Sailing aboard Great Adventure

20 March 2017 | Isla Mujeres, Mexico
05 March 2017 | Marina El Cid, Puerto Morelos, Mexico
21 November 2016
08 November 2016 | Key West Man of War Harbor
04 November 2016 | Key West
20 October 2016 | Clearwater Florida
14 October 2016 | Destin Harbor
14 October 2016 | Destin Harbor
09 October 2016 | Bayou Grande Marina, NAS Pensacola, FL
06 October 2016 | Bayou Grande Marina, NAS Pensacola, FL
23 December 2015 | Home Port, Bayou Grande Marina
11 May 2014 | Back at Home
28 February 2014 | Man o War Harbor, Key West
23 February 2014 | Key West
21 February 2014
20 February 2014 | Florida SW coast
18 February 2014 | Between Useppa and Cabbage Key
12 February 2014 | Clearwater Beach Marina
07 February 2014 | Panama City Marina
03 February 2014 | NAS Pensacola

A Fish Finally

21 February 2014
Actually, two fish, both Spanish Mackerels. Fun to catch while moving south. We had no luck with the wind today, the forecast was for southeast winds of 10 knots, we expecting to make a beat down the coast to Marco Island but instead wound up with wind right on the bow. We made our way out of Charlotte harbor around 1000 and headed out to sea for a bit in order to get some sailing in. We were able to sail for about an hour of our 5 hour run down the coast. We anchored inside by marker #15 at Marco Island at 1700. We'll check the weather again tomorrow morning before making our decision for the crossing to Key West. We won't go if the winds are like today, we want to sail this long leg! We blew the line on our propane so tonight we had to improvise for dinner. Sharon took some chicken out and marinated it, secret recipe, if she wants to share it, it will have to come from her, but wow! That's about all I can say, it was delicious, I grilled it and heated up some leftover mashed potatoes on the grill and also some green beans. It's amazing what you can do when you just have a grill. The 'misquitos' came out at sunset so we are buttoned up for the night. More tomorrow!
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Vessel Name: Great Adventure
Vessel Make/Model: Beneteau 461
Hailing Port: Pace, FL
Crew: Bob and Sharon Wolfe
About:
We have been sailing for all of our married life, which will be 35 years this year, 2013. Sharon grew up in Virginia and I in Texas and neither of us knew anything about sailing when we bought our first boat. Learning by trial and error, mostly error at first, has been fun. [...]