Boat Trips – Page 2 – Ernie's Website and Blog

chart detail with my path

If you click on the small thumbnail it will enlarge the image and you'll see the detail from the navigation software chart and you'll see that I had to zigzag and you can see where I put the sails up where that yellow line starts is kind of where I am started the tracking process after putting the sails up. I went through Snake Creek to get to the Atlantic from the Florida Bay side where I spent the night last night

Making my way towards Caesar Creek on Monday

well I pardon my grammar I know the capitalization is not so great but this is voice to text so that's the way it is I may go back and correct it later it's kind of a pain. in any case in this screenshot if you click on the small image to get to the larger image you'll see the red line is my lover line that's the direction I'm pointed in and you see the boat at the end of that red line and behind me is the yellow line that's where I have been and then next to that is a line with two dots at either end and that's the distance and bearing to Caesar Creek that allows me to get into Biscayne Bay and out of the ocean I may just do that I'll make that call when I get there but we see that it's about 20 miles and I'm doing five and six not so it shouldn't take too long in 4 hours like after lunch I'll get there and decide whether to go up the outside to Miami in hawk channel in the Atlantic or go to the inside and Biscayne Bay through card sound

Monday chart detail almost time to jibe

I'm under sale with the wind at my back for the most part you cannot sail straight downwind so anyway this is the chart detail by the way you can click on the image to enlarge it and you'll see the detail that I'm trying to avoid and then when I turn left here you can see the point that I need to get around to continue my journey to the east towards key largo

Under Sail Chart Detail Monday Feb 16

I have full sales up and having to keep an eye on the charts since I have to tack I'm going pretty much straight down when but you have to technically jive back and forth and that works out cuz I have to go around some obstructions anyway

Dusk at the Anchorage

I made decent time today with good wind leaving my friend Tom’s apartment near SeaBase on Lower Matacumbe Key, now anchored near Windley Key and Whale Harbor. This is close to Snake Creek, which is a channel where I can get out to the ocean in the morning if I choose to do so.

Link to 10 pix via Google Photos

Summary of the First Leg of My Journey

I left Tom's apartment on lower matacumbe key and made my way past bowlegs cut named after Seminole Indian Billy bowlegs past lignumvitae key now anchored near Snake Creek so that in the morning I can head out to the ocean and go up hawk channel or stay on the back side and go up the ICW in Florida Bay depending on the weather at this point the weather looks like it's pretty good to go on the outside I will double check in the morning and make that game day call on the Morrow

Islamorada Sailing

The image in this post shows where I am, under sail. Winds are from the south about 12 to 15 – I’ve been doing around five knots and live streaming on Facebook. I figured I would post some navigation screenshots to let folks know where I am. stay tuned

Leaving Bowlegs Cut Headed For Snake Creek

headed toward fort Lauderdale ultimately just left lower montecumbe now in the intracoastal waterway in Florida Bay trying to make my way to inside Snake Creek to anchor for the night so that in the morning I can make a decision whether to go through Snake Creek into the ocean or stay on the inside Florida Bay

Departure from Tom’s Dock at Lower Matacumbe

3:45 pm, I just put up the sails. The winds are from south around 10 knots. So far smooth sailing with full main and head sail.

White Out

Friday, January 3 2025
The drive from the Motel 6 in West Virginia to Erie was at times, in near whiteout conditions. Rather than travel north and drive east along Lake Erie, we went via Pittsburgh and I-79. Lake effect snow warnings were in effect. Not only were we getting lake effect snow, a polar vortex created a system that hit us from the west.
When we encountered white outs, I used my weather radar app to make sure it was a small band of snow showers. Just in case, we made sure to know where the hotels were along the way. It nearly came to that!

Nashville-Huntington

Thurdsay, January 2 2025
The drive from Nashville to Huntington, WV was via I-40, route 111 and 90 then 461 to I-75 and I-64.
April chose the Motel 6 on US-60 in Huntington, WV, it was cold. The built in heat was a heat pump and not very warm.Fortunately they provided a portable heater.

We had dinner at Mexican place Tequila Grill. It was muy bien.

New Years Day

Wednesday, January 1 2025
New Years Day
Met with Joyce Ann and Ian and grabbed a bunch of sliders from White Castle. We then drove around Nashville’s Music Row, Dollyland, etc. What a nice day we had!