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Sailing on the Bay

13 November 2017 | Biscayne Bay
Helen/Mark
It was a very stormy night with howling winds and a huge amount of rainfall on Biscayne Bay. It was much like a tropical storm. Hauled anchor and ran both engines to recharge our battery, while additionally flying our jib. We ate both breakfast and lunch underway. It was overcast and sprinkled some as we headed out. The winds remained from the north-east with gusts up to 17 knots. We were sailing over 7 knots once we turned the corner with full main and jib sailing. The water was quite shallow in places, but we didn't have any issues. Anchored off Key Largo where several huge houses located. Mark worked on trying to figure out the oil leak and talked to a diesel mechanics company in Marathon Key and is still waiting for their reply. He also researched and ordered a replacement for our holding tank gauge. The leak on the port stairway reappeared this morning and another attempt to correct it with re-bedding the fair lead and rope clutch was done after we anchored. I did some laundry and hung the clothes out on our life lines to dry. Had a tasty hot dinner and started watching some more episodes of the first season of 24 that we have on dvd. If the weather is nice tomorrow, we will stop off at Pennekamp and snorkel. We remember scuba diving there years ago with our power boat. We will be taking the Hawk Channel which is on the east side of the Keys but inside the reef.
Comments
Vessel Name: Charabia
Vessel Make/Model: Fountaine Pajot / Athena
Hailing Port: Jacksonville, FL
Crew: Mark &Helen
About:
We are both computer folks that were live aboard cruisers back in the 90s. We settled in Jacksonville Florida after escaping the great white north and cruising the Bahamas, T&C, DR and points south down to Trinidad. [...]
Extra: Charabia is a French slang word for nonsense or gibberish. It derives from Arabic "sharab" which means alcohol.When you drink (too much) alcohol, you start talking Charabia. The original owners named her and Mark liked the name so it stuck.
Charabia's Photos - Main
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Nov 2017 trip south from Jacksonville
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Created 23 August 2018
Upgrades and maintenance to Charabia
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Created 27 June 2017
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Created 16 May 2015
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Created 15 May 2015
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Created 7 April 2015
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Created 4 April 2015
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Created 31 March 2015
Get the boat ready to cruise.
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Created 14 March 2015