Hi,
I need some advice on traveling by air with our equipment. We are
going to the Florida Keys the end of this month for 9 days and are
very tempted to take our equipment with us. Jet Blue charges $60 each
way for a board, boom, mast and sail. What I would like to hear from
other sailors is: what special protection does equipment need when
you're putting it on an airplane? Anyone have good/bad experience with
Jet Blue handling your equipment? And last but not least, what do you
do when you get to your destination as far as transporting the board,
etc.? I hesitate to bring our Thule rack - so is there any other way
to secure things on a rental car? Renting a van is more expensive than
we want to pay, so the car would be a sedan of some sort.
Sorry for the barrage of questions, but avoiding the high rental fees
does sound tempting - except for all the other hassles of getting our
equipment there and back! Plus we are traveling with 2 young children
so we already have a fair amount of luggage, car seat, etc.
Thanks for any ideas you may have.
Jenny & Mark
Sterling, Va.