3/12/22 We needed a 2 night destination for a rendezvous with our new compressor and refrigerator repair man. We also needed an address to ship my replacement cell phone. Jupiter was the right distance so we randomly picked JIB Club Marina from the cruising guide. What a great find! Reminded us a lot of NTYC,… Continue reading Jupiter…life in a different world

3/11/22 We tied up to a fixed pier at DelRay Harbor Club Marina. This was the only slip we could find in the area and one of the least comfortable so far. Our spot was on the outside of a T-head dock so we could only secure one side of the boat. This put us… Continue reading Signs of Florida

3/10/22 From Steamboat Creek to Maule lake in North Miami was a pleasant 57 mile run through Card Sound and Biscayne Bay. We cranked up the tunes, took turns driving, went under 11 bridges and felt the pulse of the ICW quicken as we approached Miami on a Friday night. Maule Lake had been recommended… Continue reading First Leg Home

3/4/22 On the way from DelMar to Matheson we stopped at Biscayne Bight for a swim (Kathy) and nap (me). This cove is located next to Hurricane Harbor, a popular jumping off point for boats traveling to the Bahamas, and a possible port for our trek north. The bight was too exposed for an overnight… Continue reading Matheson Hammock & Steamboat Creek

3/3/22 Note: for those who may have recently joined this blog, our current position can be seen at www.marinetraffic.com. Our boat appears as Skipstone and an onboard transponder sends regular updates to this site. After leaving Wednesday Point, we travelled north through Biscayne bay, traversed through the shoals between Key Biscayne and Key Largo, then… Continue reading The Other Side of Key Largo

2/25/22 We left Matheson Hammock and headed across Biscayne Bay, bound for Pumpkin Key in Card Sound. Biscayne Bay is shallow and our fathometer never went over 10 feet while we spent most of the trek in 6 to 8 feet of water (SkipStone needs 4 1/2 feet). I spent most of the time looking… Continue reading A Cove to Ourselves

After passing through the fancy (expensive) marinas of Fort Lauderdale & Miami (some only accepting yachts between 90 and 200 feet), others charging $5 a foot and one yacht club requiring a letter of recommendation from our club commodore (which might have rivaled the infamous NTYC Ernie Hogan letter, had we time to wait out… Continue reading Matheson Hammock & Coconut Grove

In a misfortune of timing, we transited Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami on 2 consecutive Saturdays. Picture George Burns driving a Winnebago in the Indianapolis 500 with a sprinkling of golf carts, skateboards, motor cycles, kids playing marbles and a squirrel mixed in for added excitement. Floridians take to the water on their days… Continue reading South Florida on the Weekend

As noted in previous posts, our oil pressure gauge has been erratic since the start of this trip. At first it wouldn’t work until the engine was warm, then it wouldn’t work past 1900 rpms, then it would work but only after 20 minutes of running time. This needed to be fixed and with the… Continue reading Repairs in Dania

We scored a great (cheap) slip at the Del Ray Municipal Marina and headed across the ICW to Ruthie (Kathy’s sister) and her husband Janek’s condo for drinks and dinner. It was wonderful to sit in real furniture, watch the weather from the 8th floor and enjoy the company and culinary skills that Ruthie (literally)… Continue reading 3 Delightful Days in Delray Beach