Jascat to the Bahamas
21 October 2014 | Docked along the St Lucie River in Stuart, Fl
13 October 2014 | Docked along the St Lucie Canal Between the Bridges
12 October 2014 | Anchored in the Manatee Pocket, Stuart, Fl
08 October 2014 | Anchored Between the Bridges
07 October 2014 | Anchored in Ding Darling
06 October 2014 | Pelican Bay
03 October 2014 | Charlotte Harbor Boat Storage
09 June 2014 | Sitting on the blocks in Charlotte Harbor Boat Storage
07 June 2014 | Anchored off Cattle Dock Point
05 June 2014 | Anchored just off the Ding Darling Park on Sanibel Island
02 June 2014 | Anchored near marker #7 in the Indian River
31 May 2014 | Anchored off Long Key just south of Fiesta Key
29 May 2014 | Tied to dock at Dinner Key Marina
28 May 2014 | Tied to dock at Pier 3, slip 3
20 May 2014 | Tied to dock at Dinner Key Marina
12 May 2014 | Tied to mooring ball in the Dinner Key Mooring Field
07 May 2014 | Nassau Harbor Club Marina
06 May 2014 | Tied to dock at Nassau Harbor Club Marina
02 May 2014 | Anchored off Black Point, Great Guana Cay
29 April 2014 | Anchored west of Big Majors Spot
Fort Myers Beach to Marco Island
05 March 2013 | At anchor in Factory Bay, Marco Island
John/cool but warmer than yesterday
Coming into Marco Island via Capri Pass just past Coconut Island on the right
We left the Matanzas Mooring field at 8am and arrived in Factory Bay, Marco Island, at 2:40pm. The wind, which varied from not much to 10 knots, was on our nose so we motored the whole way. Seas were 1 to 2 feet and choppy.
Our first trip to Marco Island was back in 2008 when we were returning to Texas after buying Jascat in eastern Florida. Our intention was to anchor behind a little island just off the Marco Island beach called Coconut Island. Our favorite guide book said that Coconut Island was a ideal anchorage for cruisers not wishing to stop in Marco but just wanting an easy to get to stopping spot for the night. Well, when we pulled into Marco, Coconut was nowhere to be found. The spot shown not only in the guide book but also on our charts was just a patch of open water. Our confidence in our ability to navigate thoroughly shaken, we reviewed all our information. First, was this actually Marco Island and Capri Pass? Yes, the gps shows us at the correct longitude/latitude and everything except the missing island looks like it is supposed to. Second, do the inlet markers we see line up with those shown on the chart? Yes they do. Does our number 2 guide book also show Coconut Island just off the beach on the south side of Capri Pass? Yes it does! So what the heck is going on.
After a careful checkout of the area where we thought Coconut Island should be we finally found it. The island was there all the time, it had just had its top sheared off by a hurricane. What had been a sandy little island was now a shoal about 2 foot deep. We ended up anchoring behind the shoal anyway and spent a calm, pleasant night.
NOAA charts from as recently as 2011 still show Coconut Island just off the Marco Island Beach. The guidebooks have caught up, however, and happily repeat the story of the little island that isn't there.
This trip, we decided to run on up into Capri Pass and anchor in Factory Bay on the northwest side of Marco Island. George and Frances met us there and we enjoyed a wonderful spaghetti dinner prepared by that excellent chef, Frances.
Tomorrow we are off to an anchorage in the mouth of the Indian River
We left the Matanzas Mooring field at 8am and arrived in Factory Bay, Marco Island, at 2:40pm. The wind, which varied from not much to 10 knots, was on our nose so we motored the whole way. Seas were 1 to 2 feet and choppy.
Our first trip to Marco Island was back in 2008 when we were returning to Texas after buying Jascat in eastern Florida. Our intention was to anchor behind a little island just off the Marco Island beach called Coconut Island. Our favorite guide book said that Coconut Island was a ideal anchorage for cruisers not wishing to stop in Marco but just wanting an easy to get to stopping spot for the night. Well, when we pulled into Marco, Coconut was nowhere to be found. The spot shown not only in the guide book but also on our charts was just a patch of open water. Our confidence in our ability to navigate thoroughly shaken, we reviewed all our information. First, was this actually Marco Island and Capri Pass? Yes, the gps shows us at the correct longitude/latitude and everything except the missing island looks like it is supposed to. Second, do the inlet markers we see line up with those shown on the chart? Yes they do. Does our number 2 guide book also show Coconut Island just off the beach on the south side of Capri Pass? Yes it does! So what the heck is going on.
After a careful checkout of the area where we thought Coconut Island should be we finally found it. The island was there all the time, it had just had its top sheared off by a hurricane. What had been a sandy little island was now a shoal about 2 foot deep. We ended up anchoring behind the shoal anyway and spent a calm, pleasant night.
NOAA charts from as recently as 2011 still show Coconut Island just off the Marco Island Beach. The guidebooks have caught up, however, and happily repeat the story of the little island that isn't there.
This trip, we decided to run on up into Capri Pass and anchor in Factory Bay on the northwest side of Marco Island. George and Frances met us there and we enjoyed a wonderful spaghetti dinner prepared by that excellent chef, Frances.
Tomorrow we are off to an anchorage in the mouth of the Indian River
| Vessel Name: | Jascat |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Gemini 105Mc (hull #1006) |
| Hailing Port: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Crew: | John and Ann Barton (and Sarah, part time) |
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Who: John and Ann Barton (and Sarah, part time)
Port: San Antonio, Texas