"other than an instantly developing hurricane popping up in my path that was invisible to all modern forecasting."
Damned if Ophelia didn't do that exact thing to us in 2005 and another storm in a 20 ft seafari in about 1983. Very glad I didn't try to continue on across the stream that day.
Ophelia did give us a days miserable weather warning and didn't blow all the way up till she was north of us. Note to others; Chub Cay marina is a miserable rocky place to spend several days when the wind is out of the north. The other storm, completely unforecast and no warning came out of the gulf and blew up into a tropical storm as it went over us in Bimini.
I'd happily go with Kmoose's weather experience any day, but still with caution.
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