[Rhodes22-list] Favorite cruising areas
Robert Quinn
rjquinn at bellsouth.net
Sat Jun 11 10:23:07 EDT 2005
Joseph: Your sailing and snorkeling points are indeed wonderful. Kathy and
I have spent many hours sailing/boating/snorkeling in the areas that you
mention. Your advice on the charts (I think a chart plotter is really nice
to have) and careful navigation are critical. I would also add Biscayne Bay
as a wonderful sailing venue for the R22. There are also some great sailing
options on the Florida Bay side for the Rhodes 22 but no real great
snorkeling spots. I mention these, as if you make the trip down and the
weather on the Atlantic side is not suitable, you can salvage by cutting
into Florida Bay to enjoy sailing in places like Card Sound, Barnes Sound,
Blackwater Sound, Buttonwood Sound in the Key Largo area. There are also
some fairly good sailing areas to the south on the Florida Bay side as well.
Your advice on the time of the year is also very sound. Anything after June
gets really hot, humid, buggy, and thunderstormy. The Keys in August, in my
opinion, is a place to avoid. Of course I could say that for most of
Florida during the July, August, and early September time frame.
Bob on the "NoKaOi"
PS: For the snorkeling crowd, the reefs north and south of John Pennekamp
are among the best in the world. They get crowded at times but are well
worth the effort. I've seen some of the biggest lobster on these reefs:
they are protected in a lot of the reef areas so they do quite well. I
think they know the boundaries and just like to taunt the "bug hunters."
----- Original Message -----
From: "J Cook" <joscook at msn.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Favorite cruising areas
I have made several trips to the Keys. We go to Brachia Honda State Park,
and John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. We've also been to the Everglades
National Park a few times, but with a 16 foot Gheenoe and a 25 foot motor
cruiser. The were all great, but the Everglade is VERY BUGGY during the
summer.
If you like to snorkel or scuba, Pennekamp is great. A nice little marina,
moorings and campsites are available. Bahia Honda didn't have official
mooring grounds when we were there last, but they do have some nice cabins.
Reservations at Bahia Honda campground are tough to get. They start taking
reservations a year in advance and, especially for popular dates, they fill
up within an hour or two of opening their phone lines in the morning. We
haven't had any problem getting into the marina though. It's tucked back in
and very well protected.
Pennekamp has been less crowded for some reason. And the coral reefs there
are terrific. We stayed in the marina, but it looked like there were plenty
of protected places available for mooring out. It's been a two years since
I've been there, so I would give the park a call concerning rules etc.
I can't personally say what summer sailing is like down there. But around
Christmas and Easter we enjoyed it. The weather is usually pretty nice
then, but you can hit some rain and cool temps, which we have a time or two,
but it was still great.
There are plenty of private parks, marinas etc. but be certain if it is on
the Gulf or the Atlantic side. There are some low bridges and getting from
one side to the other may take a little doing. We especially like the
Atlantic side, weather permitting, because clear water is fairly near shore.
On either side, careful navigation is important because of the shallows. I
would love to do more exploring down there myself.
Joseph
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Effros<mailto:bill at effros.com>
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Favorite cruising areas
Joseph,
My plan to someday trailer down to the Keys has become something of a
bad joke, like the Cubs winning the World Series, still, any information
you could provide would be welcome, and will surely go into my personal
FAQ.
Bill Effros
J Cook wrote:
>We're from the Gainesville area. We just pulled our boat out from the St
John's River, which is nice during the winter but I don't like it as much
during the summer. She (our boat) spent last hurricane season moored out in
the middle of our pasture. But we may be able to make a run for it this
year.
>
>We've trailered her to the Keys from here a couple of times. That's a
full day's drive for us. Towing isn't my favorite part of boating, but even
if I take it slow and easy, is sure does boost the hull speed.
>
>I've just been having fantasies about some cooler weather of late.
>
>Joseph
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert
Quinn<mailto:rjquinn at bellsouth.net<mailto:rjquinn at bellsouth.net>>
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail
list<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>>
> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 8:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Favorite cruising areas
>
>
> J: Is this the J from the Pensacola area? I think you are just
running
> from the storm brewing to the south of us. Kathy and I were supposed
to
> head down to Marathon today for a week but we cancelled out.
>
> Ten Mile, TN looks real nice.
>
> Bob and Kathy on the "NoKaOi"
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J Cook"
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> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
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> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 5:39 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Favorite cruising areas
>
>
> Just wondering, what might be some ideas or favorite places for
extended
> vacationing with the R22 that our list members may have. Maybe some
> favorite areas with good moorings, throwing in a nice B&B or hotel once
in a
> while and some good restaurants. It's getting a little warm down here
in
> Florida, and I was thinking about towing up a few degrees to the north.
>
> Joseph
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