The distance from Harbor Town Yacht Basin to Beaufort SC is not far. An afternoon’s run was all we needed. Wind was still too close to use and so the engine ran for our one hour crossing of Port Royal Sound- which was thankfully relatively calm. Once we were in the Beaufort River, at Parris Island, Jelly Fish were in …
On to Hilton Head- May 2015
After the high-tech (everything is relative) Gemini catamaran steering cable replacement event we were ready to continue to Southport NC. Though we had originally planned to go offshore thru the inlet at St. Augustine, we felt it prudent to have a shakedown cruise on the protected ICW before again venturing offshore. Currents run strong at the intersection of the ICW …
Ft. Lauderdale to St. Augustine May 2015
David Corbett volunteered to join us for the trip north on our Gemini catamaran. He arrived at Ft. Lauderdale just ahead of us and was able to watch us when we arrived. His cab took him to the Municipal Marina at the Las Olas Blvd bridge where he sat on a park bench overlooking the ICW. After YachtAFun was hooked …
Key Largo to Coconut Grove May 6th 2015
After leaving Gilbert’s Resort and Marina, we headed for Dinner Key Mooring in Coconut Grove outside of Miami. Sea Tow performed a service near Elliot’s Key. The Miami skyline appeared long before we got there. Look to the upper right of this photo to see the plane headed to the Miami airport…. Our feelings about Coconut Grove remain the same- …
On to Key Largo May 5th 2015
We headed out on Tuesday for Key Largo- specifically Gilbert’s Resort and Marina. We got there just before closing time. Unfortunately business was a bit slow (as we were told by a dockhand) and so the office was closed before 5PM. Including Yacht A Fun, our Gemini sailing catamaran, there were three Geminis in the immediate area. We chose …
Marathon to Islamorada May 2nd 2015
Saturday- What a day! I awoke at 6AM to get us ready to depart Boot Key Harbor at 7AM. With a good ten hours of travel time we could have been half way to Coconut Grove. BUT Walgreen’s had decided on Friday to fill my Coumadin prescription with Warfarin- without confirming that was what I wanted. Slap my face- I …
Passport Bureaucracy April thru June 2015
I certainly don’t feel safer now that I’ve experienced the Bureaucracy of three divisions of government concerning the single issue of renewing my Passport. Granted, I have the copy of the Passport issued in 1983, but don’t have the one issued in 2002. So- yes I know I have to meet with a Postal Official to initiate the process of …
We made it to SouthPort NC May 31, 2015
The month of May was one of great activity. Unfortunately my Verizon cell-phone hotspot does not have enough ump to open our catamaran ‘s blog site for uploads. We enjoyed more docks on the way back than during the way down. We were able to enjoy the Eau Gallie Yacht Club facility and cool off in their pool. Getting …
Eclipse and other events- Marathon Fl
The Lunar Eclipse was April 4th. Diann slept in as I got up for the eclipse. I wish I’d gotten up earlier so as to have seen the lead up to the eclipse. Still, it was a pretty cool event to witness from one’s own catamaran sailboat in a harbor of over two hundred additional boats. As typical, there’s …
Boot Key Harbor- Marathon Fl
Yacht A Fun, our Gemini catamaran sailboat, arrived in Boot Key Harbor on Thursday March 5th . Our first benefit was having our holding tank pumped. Other benefits have followed. Comparing the Marathon City Marina complex to the Coconut Grove / Miami City Marina complex is pretty straight forward. The most significant difference we have experienced is the lack of …