s/v Far Niente - Cruising Log
Spring 2015 - The Florida Keys
12 June 2015 | Lady's Island, SC
11 March 2015 | Marathon, FL
19 February 2015 | Marathon, FL
09 January 2015 | Vaca Key - Marathon, FL
10 December 2014 | West Palm Beach, FL
01 December 2014 | West Palm Beach
20 November 2014 | West Palm Beach, FL
05 October 2014 | Port Royal, SC
24 February 2014
17 February 2014 | South Carolina
01 June 2013 | Port Royal Landing Marina
16 May 2013 | Anchored Cocoa, FL
26 April 2013 | Marathon, FL
21 December 2012 | Harbour Cay Club, Marathon, FL
07 December 2012 | Mooring #30, St. Augustine Municipal Marina
31 August 2012 | Dataw Island Marina, SC
13 June 2012 | Conch House Marina, St. Augustine, FL
08 June 2012 | New Smyrna Beach, FL
03 June 2012 | Harbour Isle Marina, Ft. Pierce, FL, USA
29 May 2012 | Old Bahama Bay Marina at West End
Nope.
10 December 2014 | West Palm Beach, FL
Jeff
Well we waited a week+ and never got the 2 day window we needed for a nice relaxing sail to the Keys.
We staged out of the marina on Sunday afternoon and anchored in Lake Worth. Winds dropped over the evening and things were looking good for our Monday am departure for Biscayne Bay.
Up at 6:00 am, coffee on, checking systems, getting ready, sun coming up.....oh wait. What the *(^&*%^.
FOG.
A big, thick, fog bank starts to develop in Lake Worth. Visibility drops to a boat length as the sun officially rises. The fog horns start sounding.
There is a bit of big yacht and industrial shipping in Lake Worth. We can barely see the bow. So we stay on the hook.
Our cruising agenda was to depart just as the sun came up and anchor in Biscayne Bay before sunset via transit through Government Cut. We needed all 11.5 hours of daylight to complete the planned transit.
Fog starts to lift, just a bit, and we can see a barge making way down the ICW channel. Glad we are not in front of it.
9:00ish fog lifts enough to see things, but now we are 1.5-2 hours late for our planned agenda.
Plan B.
We pull into a marina. We stow the boat for a couple weeks. We drive back to enjoy Christmas with family.
We'll give it a try again, after Christmas.
Merry Christmas to all!
We staged out of the marina on Sunday afternoon and anchored in Lake Worth. Winds dropped over the evening and things were looking good for our Monday am departure for Biscayne Bay.
Up at 6:00 am, coffee on, checking systems, getting ready, sun coming up.....oh wait. What the *(^&*%^.
FOG.
A big, thick, fog bank starts to develop in Lake Worth. Visibility drops to a boat length as the sun officially rises. The fog horns start sounding.
There is a bit of big yacht and industrial shipping in Lake Worth. We can barely see the bow. So we stay on the hook.
Our cruising agenda was to depart just as the sun came up and anchor in Biscayne Bay before sunset via transit through Government Cut. We needed all 11.5 hours of daylight to complete the planned transit.
Fog starts to lift, just a bit, and we can see a barge making way down the ICW channel. Glad we are not in front of it.
9:00ish fog lifts enough to see things, but now we are 1.5-2 hours late for our planned agenda.
Plan B.
We pull into a marina. We stow the boat for a couple weeks. We drive back to enjoy Christmas with family.
We'll give it a try again, after Christmas.
Merry Christmas to all!
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| Vessel Name: | formerly - Far Niente |
| Vessel Make/Model: | formerly - Island Packet 45 (#33) |
| Hailing Port: | Beaufort, SC |
| Crew: | Marjorie and Jeff Graham |
| About: | CRUISERS June 2010 to May 2015. |
formerly - Far Niente's Photos - Main
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A collection of photos from spring in the Bahamas
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Created 1 April 2012
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A collection of photos taken along the way as we made our way from the Chesapeake to South Carolina
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Created 9 November 2011
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Pictures of the newly installed cockpit grate.
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Created 7 July 2011
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Photos of JFK's Presidential sailing yacht, Manitou
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Created 26 June 2011
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Photos of the various places we are stopping as we make our way back north for summer 2011.
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Created 28 April 2011
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A collection of photos, including some from the Turtle Hospital.
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Created 26 March 2011
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Pictures of a variety of projects underway or completed on Far Niente
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Created 7 March 2011
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First batch of pix from our stay in Beaufort and a few from our previous stop, Charleston. Maybe the 2 best stops the entire journey.
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Created 2 December 2010
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A couple photos taken by Tom Jones (original owner of Far Niente when it was Christiana) Tom was on a fall delivery on a Grand Banks Eastbay 38 from the Great Lakes to Annapolis. On a very windy, cool early Sunday morning 50 miles north of Annapolis, they were motoring south on the Chesapeake at 23 kts and just happened to spot us exiting the Sassafras River headed for Annapolis for the sailboat show. What are the odds? A chance but great encounter none the less.
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Created 1 November 2010
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Photos from our stop in NY and NJ (Liberty Landing)
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Created 14 September 2010
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A selection of photos from our stay in Troy and Catskill, NY including stepping our mast.
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Created 10 September 2010
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A couple of pictures of our ongoing excellent dining experience and the Credit Village Marina we are staying at
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Created 11 August 2010
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Pictures from our transit of the Welland Canal, down bound from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario
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Created 9 August 2010
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Photos from our leg from DeTour to Lake St. Clair
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Created 27 July 2010
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Photos from the Mack Island and the after regatta party
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Created 20 July 2010
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Collection of photos from June 22 to July 17 from our travels around Charlevoix, Beaver Island and Mackinaw.
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Created 18 July 2010
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A few photos of some of the things we changed/added to Far Niente in the summer of 2009.
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Created 3 April 2010
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Interior photos for friends and family who have not been aboard....YET!
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Created 22 February 2010
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It's been a lovely cruise.....
Who: Marjorie and Jeff Graham
Port: Beaufort, SC
