[Rhodes22-list] Fw: Virtual Keys Float Plan

[Bill Effros]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Michael Meltzer 
To: rhodes-list at sailnet.com 
Sent: Monday, November 23, 1998 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: Virtual Keys Float Plan


the last answer first http://mapfinder.nos.noaa.gov/  click of
theonline  charts, they donot replace paper but should be okay for
planning.

The people proposing dates, the one I would suggest, in my own
self-serving interest is and the March to April 15 (the day i can put
the boat my marinama).

I know Coconut Grove well, spent five months in Coral Gables a few years
ago.  Franky I was not impressed with the place. I would not mind going
South more. key Biscayne is beautiful though. my opinion though might be
highly clouded by the reasons I was there.

Key West did have a high "cutesy factor", I would not one to spend the
whole time there.

the difference between driving two hours vs. four hours is not much for
me, they have the 75 mile per hour down there ( for anyone under 70 :`))

MJM

Bill Effros wrote:
> 
> Alex,
> 
> Feb. is fine for me.  If we have fewer boats than people we have to go at
> different times anyhow.
> 
> Marathon is nice; John Pennekamp State Park is nearby.
> 
> My only concern for people towing boats was the condition of the roads after
> the hurricane.  There were some dicey patches the last time I drove to Key
> West which was a couple of years ago.  Who knows what they are like now?
> 
> Michael, if you're going up to Orlando I didn't think you'd want to drive
> all the way down to Marathon.
> 
> Coconut Grove is 120 miles from Key West (?)
> 
> Key Biscayne and some of the northern keys are supposed to be gorgeous.  The
> bay of Biscayne is also said to be a nice place to sail.
> 
> Key West is pricey, overrun with tourists at that time of year, and
> noticeably gay (not that there's anything wrong with that.)  I like Key
> West, but you've got to know it's a zoo during the high season.
> 
> The keys in between are unbelievably isolated.  Especially the ones that
> can't be reached by car.
> 
> Another option if we're sharing boats is picking them up in 1 place and
> dropping them off in another.  Effectively delivering them to the place the
> next person wants to start from.
> 
> But, hey.  I don't think you can lose no matter where you start.  Just tell
> me where to be and I'll be there.
> 
> Maybe it's time to pick up some charts.  That's always the first step
> whether or not you actually take the trip.
> 
> Bill Effros
> 
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