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Miles |
Hrs. |
Speed |
Arrival
Port |
Comments |
Departed |
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Key Colony Beach, Florida Keys |
Departing Key Colony Beach Marina and heading to
Fort Lauderdale to complete some upgrades to LM. |
2/1/99 |
| 2/1/99 |
Mon |
27.5 |
4.3 |
6.4 |
Islamorada, Florida Keys |
Anchored off of Lorelei's. Had cocktails
there and then had lunch at Islamorada Fish Company. Very pleasant,
sunny day. |
2/2/99 |
| 2/2/99 |
Tue |
33.0 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
Barnes Sound, Florida Keys |
Anchored in Barnes Sound just inside
of the Card Sound Bridge. Beautiful night for a barbeque. |
2/3/99 |
| 2/3/99 |
Wed |
56.0 |
9.0 |
6.2 |
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
Tucked into Las Olas Marina. This will
be home while I facilitate the Profiteers Performance Group at
the Embassy Suites. |
2/11/99 |
| 2/11/99 |
Thu |
33.1 |
6.2 |
5.4 |
Key Biscayne, Florida |
Moored at the Rickenbacker Marina for
the Miami Boat Show. The previous day we dropped one of our cars
at the marina for transportation. |
2/13/99 |
| 2/13/99 |
Sat |
28.9 |
4.8 |
6.1 |
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
Rented a dock behind a house on 13th
street. Concrete and unfriendly, lost a spot of gelcoat. Rich Beers
installed a new freezer so I can keep peace in the family. |
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Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
Departed for West End Bahamas with
Rob Stephenson of Catco and his girlfriend. Katreena not feeling
well so I enlisted crew. |
3/19/99 |
| 3/20/99 |
Sat |
72.0 |
11.0 |
6.5 |
Old Bahama Bay, Grand Bahama |
The
sail proved pleasant and uneventful and Rob slept the night through.
Doug & Deb Garcia, Tim and Liz
Manley had already arrived aboard Honey Moon. We cruised down to
Freeport for
lunch and then Rob and friend flew home. |
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| 3/21/99 |
Sun |
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Left LM secured and cruised to Florida
with Doug and Deb aboard Honey Moon. |
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| 4/16/99 |
Fri |
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Old Bahama Bay, Grand Bahama |
Returned to OBB aboard Honey Moon along
with Deb, Katreena, Honey and a new washing machine for LM. |
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| 4/17/99 |
Sat |
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Play day... |
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| 4/18/99 |
Sun |
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Katreena
returns to Florida aboard Honey Moon with Doug & Deb. Honey
and I remain to work on LM. |
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| 5/6/99 |
Thu |
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Old Bahama Bay, Grand Bahama |
Katreena flies in to join Honey and
I for a honeymoon cruise. |
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| 5/7/99 |
Fri |
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Just chillin' out. |
5/8/99 |
| 5/8/99 |
Sat |
47.9 |
8.0 |
6.0 |
Great Sale Cay, Bahamas |
Departed with Vimsong, Reg Smith's
Beneteau 40, along with his girlfriend Ginna and her dad, HB. Several
other monohulls followed. Called back soundings to let everyone
know the passage was sound. Anchored in peaceful Great Sale Cay.
Dingied Honey ashore for some potty time. Otherwise, nothing here.
All of us had dinner aboard Vimsong: Ginna's fabulous lamb stew. |
5/9/99 |
| 5/9/99 |
Sun |
43.5 |
7.0 |
6.2 |
Spanish Cay, Abacos, Bahamas |
Tight fit in their marina, but successful.
Beautiful private cay with gorgeous plantings. We explored the
island and dined on steaks aboard L. Moon. |
5/10/99 |
| 5/10/99 |
Mon |
12.0 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
Manjack Cay, Abacos, Bahamas |
Nice sail down Abaco Sound. Anchored
inside Manjack (Nunjack) Cay. All of us, including Honey, dingied
into a quiet mangrove lagoon. Lots of sea life and birds, and a
hidden bay with a couple of boats that challenge the imagination
on how they got there. Dinner aboard Vimsong: great salmon. |
5/11/99 |
| 5/11/99 |
Tue |
4.8 |
0.8 |
6.4 |
Green Turtle Cay, Abacos, Bahamas |
Anchored in White Bay. Reg and I dinghied
back to Manjack so he could try some bonefishing. Saw some but
no strikes. Had cocktails ashore at the Green Turtle Club. Dinner
aboard L. Moon: Cajun chicken. |
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| 5/12/99 |
Wed |
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Dingied to New Plymouth and explored
the quaint town, with its nice museum. Ginna baked chicken aboard
Vimsong |
5/13/99 |
| 5/13/99 |
Thu |
17.8 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
Treasure Cay, Great Abaco, Bahamas |
Vimsong headed back and we headed on.
Took a mooring in the tiny little lagoon outside the Treasure Cay
Resort. Had lunch ashore and explored the grounds. Burgers aboard. |
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| 5/14/99 |
Fri |
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Took Honey to their beautiful beach.
She romped in and out of the surf and had a great time. Windless
night and boats drifted precariously close to each other but no
contact. |
5/15/99 |
| 5/15/99 |
Sat |
15.4 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco, Bahamas |
Anchored inside the busiest port in
the Abacos. Crowded with cruising boats made for difficulty in
picking a spot. But we found a nice location close to all. Had
a great buffet steak and seafood dinner at the Jib Room. |
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| 5/16/99 |
Sun |
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Rented a scooter and cruised down to
Pete's Pub at Little Harbour and on to the settlement at Cherokee
Sound. The former is the digs of a local sculptor whose son still
runs the gallery and pub. Great atmosphere. The latter is a neat,
clean and unique fishing community on a large, shallow sound. Katreena's
butt hurts but she had a great time. |
5/17/99 |
| 5/17/99 |
Mon |
5.7 |
0.9 |
6.7 |
Man o'War Cay, Abacos, Bahamas |
Anchored inside the south bay of a
very historic isle. British loyalists fled here during the American
Revolution and set up shop. There's still boatbuilding and other
fine crafts. And no booze anywhere. What a boring place. |
5/18/99 |
| 5/18/99 |
Tue |
7.7 |
1.3 |
6.2 |
Great Guana Cay, Abacos, Bahamas |
Fun island with lots of character.
And lots of dogs, which Honey wants to chase off. Had a great lunch
at Nippers (named after the owner's two little pups). Coconut Conch.
Mmmm. With a spectacular view of the Atlantic. |
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| 5/19/99 |
Wed |
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Lazy day in paradise. |
5/20/99 |
| 5/20/99 |
Thu |
32.5 |
5.3 |
6.1 |
Crab Cay, Little Abaco, Bahamas |
Starting the journey home. Anchored
off of desolate Crab Cay. Didn't bother going ashore. |
5/21/99 |
| 5/21/99 |
Fri |
42.8 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
Great Sale Cay, Bahamas |
Overnight anchorage at Great Sale to
break up the journey. Fewer boats at anchor and nice and quiet. |
5/22/99 |
| 5/22/99 |
Sat |
47.9 |
8.0 |
6.0 |
Old Bahama Bay, Grand Bahama |
Lost a belt on the starboard engine
so we limped back to the marina. Got there safe and sound and
had dinner with Reg. |
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| 5/23/99 |
Sun |
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Clean up time. |
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| 5/24/99 |
Mon |
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Started the long, involved process
of getting a marriage license and finding a minister. Reg helped
with the latter. |
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| 5/29/99 |
Sat |
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Doug and Deb cruised Honey Moon over
to join us. Tomorrow's the big day. Joined a crazy dock party with
all the sportfisherman and their nieces. Honey begged and entertained. |
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| 5/30/99 |
Sun |
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Wedding Day! Nice ceremony from Father
Lightbourne with Doug, Deb, Reg and Ginna in attendance, followed
by lunch of conch
at
the Harbour House. Champagne and celebration back aboard L. Moon.
Katreena gets carried across the threshold (into the main salon). |
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| 5/31/99 |
Mon |
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The newlyweds head back to Florida
aboard Honey Moon. Appropriate. |
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| 7/7/99 |
Sat |
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Attempted to return to LM aboard Honey
Moon with Doug, Deb, David, Glenna and Katreena but rough seas
and engine trouble ended that voyage early. |
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| 7/8/99 |
Sun |
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Old Bahama Bay, Grand Bahama |
Katreena and Patrick fly to Freeport,
rent a car and return to LM. Bringing her back to Florida to haul
for hurricane season. |
7/11/99 |
| 7/11/99 |
Wed |
72.0 |
11.0 |
6.5 |
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
Arrived at Las Olas Marina in prep
for haul out. |
7/13/99 |
| 7/13/99 |
Fri |
4.0 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
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Cruised up the New River to Lauderdale
Marine Center for annual haulout. Did lots of bottom work, installed
generator shroud, etc. Hurricane Floyd came Sept. 14 but swung
north just before making landfall. It was a bad one and we were
very lucky. |
10/15/99 |
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| 10/15/99 |
Fri |
4.0 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
Splashed LM and cruised to Las Olas
Marina. Brother Mike and missy Sue flying in from Washingon State
for a cruise to the Keys. |
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| 10/16/99 |
Sat |
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Mike and Sue arrived safely and had
a chance to explore Lauderdale shops, restaurants and, of course,
the wonderful beach. |
10/17/99 |
| 10/17/99 |
Sun |
55.5 |
9.2 |
6.1 |
Pumpkin Key, Florida Keys |
Departed early for a long sail. Headed
outside (in the Atlantic) for the voyage south. Mike is proving
to be the expert fisherman, including a nice dolphin in his catch.
Sue got a bit queasy due to rough seas but the weather was magnificent
and she hung in there. Came inside through the Biscayne Channel
by Stiltsville. Water calmed down and Sue began to feel much better.
Sailed down Biscayne Bay and anchored off little, private Pumpkin
Key for a quiet night and barbeque. |
10/18/99 |
| 10/18/99 |
Mon |
27.1 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
Plantation Key, Florida Keys |
An
early departure, all is calm. An hour later Katreena reaches
me on the cellphone and tells me a
hurricane has snuck up on us…with no warning. Found available
dockage at Plantation Key Marina and hustled for safe haven. Squalls
started pounding us and I could barely see to dock us. Once safely
laced in Katreena came and got us and brought us to the Keys house.
None too soon...Hurricane Irene hit, killed power and we settled
in for a quiet night. Hooked my little portable TV/VCR to my portable
battery charger and we watched The Abyss, followed by dice games
and reading by candlelight. |
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| 10/19/00 |
Tue |
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Hurricane Irene dies down but everything
pretty soaked. Not much use in going anywhere for awhile. |
10/20/99 |
| 10/20/99 |
Wed |
29.8 |
4.8 |
6.3 |
Grassy Key, Florida Keys |
Katreena dropped Mike and I off at
the Marina and we brought L. Moon to the house for provisioning.
Beautiful day. Loaded up the ladies and the pups and headed down
island. |
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| 10/20/99 |
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32.4 |
5.3 |
6.2 |
Newfound Harbor, Ramrod Key |
Tucked into a shallow but quiet and
secluded bay. Dined aboard and generally did nothing. |
10/21/99 |
| 10/21/99 |
Thu |
30.5 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
Key West, Florida Keys |
Pleasant sail, dodging fishtraps, and
tucked into the Hilton Marina. Great slip and top-notch service.
Everything is walking distance so the exploring has begun. Lots of
shopping, dining and grog. |
10/24/99 |
| 10/24/99 |
Sun |
20.9 |
3.3 |
6.3 |
Johnston Key, Florida Keys |
Shallow water sail to the inside of
the Keys to remote spots. Hurricane scared all the fish someplace
so Mike is a frustrated fisherman. Anchored as far in as we dare
go and Mike and I tried some snorkeling but there was much happening.
Nice evening on the hook. |
10/25/99 |
| 10/25/99 |
Mon |
40.7 |
6.7 |
6.1 |
Key Colony Beach, Florida Keys |
Home again. |
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Key Colony Beach, Florida Keys |
Departure Port |
12/23/99 |
| 12/23/99 |
Thu |
61.7 |
9.8 |
6.3 |
Pumpkin Key, Florida Keys |
Sailed north with Dad, Katreena, Shadow
and Honey. Pleasant evening anchored off Pumpkin Key. Christmas
lights were bright on the island, evening clear. |
12/24/99 |
| 12/24/99 |
Fri |
31.4 |
5.2 |
6.1 |
Miami Beach, Florida |
Christmas Eve. Pleasant, though windy,
day. Smoke was rising from exhaust as we started out the Biscayne
Channel. Got a good look at Stiltsville before I turned back in
search of safe haven. Space available at Miami Beach Marina, but
heavy side winds, astern current and tight quarters made for a
challenging docking maneuver. Success, despite the challenges. |
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| 12/15/99 |
Sat |
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Merry Christmas! Quiet day aboard. |
12/26/99 |
| 12/26/99 |
Sun |
25.2 |
4.0 |
6.3 |
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
Found a nice slip in the canal at the
Best Western Marina Inn outside the 17th Street Causeway. No one
there to assist so tied up in only available
spot.
Nice stroll and dinner ashore. |
12/27/99 |
| 12/27/99 |
Mon |
48.8 |
7.3 |
6.7 |
West Palm Beach, Florida |
Long, but uneventful sail to Palm Harbour
Marina. Another tight but fine slip right off Climatis Street.
Another nice stroll and dinner ashore. Great area for walking the
pups. |
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| 12/28/99 |
Tue |
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Just hangin' out. |
12/29/99 |
| 12/29/99 |
Wed |
37.4 |
6.0 |
6.2 |
Jensen Beach, Florida |
Fine sail north. Tricky entry channel
at St. Lucie but no mishaps. Snug into home for the next few months
at Nettles Island Marina on Hutchinson Island. |
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| 12/31/99 |
Fri |
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Happy New Year's Eve aboard LM with
Doug and Deb joining for the festivities. |
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