Conch Republic

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KEY LARGO TRIP FEB. 2018

Feb 1st Departed Jones Creek dock, SSI, for Brunswick Harbor. Beached there, scraped bottom and anchored for night

Feb2nd 0600 Underway. Fair wind from Jekyll onward made good time in St Andrews NW wind~ 18kts top
speed 11 its.
1445 Tied up at Sisters Creek public dock. Tired and cold.

Feb 3rd Strong NE wind kept boat pinned to dock. Finally underway at 0815
1500 took mooring in St Aug. Tired and cold.

Feb 4th 0700 underway
1630 Anchored South Daytona. light rain Wind SSW~15kts

Feb 5th 0630 Underway Cool damp.
Anchored one mile north of 528 bridge, Indian River. wind light NE. cool.

Feb 6th 0700 Underway, under sail alone, wind E~ 5kts.
1500 Fueled mouth of the Dragon, Anchorage Yacht Basin. wind SE~12 its.
1800 anchored Indian River, mm 927

Feb 7th 0630 Underway
1530 Ft Pierce. Fuel. harbourtown Marina
1845 Anchored mm 1033 North of bridge Jensen Bch.

Feb 8th 0730 underway, light fog. calm.
1830 Anchored Boynton Inlet

Feb 9th 0700 underway.
1500 Ft Lauderdale Fueled.
1800 Anchored Biscayne Bay, Baker’s Haulover.

Feb 10th 0730 Underway
10000 Sails up beam reach Biscayne Bay w SE18-20
1200 Featherbed bank
1400 Anglefish Creek anchor down

Feb 11th spent day at anchorage. cleaned bottom Caught some Mangrove Snapper.

Feb 12th 0730 underway
1115 anchor down Key Lime Sailing Club Buttonwood Sound

Feb 13th at anchor Changed engine oil

Feb 14th-17th At anchor Buttonwood Sound. Daysailing with Thad, Patty, and Belinda.

Feb 18th 0915 underway. Ben Shelton aboard for trip home
1300 anchor down Little Pumpkin Creek. Two anchors, set fore and aft.

Feb 19th spent day at anchor little pumpkin creek, moved out into to Card Sound at sunset.

Feb 20th 0630 underway, double reefed main. Wind E 20-25kts
1100 downtown Miami
1500 Ft lauderdale. Fuel.
1830 Anchor down Boca Raton

Feb 21st 0700 underway
1830 anchored Hutchinson Is. Bridge mm 981

Feb 22nd 0645 underway sail alone wind SE~18kts
0900 Ft Pierce. Fueled 16 gals.
1250 Wabasso Bridge
1800 Anchored East side of river , just North of Pineada Bridge Wind E~12kts.

Feb 23rd 0630 Underway motor sailing wind E, light.
0815 Cocoa
1130 Titusville
1900 Anchor down South Daytona. mm 834

Feb 24th 0630 Underway.
1200 Marineland
1430 St Auggustine fuel dock 17 gals.
1500 Vilano bch pier. Steering cable broke at dock. Ben took an Uber to Ace Hdw., bought galv
cable. Repaired steering, stayed the night at dock. Vilano public dock is a good place to
stop for groceries, etc., but unprotected.

Feb25th 0630 Underway
1200 Mayport
1500 Fernandina. Hoisted sails in harbor with favorable wind. Nice sail across St Mary’s Sound.
Wing and Wing part way, making ~8 its
1700 Anchor down Crooked River anchorage. mm 705

Feb 26th 0630 Underwy. power. no wind.
1000 St Simons Sound
1045 Morningstar Marina burned 14 gals fuel.

TOTAL MILES TRAVELED 1000
TOTAL FUEL BURNED 133 GALS
TOTAL TIME UNDERWAY 167.75 HRS
AVERAGE MPG 7.5
AVERAGE SPEED 6 MPH