Flamingo
Hey Buddy I ve been there several times on my way sailing down to the keys I m sailin a 25 foot sailboat that only drafts about 10 inches it s called a Tarapin it s a sharpie. Flamingo is a great place. They have slips there that are cheap in the marina also a c-store that carries a lot of supplies, and propane if you use it they sell ice and cold drinks there is also a resturant and lounge.The motel there is normally full but this time of year I dont know I stayed on my boat at the marina. While I was there I meet some folks that were sailin a 47 footer that drafted 5 and half foot that had to anchor out, they used there dingy to get back and forth there.The no see ems were very bad when in the shade or out of the breeze, and the skits were also bad. I have been in the 10,000 islands too with our boat we ve gottin into some really remote places I don t have my GPS in front of me or my chart kit, which I mark all of our anchor spots on. We ve made the trip about 6 times over the last 10 or 12 years the rest of the time we would trailer down way. I was just surfin when I came across your letter. If you mail me back I could get my stuff together and let ya know exactly where I ve been down there. Most of our sailin is done in the winter months, when the weather is alot cooler. But yes if your sailin a deeper draft boat high tide is a must. A friend showed me his GPS with the chart kit and it shows your position on the chart. He has a speed boat and at 55 mph it showed us passing channel markers at that precise moment, which would be a big plus in navigating.I thought that if I got a bigger boat that drafts more that would be the way I would go. Shallow draft kind of spoils you, down that way. I can be mailed at dolcesails@aol.com My name is Nick