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Vessel Name: Oasis Rose
Hailing Port: South Portland, ME
Crew: Marc Karn and Julie Gerety
28 March 2012 | Florida Keys
22 March 2012 | Florida Keys
17 March 2012 | Key West, FL
04 March 2012 | Key West, FL
26 February 2012
22 February 2012 | Key Largo
17 February 2012 | Ft Lauderdale, FL
16 January 2012 | southern FL
08 January 2012 | Melbourne, FL
05 January 2012 | Daytona Beach, FL
31 December 2011 | St Augustine, FL
23 December 2011 | St Augustine
16 December 2011 | Fernandina Beach
13 December 2011 | mid coast Georgia
05 December 2011 | Charleston, SC
02 December 2011 | Myrtle Beach, SC
28 November 2011 | Swansboro, NC
23 November 2011 | Alligator River, NC
18 November 2011 | Norfolk, VA
17 November 2011 | Solomon's Island, MD
Recent Blog Posts
28 March 2012 | Florida Keys

Still Playing in the Keys

Since leaving Key West, we have been having a lovely time just wandering around the Keys. The weather in the Keys is, in my opinion, nearly perfect with temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s always with a breeze that keeps it comfortable. Depending on what the winds are doing, we seek out a spot [...]

22 March 2012 | Florida Keys

Living Your Dreams

Greetings Everyone,

17 March 2012 | Key West, FL

This Key Fits

Greeting everyone! We escaped from Key West three days ago after a stay of almost two weeks. I say escaped as we were held captive by howling east winds which turned an intended two day stay into almost two weeks. However, Key West was great and we explored.

04 March 2012 | Key West, FL

It's blowin' in Key West!

After spending Friday at a lovely anchorage in Newfound Harbor off Big Pine Key, we headed out on Saturday morning for Key West. It was a beautiful day and after only about three hours, we arrived at the harbor entrance and tied up to a dock at a marina in Key West. What a busy place! It is easy to see [...]

26 February 2012

The middle Keys

Well ! Our goal has been to slow it all down and hang out here and there and not freeze. Happening! A few days ago we anchored at Shell Key early in the afternoon and again set about the arduous tasks of napping then fishing. Julie reeled in a delightful small fish and when she raised it out of the water [...]

22 February 2012 | Key Largo

Cruising in the Keys

We left Ft Lauderdale on Monday morning early so we could make the 7am opening of the bridge next to the marina and headed out the Port Everglades inlet to the outside as we made our way down to the Keys. It was a sunny day and the sea was fairly calm. As we were passing Miami, we were suddenly joined [...]

Still Playing in the Keys

28 March 2012 | Florida Keys
Julie
Since leaving Key West, we have been having a lovely time just wandering around the Keys. The weather in the Keys is, in my opinion, nearly perfect with temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s always with a breeze that keeps it comfortable. Depending on what the winds are doing, we seek out a spot on the chart in which to anchor which will afford us protection from the prevailing winds. Most often, this spot is just off one of the keys (sometimes an uninhabited key) where we are frequently the only boat in sight. We try to anchor by early to mid afternoon which allows us time to nap or read and relax and then watch the sunset from the cockpit.

We did spend 3 or 4 nights in an anchorage off of Islamorada (see picture) which was a lot of fun. The water was a beautiful tropical green and so clear that you could see all the way to the bottom. We would take the dingy in to shore to explore Islamorada and spent a couple of fun evenings at a beach restaurant called Lorelei's which had nightly live music. Seating was available either on the outdoor patio or at tables that were set up directly on the beach. Lorelei's is a popular spot for vacationers and boaters to gather and watch the sunset over the water which is almost always spectacular. Islamorada is also home to World Wide Sportsman which is a well known store located in the Islamorada Yacht Basin and is devoted to sport fishing. Marc and I had fun wandering around and picking up a few items to enhance our fishing efforts. So far while fishing off the boat, we have only been able to catch small fish called grunts, so we decided to hire a charter fishing captain to take us fishing. We arranged a half day fishing expedition with a genial and experienced captain who sped us around the keys in his fishing boat to various fishing spots. We were successful in catching a number of Mangrove snapper and we each caught a spotted sea trout. Though a bit wind burned and sun burned, we arrived back at the marina feeling good about our expedition. It was a lot of fun and we learned a lot from Captain Dick which we hope to apply as we continue to fish while moving around the Keys. We will let you know if we are successful!
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