The beaches are breathtaking, but the winter is cold | Ep. 341
After provisioning and exploring Watson Bayou, I make my way to the highly recommended Shell Island anchorage. It does not disappoint. However, the weekly frontal passages bring not only brisk northerlies, as they do everywhere in Florida during the winter, but bitter cold with overnight temperatures hovering around freezing.
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The beaches are breathtaking, but the winter is cold | Ep. 341
After provisioning and exploring Watson Bayou, I make my way to the highly recommended Shell Island anchorage. It does not disappoint. However, the weekly frontal passages bring not only brisk northerlies, as they do everywhere in Florida during the win...
The Ghost Coast | Ep. 340
I slowly approach the Gulf Coast. Light winds prevail. Even with the white sandy beaches and tall buildings in sight, I see almost no signs of life other than a few small powerboats. Nothing on AIS. Can't see any sailboat masts. Did some apocalypse ju...
Passage to Panama City | Ep. 339
I depart the buzzing and booming city of Key West, northbound for Panama City, Florida. After a mild frontal passage, which puts me through the usual sail drills, conditions quickly moderate. Wind and seas diminish over the next few days, making for slow...
An Excursion to the North | Ep. 338
After a period of active weather, the weather maps are clear for the next week. Fair winds for northbound passaging are indicated, so I decide to push off for Panama City, FL. Besides my visit to Galveston, TX, in 2002, I have yet to cruise the Gulf Coas...
The Anchoring Dance | Ep. 337
I arrive in the Florida Keys. Warm waters, sunshine, carefree ... um, no, not carefree, not in the winter. Cold fronts come sweeping across the Keys typically once a week during the winter months. The low islands offer little wind protection, and the ho...