Breakaway skipping Bermuda today (October 27)

[goldmom]

8 minutes ago, anthonyg1996 said:

Ship can anchor 

I wondered that too.  If they anchored either at the dock yard, Hamilton or St Georges would the tenders be able to get to shore?

[anthonyg1996]

I asked a captain that to he said the water is to choppy for the tenders 

[CruiseDrew74]

39 minutes ago, goldmom said:

I wondered that too.  If they anchored either at the dock yard, Hamilton or St Georges would the tenders be able to get to shore?

 

The ship has to sail through a narrow passage between the reefs to get to the Dockyard, you have sail in from St. George on the otherside of the island.  You cannot just straight in from any other direction, shallow reef everywhere around Bermuda.  As per anchoring, once in the Dockyard they would just go straight to the pier... The ship is too large for St. George, it cannot make the narrow passage and Hamilton is beyond the Dockyard and also again, the ship is too big.

 

[mking8288]

Will continue to follow and watch - (BA continues to run her donut loops SE of St. George, approx. 50 mi from land) really hoping that folks get a chance tomorrow to at least dock for a few hours, walk around Dockyard a little bit and stretch those sea legs.  Sunrise is 7:33 am local time and once the pilot is able to come onboard, conditions favorable to dock - usually take about an hour to navigate thru the narrow & shallow channels with reefs on both side thru to the cruise pier.  

 

Excerpts from BWS: maritime forecast & conditions improving overnight and perhaps ... fingers crossed - 

 

Friday

In: 1-3ft  (seas inside the reef)

Out: 7-11ft (seas outside the reef)

Winds west-northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, easing 8 to 12 knots in the afternoon, becoming variable 3 to 5 knots for a time in the evening, then settling south-southwesterly 5 to 8 knots overnight...  Seas inside the reef 1 to 3 ft... Outside the reef 7 to 11 ft, decreasing during the night inside the reef 1 to 3 ft... Outside the reef 6 to 9 ft...  Sunrise: 7:33 am; Sunset: 6:31 pm.

 

Tidal charts/tables published as given -

Times (local) and heights of high and low waters (time| meters / feet). 1 meter = 3.28 feet.

(Oct) 29

03:35 | 0.9 / 3.0

09:07 | 0.5 / 1.6

16:01 | 1.1 / 3.6

22:26 | 0.5 / 1.6

 

Edited October 29, 2021 by mking8288

[shof515]

Looks the ship is finally bermuda bound with the ship navigating the channel now
 

[Laszlo]

I bet everyone will be really glad to get off!

 

https://www.portbermudawebcam.com

[shof515]

Good morning Breakaway. Winds is still howling on the webcam
 

[ColeThornton]

31 minutes ago, Laszlo said:

I bet everyone will be really glad to get off!

 

 

 

........the ship.    😉

[Laszlo]

28 minutes ago, shof515 said:

Good morning Breakaway. Winds is still howling on the webcam
 

Glad you finally made it, enjoy the Sun.... Winds are from the NW at 12kts

Edited October 29, 2021 by Laszlo

[cruisekitty22]

Docking now in Bermuda!

[Turtles06]

We are docked.  Thanks to all who have been rooting for us! 

[meatball_nyc]

Yay!! So glad you guys made it ashore...Have a great day in beautiful Bermuda!

 

 

[goldmom]

13 hours ago, CruiseDrew74 said:

 

The ship has to sail through a narrow passage between the reefs to get to the Dockyard, you have sail in from St. George on the otherside of the island.  You cannot just straight in from any other direction, shallow reef everywhere around Bermuda.  As per anchoring, once in the Dockyard they would just go straight to the pier... The ship is too large for St. George, it cannot make the narrow passage and Hamilton is beyond the Dockyard and also again, the ship is too big.

 

Thank you for the information.  I figured there was probably some issues with tendering and appreciate your explanation.

[fred30]

These photos were taken years ago from our deck 10 balcony leaving Bermuda.

The white channel marker is just at the edge of the reef.   This shows how tight the channel is in spots.

No room for error.  In heavy winds the ship would easily be pushed into a reef.

Edited October 29, 2021 by fred30

[PelicanBill]

Yay for making it today. How long do you have... you originally would sail away this afternoon right? Can you stay the full day?

[CPT Trips]

Have a Bermudiful Day! And a Dark and Stormy.

Get yourselves to Prom Night at Syd’s on the way home.

[Beer Belly]

Is Calico Jacks there ?

[CTKath]

Are you going to be able to leave?  I'm assuming it's just as dicey going too!  Good luck!

[CTKath]

5 hours ago, shof515 said:

Looks the ship is finally bermuda bound with the ship navigating the channel now
 

What is this website, if you don't mind?

[Laszlo]

1 minute ago, CTKath said:

What is this website, if you don't mind?

https://www.portbermudawebcam.com

[Laszlo]

3 minutes ago, CTKath said:

Are you going to be able to leave?  I'm assuming it's just as dicey going too!  Good luck!

Winds will be fine, it could be a fun ride on Saturday

[goldmom]

So glad you made it even if it's only for a short time.

[CTKath]

4 minutes ago, Laszlo said:

https://www.portbermudawebcam.com

I always use this website, but where did you get the cute little map?

 

[shof515]

13 minutes ago, CTKath said:

I always use this website, but where did you get the cute little map?

 

the map is from https://www.marinetraffic.com/

[Arcalle]

1 hour ago, Beer Belly said:

Is Calico Jacks there ?

Nope! It disappeared and no one knows where it went. Per a Bermuda local! Haha