It was time to move on. The next leg of the journey was to head from Rodriguez to Marathon, a few miles further down the Keys. Straight line the trip was just under 50 miles but the day I chose to leave was light winds so it would be another slow sail. In studying and reading about this lifestyle all the forums and books focus on what to do in extreme storms and high...
My time in Jacksonville, FL was over, and it was time to sail from Jacksonville to the Florida Keys. While I was only partially done with the refit the job I had moved to Jacksonville for was complete and it was time to move on, the project I was hired for was ending. Time to take my boat and find some clear waters and get out of town before the winter temperatures...
It’s been a year since I made the six-day (just under 700 miles, at around 4 – 5 knots) solo sail around the coast of Florida from Fort Myers to Jacksonville between Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. As is commonly the case when sailing to a schedule, I had a week to move a boat that was ill-prepared between two hurricanes; the trip had some highlights:...