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I think Key West has bad juju. Seems like every time we go there, we end up staying much longer than anticipated!! We headed into the Key West Bight marina Thursday, planning to stay two nights. The drive shaft was leaking water into the boat and any water inside the boat that is not in …
0940: On our way to Key West After 3 days of boat work, we left our anchorage off St. James City at 0940 today for Key West. Nick was up most of the night last night. He stresses a lot about the boat, systems and equipment all working correctly. He checked a lot of stuff …
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Cabbage Key to Sanibel Island We made it to Sanibel Island yesterday, actually anchored just off St. James City. It was a short trip down the ICW but smelly. The red tide was really bad. We went through a lot of brown water with stinky, dead fish. The red tide is an algae bloom that …
We had a good sail yesterday from Longboat Key to Venice inlet. Winds were from the southeast, 12-18 knots. At one point we were making 9 knots under sail! We let the main out a lot, so we weren’t heeling much and it was a very pleasant ride. I had butterflies in my stomach though. …
Yesterday was a short ride out the Manatee River and down the ICW to Longboat Key. The weather was hot and sticky, but we were able to get settled in the anchorage. It’s really noisy here. There are a couple of derelict sailboats with halyards slapping. The wind was up around 20 knots last night, …
Happy Halloween! I can’t believe we are finally off the dock! The past few days have been crazy busy with last minute boat work, shopping and errands. Our plans to leave 2 days ago kept getting pushed back so we could get it all done. We did manage to get the new anchor and chain …
