I’m on a BOAT…Spring Break in Miami 🍑 😂 (Calico Skies Sailing Ep 94)

Why oh why do we always decide to move the boat on a weekend or holiday while we are in south Florida?! This time we decide to make a twenty two miles jump from Hollywood, Florida to No Name Harbor on Key Biscayne on a Saturday during spring break 😂. I don’t think we have ever seen more boat traffic, many of them passing us within a few feet. Passing boats have throbbing bass and dancing revelers on the foredeck. Sometimes you have no choice but to just laugh at the absurdity of it all!

We manage to safely complete the passage an anchor off Key Biscayne. We get down to fixing an issue with our toilet as we continue to prepare the boat for long passages. Our toilet has been flooding with sea water when are on a starboard tack. We suspect the anti siphon valve and finally install a replacement.

With that dirty project completed we go on a dinghy mission to explore Stiltsville and take in the Miami skyline from the water.

With the boat finally in tip top shape and ready to sail we depart the hustle and bustle of Miami heading offshore and towards the Dry Tortugas about 70 miles off Key West.

0:00 Intro
2:00 Recap
2:24 Navigating the ICW in Miami during spring break…at least it won’t be boring 😅
7:28 Changing the anti-siphon valve, at least the boat will stop trying to sink itself…
9:32 Dinghy mission to explore Stiltsville
10:39 Time to escape Miami and head to the Dry Tortugas

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