by Dana | Sep 28, 2021 | Cumberland Island, fall foliage road trip, Jacksonville FL, St. Mary's Georgia
Jacksonville Florida’s cable-stayed Dames Point Bridge towers over the St. John’s river at 175 feet highWe’ve crossed under that bridge quite a few times—in our sailboat.Today’s goal: hit the road at 8 am, book a ferry in St.... by Dana | Feb 10, 2021 | GulfStar 45 sailboat, intracoastal waterway, Jacksonville FL, shakeout cruise, st. augustine fl
Winds favored “heading outside” on Sunday, out the St. John’s River into the ocean at Jacksonville Florida, then south to St. Augustine, and back “in.” Total trip: 34 nautical miles. Our goal was to ride the outgoing flood tide currents... by GWTAdmin | Dec 15, 2014 | boat upgrades, cruising planning, cruising safety, emergency liferaft for cruising, Jacksonville FL, Revere Survival Products, sailing South Pacific, West Marine
Revere Offshore Commander Liferaft; the one we purchased.Emergency liferafts are painful maritime safety investments to purchase. You buy them and at the same time pray you will never ever need them. Add to that category boat towing service, EPIRBs,... by GWTAdmin | Dec 12, 2014 | cruising preparation, cruising transitions, downsizing, Jacksonville FL, Jacksonville's NAS Mulberry Cove Marina, Ortega Landing Marina, pearson 365 sailboat, West Marine
Pandemonium. Part of the process ofstuffing a household’s worth of goodsfor 2 years into a 150 square footliving space.What does it take to transition back to cruising after five months of land-lubbing (aka “dirt dwelling”)? More than you’d expect, we... by GWTAdmin | Dec 8, 2014 | cruiser destinations, cruiser humor, cruising preparation, Jacksonville FL, Jacksonville's NAS Mulberry Cove Marina, pearson 365 sailboat, sailing South Pacific
Sign of the times. Was it placed there tomake a mockery of our plans?Unlikely, but apt.The last full day we spent as land lubbers preparing to go cruising lent itself to short sleeves and sunscreen, once the fog burned off. On the way… Masthead... by GWTAdmin | Dec 8, 2014 | cruiser activities, cruiser destinations, fireworks, Jacksonville FL, jacksonville fl activities, sailing South Pacific
And the Jacksonville fireworks show takes off with a bang!Normally austere Jacksonville puts on one heckuva fireworks show the Saturday after Thanksgiving, following their boat parade (watch for a future post on that). Rumor has it, it’s...