Month: May 2009

UPDATE: No bonfire. Dinghy stolen. – Going to make a bonfire on the island. Cooking out.

Posted by – May 25, 2009

photo.jpg

@ Picnic Island. Fishing in the mangroves.

Posted by – May 25, 2009

photo.jpg

Birthday shark!

Posted by – May 25, 2009

photo.jpg

Bimini Basin to Picnic Island – 6 miles.

Posted by – May 24, 2009

photo.jpg

Departed Bimini Basin (Cape Coral, Fl) at ~3:45pm today. The channel leading in/out of the basin is really well marked, both green and red markers to/from the ICW in the Caloosahatchee River. Headed to Picnic Island (Sanibel, Fl) for Steven and Sandy’s birthday. Took two depth soundings in the channel leaving the basin. 7′ and 12′. Plenty of room for our 5.5′ draft. Cleared the power line with not much room to spare though. Fair winds out of the West/SW. Averaging 3.6kts just after entering the ICW. Tons of Memorial Day boat traffic. Mostly powerboaters kicking up big wakes. Makes us hobby horse around a good bit. Note: clear the area around the mast. There’s currently a blind spot from the piles of rain tarps, lines and fenders on deck. GPS markers do not match the real ICW markers around #93. Bumped 5.1kts after entering the Miserable Mile, named so because of the strong currents. You really need to pay attention during this stretch. It gets shallow, quick. Anchored at Picnic Island ~6pm. Smooth anchoring just before the rainstorm.

Arriving at Picnic Island.

Posted by – May 24, 2009

photo.jpg

Passing a giant catamaran in a narrow channel.

Posted by – May 24, 2009

photo.jpg

Lots of boat traffic and approaching clouds.

Posted by – May 24, 2009

photo.jpg

Heading to Picnic Island for Steven & Sandy’s birthday today.

Posted by – May 24, 2009

photo.jpg

Ran into Scott from Ace and his girl Donna at the Leapin’ Lizard.

Posted by – May 23, 2009

photo.jpg

Miss Cindy, Tony’s home built catamaran. For sale now!

Posted by – May 23, 2009

photo.jpg