We tie up to a mooring ball located just above the magical, aquarium-like Sombrero Reef. About 3 miles offshore, this under water protected sanctuary and preservation area sits below the 140-foot Sombrero Key Read More
Year: 2016
We woke up and ate breakfast quickly today. We drove though the mangroves in Sisters Creek to get to Sombrero Beach by 10 a.m. to see a public turtle release. Dad tied the dinghy to a mangrove tree. The sand was the Read More
We woke up in the anchorage in Lake Worth. It was 6:45 a.m. Our Dad went out to the back of the boat and looked to his right. He saw that the boat floating next to us last night was now sinking. The front of the Read More
We were driving in our dinghy. We saw a good snorkeling area near Peanut Island. We dropped the anchor in the water. Then we got ready with our snorkeling gear. I put my fins on. And I put my mask on and my life Read More
Under the Bridge of Lions for the 8:30 a.m. opening, we leave St. Augustine with the outgoing tide. The weather looks great for a comfortable sail down the east coast of Florida. Bumping through the channel is a bit Read More
We lasso a mooring ball for our week’s stay in St. Augustine. As we check in, the harbormaster at the Municipal Marina tells us not to drink the water. We wonder if it’s because of the recent hurricane Matthew, but Read More
Leaving Southport on Halloween seemed a bit eerie to me. More than 5,000 ships have sunk along the coastal waters of North Carolina since record keeping began in 1526. That first recorded shipwreck was just off the Read More
Summer has been full. And as we celebrate this Labor Day at the marina barbecue, we reflect on how quickly the season has passed. Now that tropical storm Hermine has blown through, we’re left with temperatures in Read More
We enjoy incredibly fresh seafood aboard Izula. And the catch here in Southport has been exceptional. Just off the back of the boat, the boys reel in a variety of delicacies. Keepers on this week’s menu have Read More
This time of year, it’s a challenge to sail southward along the US East Coast. It takes patience. The prevailing summer wind is SW—which is exactly the direction we want to go. Most boats are headed north toward the Read More