The Key Biscayne site was really beautiful with a bright green water and commanding view of Miami across the bay. It was also a popular spot for local boats to anchor and play in the shallow water and I shared the anchorage with another 40-50 boats while the sun was out. I also had a…
Month: December 2018
Hello Miami!
I arrived this morning around 11 am at Key Biscayne after a long, but luckily uneventful night motor-sailing down the coast. After fueling up off Riviera Beach, I headed out through the cut around 3pm and turned south. The wind was from the SE so motorsailing gave me an extra knot or so and I…
The plan from West Palm Beach
12-27-18 It is currently Thursday morning here and I am safely anchored off downtown West Palm Beach. The wind has been blowing pretty good overnight and is forecast to continue to blow stiffly from the East through Friday evening. It has been blowing 20-25 with gusts to 30 as forecast, although it should start to…
Christmas in West Palm Beach
After the anchor fiasco, the next couple of days have been relatively uneventful. I have moved my anchoring spot a few times as the current and weather have been a bit tricky to get a good spot set. On Christmas morning, a couple of other boats left and I was able to get a very…
I learn how to drag a lake
Sunday, 12-23-18 A grappling hook is not something I have actively used before, but I get the concept. After dumping my anchor and 150 feet of chain to the bottom of the channel the night before, I woke up to the reality that I was going to have to figure something out to fix my…
Hobe Sound to Lake Worth – How to lose an anchor!
Saturday, 12-22-18 I left Hobe Sound around 8am and confidently headed South. The ICW at this point turns into a canal that winds through various rich neighborhoods with megayachts and mansions. It also starts to have many bridges to navigate. I really liked the look of Jupiter Inlet area as I went through it, about…
MORE storms on ICW
Friday, 12/21 – Another day with poor weather forecast. Gale warnings with winds predicted to be 25-30 with gusts to 35. The problem is, the anchorage i have is not very well protected and my anchor seems to be dragging. After a good breakfast, I decide to start the engine and re-position the anchor. My…
Storm on the ICW
Thursday, 12/20: Listening to the weather reports, the day did not sound very good for traveling. 20-25 mph winds from the South (which I am ok with) and chance of water spouts or tornados to the south, strong thunderstorms with lightening and hail also possible. Now we are talking! I made a call the marina…
Go West Young Man (to the icw)
Wednesday, 12/19: I left the Cape Marina just before noon and made my way through the first bascule bridge and locks on my way east. I was a little worried about the locks but turns out they were quite easy as the water level difference was less than a foot from what I could tell….
Port Canaveral – Repairs
After sending Steve, Sam & Michael on their way, I spent the next couple of weeks working on major fixes. Some of the key systems were in sore need of maintenance and updating, so I really had no choice I replaced the house battery bank as they were 10 years old and had suffered from…