Departed Stuart, Florida on Friday afternoon, July 8, 2011, intending to quickly fuel up and then wind our way out the St. Lucie River on a rising tide. The goal was to arrive at the shallowest area at the highest tide: The Crossroads, 7-1/2 miles from Stuart, where the shallow and shoaling St. Lucie River's…
Much has been accomplished in the 7+ weeks we've been at Sunset Bay Marina in Stuart. We're getting set to push off for points north tomorrow – Friday, July 8 – but here's what's been done so far, if you separate out the usual frantic buying of boat parts & cruising guides: Topsides: rig's been…
Yeah, not much posting lately and zero pics. What a stupid blogger. We arrived in Stuart, Florida, on Friday, May 13. Did one uncomfortable 51-mile day offshore from Ft. Lauderdale to West Palm Beach, pounding thru head-seas with a frisky Gulf Stream current shoving us right into the tall chop. Lots of water on deck.…