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Re: [PUP] Key West and ICW

Byron Nelson

Mon, May 12, 2008 1:38 PM

Scott,

We just came up to St Augustine from Ft Lauderdale. The marina will run
$3.00 in that area, but go to the $2.00 to 2.25 range once you are
farther north.

The ICW from Miami Ft Pierce is a complete PITA with the bridges if you
need more than 24' of clearance. For us at 42' of air draft it is
opening over thirty bridges. That being said if you have the time the
view along that stretch are worth seeing for the difference in life
style from west coast to east coast. As you come up the coast the
Kennedy Space Center is a great side trip. This works if you are inside
or outside. We chose to go inside after Canaveral to St Augustine, Lynn
had not seen this part of the ICW. Big mistake had hard time making 60
miles. We draw 6' and most of the time saw 2.5' to 4' under us. The
problem came a the marina in Daytona Beach the entrance at 1/3 low tide
gave us .5' under the boat with a few high spots to push through. Later
in New Smyrma at the juncation of the inlet and the ICW we had to plow
our way in the middle of the channel at 1/3 low. The less stressful way
is to pick a good weather window from Canaveral to St Augustine and go
offshore. St Augustine is a must see city.

Have enjoyed your reports coming from the west coast around.

Byron Nelson
M/Y Voyager lying in St Augustine

Scott, We just came up to St Augustine from Ft Lauderdale. The marina will run $3.00 in that area, but go to the $2.00 to 2.25 range once you are farther north. The ICW from Miami Ft Pierce is a complete PITA with the bridges if you need more than 24' of clearance. For us at 42' of air draft it is opening over thirty bridges. That being said if you have the time the view along that stretch are worth seeing for the difference in life style from west coast to east coast. As you come up the coast the Kennedy Space Center is a great side trip. This works if you are inside or outside. We chose to go inside after Canaveral to St Augustine, Lynn had not seen this part of the ICW. Big mistake had hard time making 60 miles. We draw 6' and most of the time saw 2.5' to 4' under us. The problem came a the marina in Daytona Beach the entrance at 1/3 low tide gave us .5' under the boat with a few high spots to push through. Later in New Smyrma at the juncation of the inlet and the ICW we had to plow our way in the middle of the channel at 1/3 low. The less stressful way is to pick a good weather window from Canaveral to St Augustine and go offshore. St Augustine is a must see city. Have enjoyed your reports coming from the west coast around. Byron Nelson M/Y Voyager lying in St Augustine

Kevin Kearney

Mon, May 12, 2008 2:58 PM

Point being that you will eventually get the the Chesepeak Bay with 3600 miles of shoreline
,which gets hot and jellyfish full by August--thats when you think of Maine-passing thru Long Island harbors like Oyster Bay will remind you of the crowded/expensive conditions you presently face -and the lobster traps of Maine will drive you nuts.

Take your time now-50 mile days-use high tides for skinny waters, Head north after the Bay in August-spend 2-3 months on the Bay-Visit DC/Annapolis/Baltimore/go up the James River. Tides Inn is the best Boating resort on the East Coast--lots of great stuff.

Kevin Kearney Trawler JOLIE Miles River Yacht Club St. Michaels Maryland

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Scott, Some folks treat the ICW like I-95, get it over with. Presently,you are in a very regulated/expensive place which slowly becomes less so as you toddle north. No Name Harbor on Biscayne is a great stop after the keys and Bahia Honda near Largo--both state parks--Visiting Boot Key will be an experience of why, Flordia is so regulated-as would Coconut Grove. The Moorings at Las Olas in Ft. Laurderdale are great for boat watching especially on Sundays--and the Yacht clubs in Daytona and New Smyrna are friendly. Vero beach/velcro beach is nice--just 4 miles north ia Jones Fruit dock--$10 nite any size boat and Dick Jones is at 90 a real piece of old Flordia-! Point being that you will eventually get the the Chesepeak Bay with 3600 miles of shoreline ,which gets hot and jellyfish full by August--thats when you think of Maine-passing thru Long Island harbors like Oyster Bay will remind you of the crowded/expensive conditions you presently face -and the lobster traps of Maine will drive you nuts. Take your time now-50 mile days-use high tides for skinny waters, Head north after the Bay in August-spend 2-3 months on the Bay-Visit DC/Annapolis/Baltimore/go up the James River. Tides Inn is the best Boating resort on the East Coast--lots of great stuff. Kevin Kearney Trawler JOLIE Miles River Yacht Club St. Michaels Maryland ________ http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/passagemaking-under-power To unsubscribe send email to passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com with the word UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World Productions, formerly known as Trawler World Productions. --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.