MiJoy Enjoying

09 April 2018
11 February 2018
07 January 2018 | Exuma Park
28 December 2017
24 December 2017 | Great Harbour Cay Berry Islands Bahamas
12 December 2017 | Great Harbour Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas
02 December 2017 | Ft Pierce City Marina
24 March 2016
07 March 2016
07 March 2016
22 December 2015 | Great Harbour Cay Marine, Berrys, Bahamas
11 December 2015 | Great Harbour Cay
20 June 2015
11 June 2015

Left Ft Pierce, Finally. Bahamas here we come

05 December 2017
MiJoy finally left the dock at Ft Pierce City Marina after being docked for over a year. Marina has been great to us & we appreciate the staff.

We motored south down the ICW (intra coastal waterways). We normally don’t travel ICW a lot but our plan was to stage our Bahamas crossing from Lake Worth Inlet, which will allow us a shorter crossing distance across the Gulf Stream. One of the downsides of ICW is all the drawbridges you have to go under. We had 7 bridges. You have to radio the bridge controller & request for the bridge to be raised. Some bridges are opened on the hour & half hour or they will raise upon your request.

Another downside is staying in the channel & not running aground. Thank goodness for US Boat. We have been a member since 2012 & never needed a tow however today we were glad to have that membership. Nice young man came about 45 minutes after our call & got us back in the channel. I think he was being nice in saying, people do this a lot in this area, tricky reading the markers through here.....

We dropped the anchor at North Palm Beach about 5:30. There are about 40 boats in the achorage & probably half will be crossing over to Bahamas because of the weather opportunity.

The captain had been asleep about 45 minutes & I’ve made last minute phone calls to the kids😪😪. Our phones will be turned off & will communicate via FaceTime when we have internet.

Our plan is to cross over to The Berry’s & check in at Great Harbor with customs. Prayers for uneventful crossing
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Vessel Name: MiJoy
Vessel Make/Model: Beneteau 2009 B40
Hailing Port: Seabrook, Texas
Crew: Michael & Joyce Wilson
About: Our sailboat, "MiJoy" is named after the owners , Michael & Joyce. MiJoy enjoying life!
Extra: "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover" - Mark Twain
MiJoy's Photos - Main
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Staying at Emerald Bay for few days waiting for weather to settle down. High winds and seas expected
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Various snorkeling sites around Warderick Wells. Exuma State Park
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"Santa" won the prize for the best dressed dinghy.
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We took a short 3 day trip to Solider Cay from Great Harbour Cay, along with 4 other boats from the marina. There was a weather window for a few days & we took advantage of the weather to enjoy some snorkeling & island exploring. I found my first seabean & hamburger of the season along with several nice pieces of seaglass.
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Spent 9 days snorkeling in The Raggeds This is paradise, for us.
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Snorkel trip on Bruce & Joyce's Cat 56 "Mandalay" December 30, 2014 (Marathon)
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Naples, FL
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Ft Myers Beach
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Mike's friend fron high school, Tom Kluberton, who now lives in AK
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working hard to set sail soon, we hope!
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Created 21 October 2014