Anyone from the Summerland Key area on here...Suggestions? This will be my first road trip and I'm very nervous. I've replaced just about everything on the boat except the Main to be sure I don't have any failures at sea. Feel free to go into details... The plan is to spend 14 days diving and sailing, 4 travel days there and back from Falls Church. Do I need a GPS? What marinas do you all suggest? I hope to stay at Summerland KOA and leave the truck there. Is there a lobster season? Stone crab season? Hope to hear from you Gator fans.... Thanks!!!
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I'm a Bay Sailor...and Proud of it!
Spent the summer around the Deale area...got her out of Herrington North just before the storm..whew...now that was a close one. Mike..I drive by Wash. Marina almost everyday. How do you find sailing the river? I've wanted to try river sailing a few times but was too busy sailing to pull the boat out to come up there. How are the rates there? Aldo: Thanks for the rubbing heads up...never concidered that. I'm so friggin excited about going south now that the weather has turned cold. My boat has been dry since Isabel and I'm going throught withdrawals... How expensive were the marina's back then? Per day? The sea is calling me. Still need a 2nd mate for the trip, everyone I know has to do this thing called work...imagine that! Will try to set up my web page to show off the pic's.
Spent the summer around the Deale area...got her out of Herrington North just before the storm..whew...now that was a close one. Mike..I drive by Wash. Marina almost everyday. How do you find sailing the river? I've wanted to try river sailing a few times but was too busy sailing to pull the boat out to come up there. How are the rates there? Aldo: Thanks for the rubbing heads up...never concidered that. I'm so friggin excited about going south now that the weather has turned cold. My boat has been dry since Isabel and I'm going throught withdrawals... How expensive were the marina's back then? Per day? The sea is calling me. Still need a 2nd mate for the trip, everyone I know has to do this thing called work...imagine that! Will try to set up my web page to show off the pic's.
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sailing the river OK
Sailing in the Potomac is OK. We keep the boat there and trailer her to the bay a few times a year. I work in Falls Church, so the great thing about having it in the river is that by 5:15 I can be sitting on board with a cool one in hand! It costs us $1500 for the year to keep the boat at the marina, It’s the price you have to pay for connivance. Take Care
Sailing in the Potomac is OK. We keep the boat there and trailer her to the bay a few times a year. I work in Falls Church, so the great thing about having it in the river is that by 5:15 I can be sitting on board with a cool one in hand! It costs us $1500 for the year to keep the boat at the marina, It’s the price you have to pay for connivance. Take Care
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Mark: We pulled our boat out right before Isabel too. I didn't want to risk loosing it. I'm not sorry that I did, from some of the photos that I saw of boats with holes pounded through the hull by pilings. I really don't remember how expensive marinas were back then. That would have been one of my wife's responsibilities anyway. We stayed at a camp-ground marina on Key Largo the first time, and in a marina on Key Marathon the second time. The camp-ground marina turned into a RV parking lot in the year between our two trips. One thing I remember was that it was really relaxing, and the people were very friendly and helpful. There were plenty of retired people spending the winter on their boats, and they had their routines that they would invite you to take part in. The women had exercise class in the morning on one of the docks, and things like that. The time went fast. The words in the Beach Boys song Kokomo that say: "...get there fast and then take it slow..." certainly apply to what you are doing, and everytime I hear that song, that's what I think of. The more time you can get to stay in the Keys the better. There are places you can anchor, if you want to save some money on marinas. Did you get any chart books or cruising guides yet? If I remember correctly, it's Hawk Channel that you will be sailing in. This offers some protection so that you really aren't sailing right out in the open ocean. Also, I think that there's an underwater park off of Key Largo for diving. We definitely want to see photos when you get back. I'll be putting the truck tarp over my boat this weekend, before it snows. Also, make sure your bearings are ready for the trip. I never had any problems with mine, but a friend of mine did, and you just don't need that to slow you down. You can sleep in your boat on the way down. Aldo
Mark: We pulled our boat out right before Isabel too. I didn't want to risk loosing it. I'm not sorry that I did, from some of the photos that I saw of boats with holes pounded through the hull by pilings. I really don't remember how expensive marinas were back then. That would have been one of my wife's responsibilities anyway. We stayed at a camp-ground marina on Key Largo the first time, and in a marina on Key Marathon the second time. The camp-ground marina turned into a RV parking lot in the year between our two trips. One thing I remember was that it was really relaxing, and the people were very friendly and helpful. There were plenty of retired people spending the winter on their boats, and they had their routines that they would invite you to take part in. The women had exercise class in the morning on one of the docks, and things like that. The time went fast. The words in the Beach Boys song Kokomo that say: "...get there fast and then take it slow..." certainly apply to what you are doing, and everytime I hear that song, that's what I think of. The more time you can get to stay in the Keys the better. There are places you can anchor, if you want to save some money on marinas. Did you get any chart books or cruising guides yet? If I remember correctly, it's Hawk Channel that you will be sailing in. This offers some protection so that you really aren't sailing right out in the open ocean. Also, I think that there's an underwater park off of Key Largo for diving. We definitely want to see photos when you get back. I'll be putting the truck tarp over my boat this weekend, before it snows. Also, make sure your bearings are ready for the trip. I never had any problems with mine, but a friend of mine did, and you just don't need that to slow you down. You can sleep in your boat on the way down. Aldo
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Aldo..we must meet sometime...your my kinda sailor...always helpful!!! Keep those brain cells churning..!!! I have not serviced the bearings...ok..I still have time for this...no setback...
Aldo..we must meet sometime...your my kinda sailor...always helpful!!! Keep those brain cells churning..!!! I have not serviced the bearings...ok..I still have time for this...no setback...
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Check out this URL
Looks like some very useful information is available about marinas at: http://www.cruisenews.net/discoveries.html once there scroll down and look for the heading: "MarinaMap" it is about 1/2 way down on the scroll bar. Lots of other interesting stuff also.
Looks like some very useful information is available about marinas at: http://www.cruisenews.net/discoveries.html once there scroll down and look for the heading: "MarinaMap" it is about 1/2 way down on the scroll bar. Lots of other interesting stuff also.
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Where to get info on the Keys
Mark, if you want to get info on the Keys, go to the Trailer Sailor site and pose your questions. A wealth of info and knowledgable sailors to answer any questions on cruising not just the Keys, but anywhere else. Try it, you'll like it. Bruce
Mark, if you want to get info on the Keys, go to the Trailer Sailor site and pose your questions. A wealth of info and knowledgable sailors to answer any questions on cruising not just the Keys, but anywhere else. Try it, you'll like it. Bruce
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