[Rhodes22-list] Florida Keys Sailing by Bryan

[Bob Weber]

Ed, That sounds like a great trip.  I am looking to do something similar in 
the near future so keep us posted on how things go.  I have been to 
pennecamp SP? twice and it is great diving.  Share your log with us when you 
get back.  Bob

>From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
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>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Florida Keys Sailing by Bryan
>Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 18:16:53 -0500
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bryan Childs [mailto:bchilds1 at peoplepc.com]
>Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 1:37 PM
>To: ed kroposki; 'The Rhodes 22 mail list'
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Trailer Retrieving
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>Presently I have a Mercury 2 stroke 9.9 which wieghs about 75 pounds.  I
>would like a 4 stroke but I got a good deal on this one so I could pass it
>up.  It is manual start so it does not have any charging capability, which 
>I
>really miss when cruising.  I only leave the motor on the boat when I bring
>it back from the harbor to the cottage which is only 4 miles.  I am in
>Michigan so the boat is out of the water and being preped for the journey
>south.
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>I retired last Jan and set off in April with the boat to the Florida Keys.
>I had not been there before so this was an exploritory trip. I belong to 
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>Trailersailor club and discussed the trip with others that had been there.
>Many trailer their sailboats down and put them in at Stuart (way north of
>Miami) or Falmingo at the end of the everglades park.  I dicided to put in 
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>mile marker 115 which is on US1 from the mainland to Key Largo.  There is a
>small marina (actually a dry sailing storage and launch facility) on the
>east side. I was able to leave my truck and trailer there in a locked up
>area.
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>I travelled on the gulf side through the western intercoaster waterway. The
>winds were strong 20-25 knots, from the NE. For all the way SW I only used
>the Genny, and moved briskly along at 5-6 knots. I sailled for about 5 - 6
>hours each day, achoring is various area and travelled down to mile marker
>25.  (Key West is at mile marker zero.)  I crossed over to the Atlantic 
>side
>a Channel Five where there is a tall bridge.  After getting to around mile
>marker 25 I beat windward back up to Marathon and Boot Key harbor.  The
>person that was with me needed to get home so we got a bus to where we
>launch, got the trailer, and pulled the boat out at Marathon.
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>  This year I will probably start at the same place but I want to include
>John Pennacamp Park and the Dry Tortugas.  I plan to be there the month of
>March.
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