Port closure

[ChuckP]

I dunno - one thing timing the ladder bounce or moving between two objects moving relatively at the same time but going from a panga to a stationary dock - ugghhh

Came back from Playa on Ultramar - here in Cozumel docking on the down current downwind side, three attempts before we were tied up - the wind is ripping down there...

 

[flyboy08]

Yes, on a 46' Newton, it's not that big of an issue.

Very true. They toss out a 30ft rope with a ball at the end...grab the rope and pull yourself in...easy peasy

 

[DandyDon]

Well, safely getting on a ladder in big waves can be tricky even on a bigger boat. One of my first trips in my greenhorn days, I was in the Florida Keys, second day of a blow out, bored to tears. But an instructor had a high paying gig with a couple he absolutely had to take out before a trip, talked the Op I was booked with into going somehow, and I was at the dock just in case - the only other one. So I got to go when no one really should have. The instructor watched his students carefully and gave me some help as well, and I got a fast lesson in boarding the stern ladder in 8-12 foot seas. Dicey.

This site is showing 32 mph out of the northwest, not even a good day for a walk on the channel side. Wild side might be nice for Beachcombing. San Miguel de Cozumel, Mexico Weather Conditions | Weather Underground

 

[flyboy08]

It is odd looking out to sea and not seeing a gazillion boats just off shore. The other day it looked like the 5th fleet was down near Palancar!

 

[lowwall]

Came back from Playa on Ultramar - here in Cozumel docking on the down current downwind side, three attempts before we were tied up - the wind is ripping down there...

I was watching that from the shore and wondering what was going on. I've never seen a ferry having that much trouble.

 

[MMM]

I was listening to the local radio today and all talk (in Spanish, of course) was about the Norte.

 

[flyboy08]

We have one soul that needs his last certificate dive for his OW, so we’re shipping him off to Playa tomorrow to complete his C card! Too iffy to wait it out here on CZM.

 

[DandyDon]

Saturday morning looks better, but another front is expected that night, so the anxious port captain may not be agreeable. Wednesday looks better.

 

[Lowrus]

Very uninformed question - what are the wind speed/gust numbers that are considered bad enough to close the port? I'm within a period to cancel a planned trip in two weeks and although I know forecasts are not reliable that far out, I'm not sure if I should risk it given that my travel companion was planning on doing his first dives and certification during this trip and I don't want it to be a bad experience :/

 

[k4kafka]

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