A few miles northeast of downtown Jacksonville, Florida, located along the banks of the Ft. George River, is the old Kingsley Plantation. It grew cotton and indigo during the late 18th through the 19th Centuries, and had a slave population that resided in 32 tabby cabins located about 1/8 mile from the plantation's main house…
Some areas of the US East Coast's Intracoastal Waterway regualarly fill up with sand and silt from the small tributary creeks and rivers along its length. Certain sections are actually shallow rivers, themselves. This constant water action builds up sand bars, expands them, and sometimes even causes them to migrate from one point to another.…
It stands to reason that when one leaves and returns to one's boat in Green Cove Springs, Florida, one departs and arrives via commercial aircraft at the nearest international airport in Jacksonville. If one chooses to stay in a mo-tel or ho-tel instead of aboard the boat, one's best accommodations are likewise in the Jacksonville/Orange…
Charting errors can occur anywhere. There's a running joke among cruisers along Mexico's Pacific coast, about how the charts in certain areas – most recently surveyed in the 1860s by a US Naval vessel – are some 5 miles off. Everybody takes pictures of their chart plotters showing that their boat is on land, when…
Thinking of hauling your boat at Green Cove Springs Marina? Here are a few factoids to consider. To reduce the potential of surprise when you show up there. Green Cove Springs is located about 35 miles south of Jacksonville, Florida, on the west side of the St. Johns River. To get there, a boat must…
We left Latin America for the US East Coast in May 2011 because The Fox was almost 10 years old then and was due for a refit. We were looking for a reasonably-priced boat yard with convenient access to the metric farkload of boat parts we needed, which ideally could also offer long term dry…