Part 98 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Traveling from Punta Gorda, FL, the Charlotte Harbor, and up the Peace River, adventure awaits with a beautiful beach. Anchoring close to shore is possible thanks to our shallow draft sail boat.
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Part 97 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. After launching our shallow draft, trailer sailer (using our truck camper) Ashley and Mike shake down the sail boat in the Charlotte Harbor, Punta Gorda, Florida. A sail boat with a ripped head sail on a ...
Part 96 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Put-in day is exciting! Ashley and Mike launch the trailer sailer into the Charlotte Harbor in Punta Gorda, Florida. The rooftop lounge called Perch 360 at the Wyvern Hotel is also highlighted.
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Part 95 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. A trailer sailer pulled by a truck camper might be the ultimate adventure set-up! Ride with Ashley and Mike, traveling the streets of Punta Gorda to Lashley Public Boat Launch. The mast is raised in prepa...
Part 94 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Living in our truck camper in Florida, Ashley and Mike make preparations for the sailing journey to Key West. Explore fun and historic places around Punta Gorda.
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Part 93 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Antifouling bottom paint is not easy or inexpensive but needs to be done before we continue the sailing journey south from Punta Gorda, Florida. Ashley and Mike dive into the task and look forward to laun...
Part 92 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Living (off grid) in our truck camper, the "van life" is always an adventure. Traveling to retrieve our trailer sailer in Punta Gorda, Ashley finds an outdoor fitness area at Linear Park near Fisherman'...
Part 91 of a series: sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Living in our slide-in truck camper while traveling to our trailerable sailboat, off grid techniques allow freedom of movement. Camping in a parking lot in beautiful Venice Florida, we travel to Punta G...
Part 90 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Tour our Lance truck camper at beautiful North Jetty Beach near Venice, Florida. We are traveling toward our trailerable sail boat in Punta Gorda so we can continue the sailing journey to Key West! These...
Part 89 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Traveling on our sailboat, Punta Gorda FL is a lovely place to explore. As the weather continued to be gloomy, we decided to take a break from living on the boat. Welcome, the newest member of the family!...
Part 88 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Venom from a saltwater catfish barb causes incredible pain. The risk of infection forces a change of plans. We travel to Punta Gorda Florida on our shallow draft trailer sailer in order to be close to med...
Part 87 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. A severe puncture by a salt water catfish is a very painful experience. The venom in the barbed and spiked pectoral fin enters Mike's hand and Ashley helps to remove it after much difficulty and discomfor...
Part 86 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. The Gasparilla Sound is an ideal place to go boating! Gasparilla Marina and Smokin' Jerry's Tiki Bar and Grill is perfect for quality food, fuel, supplies, and bait. We make our way to Dog Island Campgrou...
Part 85 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Anchored in the Gasparilla Sound, we move our shallow draft, trailer sailer to Dog Island near Boca Grande and drop anchor again. Ashley and I discuss topics regarding anchor types and techniques.
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Part 84 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. After deploying a second anchor, we stopped dragging in high winds. Between storms, Ashley gets a chance to shower. Lightning storms rage on throughout the night with high winds and waves.
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Part 83 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. After making it through the Boca Grande Causeway Bridge, we are met with a blustery storm. We drag anchor across the Gasparilla Sound and lose control of our sailboat and have to deploy a secondary anchor...
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Part 82 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Leaving the narrow and shallow entrance of Don Pedro Island State Park, we end up on the docks at Palm Island Resort and Rum Bay Restaurant. After a satisfying meal and refreshing atmosphere, we travel so...
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