Hello to all I started a trip in june , i was tempting to join the Azores, and i had more than i can stand in the Golf St Laurent.I got the Vega on the trailer in Gaspé and went home.Now i wish to trailer it to Fl and easy sail for the winter.I plan to trailer to Indian Town marina, visit Okeechobee lake, than go to the golf and visit the coast.I am looking for advice on places to anchor and visit.ThanksDavidVega 2226
Florida on trailer
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Do not go through the I-95 tunnels in baltimore with propane. You will get in trouble. Check other rules for other tunnels. Some are ok and some are not.groundhog"David Archambault quebecdave1@... [AlbinVega]" <AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Hello to all I started a trip in june , i was tempting to join the Azores, and i had more than i can stand in the Golf St Laurent.I got the Vega on the trailer in Gaspé and went home.Now i wish to trailer it to Fl and easy sail for the winter.I plan to trailer to Indian Town marina, visit Okeechobee lake, than go to the golf and visit the coast.I am looking for advice on places to anchor and visit.ThanksDavidVega 2226
Hello to all I started a trip in june , i was tempting to join the Azores, and i had more than i can stand in the Golf St Laurent.I got the Vega on the trailer in Gaspé and went home.Now i wish to trailer it to Fl and easy sail for the winter.I plan to trailer to Indian Town marina, visit Okeechobee lake, than go to the golf and visit the coast.I am looking for advice on places to anchor and visit.ThanksDavidVega 2226
First of all, I would avoid I-95 altogether AT ALL COSTS. I cannot stress this highly enough. You DO NOT want to pull a large trailer through the likes of Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Baltimore, Washington DC, etc, etc, etc. Take a more westerly route, such as I-81, down through the Appalachians. Trust me. That said, welcome to Florida!! We live in the Ocala area, somewhat north of where you will be, but we often trailer our Catalina 22 down that way. We love the Gulf coast. It is all very beautiful from Tampa all the way down to Marco Island, miles and miles and miles of beaches as far as you can see. Charlotte Harbor is nice, featuring the islands of Sanibel, Captiva, and Cayo Costa. Further south, beyond Marco Island, is what they call the 10,000 Islands, which we enjoy very much. It is the western boundary of the Everglades national park, which is the largest wilderness area east of the Mississippi River. From there, you can continue south to the Florida Keys if you like.The water is very shallow (as is the case for almost all of western Florida) so have a good depth finder, and don't put 100% trust in any chart where the sand is shoaling. If you wish to sail north to the Florida Panhandle, there is GREAT sailing from the tiny town of Carrabelle all the way to the Alabama border (and beyond). Hope this helps. And again, welcome to Florida!
I can certainly underscore that Carrabelle is a great stop over (very small old style Florida town) that has the only boatyard on the Gulf (that I know of) that allows you to do your own work. I had Bucanero (827) hauled there for a few weeks and redid the whole underside of the boat. It is a really good boatyard with great people there and reasonable prices!. Hal
I second the Sanibel area. Visit Cabbage key and have a beer. Heading South from Ft Myers stop overnight in the Shark River anchorage, then go around into the Everglades Marina. You can to the Tortuguas and to Key West . If the timing is right, you need to do Fantasy Fest in Key West in October. Then you can come back up on the Atlantic side via the Hawk channel, stopping in Marathon (Boot Key) and on to Stuart and the St. Lucie river and the waterway back to Indiantown.