know it was the oldest canal in America....thanks for the trivia.
Bob23

[HideAway]

Our longest trip in our 23 was from Gulfport Fl to Cayo Costa, a Florida State Park on the south side of Boca Grande.  About 120 miles round trip, half of it on the Outside -- Gulf of Mexico then back up the ICW - during the week - Never attempt the ICW on a weekend!  It was a great trip.  Two days down then a week living in a beach shack at the park. It was a fantastic trip, although since it took four travel days next time I ll trailer down.  

A more common trip is Gulfport to Anclote Key and Tarpon Springs which is about half the distance.  We go up on the outside and back at least partially on the inside to save time.

Now you ve got my blood pumping!