S/V Escapade
S/V Escapade completed a six week cruise to the Bahamas from St. Petersburg, FL. Having departed January 23, 2015 they returned in early March, having traveled over 1400 nautical miles.
02 March 2015 | St. Petersburg Florida – Gulfport Marina
28 February 2015 | Key West
27 February 2015 | Rodriguez Key
26 February 2015 | Fort Lauderdale – Marina
25 February 2015 | Bimini Big Game Club Marina
24 February 2015 | Off Andros Island
23 February 2015 | Lighthouse Hotel and Marina, Fresh Creek – Andros Island
22 February 2015 | Highbourne Cay Anchorage
21 February 2015 | Exuma Park
19 February 2015 | Emerald Bay Marina
18 February 2015 | Emerald Bay Marina
17 February 2015 | Emerald Bay Marina
15 February 2015 | Georgetown Exumas
14 February 2015 | Georgetown Exumas
13 February 2015 | Emerald Bay
12 February 2015 | Black Point Settlement
11 February 2015 | Staniel Cay
10 February 2015 | Warderick Wells Cay
09 February 2015 | Warderwick Wells
07 February 2015 | Anchored Allan's Cay
1420 Nautical Miles – We are home!
02 March 2015 | St. Petersburg Florida – Gulfport Marina
Marty S.
1-2 March 2015
27 44.2’N:082 41.9’W
St. Petersburg Florida – Gulfport Marina
1420 Nautical Miles – We are home!
The experience is over and it was great! We had super guests with Chris and Karen, and then our Chief Technology Officer, Tom. (You can thank him for the U-tube video.) The final leg was uneventful, but long- just over 30 hours. We were surprised on two occasions; both at night. The first was when John heard flapping of wings, like a Huey helicopter. We looked up at the mast top and a very large bird, John thinks it was an eagle, perched on our wind indicator for about 20 minutes. We were over 30 miles off the Coast of Marco Island, he was probably tired and needed a rest. Luckily, he flew away or the government would have confiscated our boat as a wildlife refuge for endangered species. John thought it was a good omen as we were on our way home – much better than an albatross. The other was when we saw a bright red light to our northeast – we thought it was a red flare, called the Coast Guard and it turns out it was rocket launch out of Cape Canaveral. Really cool. So, no sun burns, only a broken toe (John of course), and a new look for Brother John. Steve flies back to Northern Virginia on Wednesday, we will miss his expertise and patience with the two Aquarius twins. Only 36 items on our “to fix” list before our next trip. Cheers.
27 44.2’N:082 41.9’W
St. Petersburg Florida – Gulfport Marina
1420 Nautical Miles – We are home!
The experience is over and it was great! We had super guests with Chris and Karen, and then our Chief Technology Officer, Tom. (You can thank him for the U-tube video.) The final leg was uneventful, but long- just over 30 hours. We were surprised on two occasions; both at night. The first was when John heard flapping of wings, like a Huey helicopter. We looked up at the mast top and a very large bird, John thinks it was an eagle, perched on our wind indicator for about 20 minutes. We were over 30 miles off the Coast of Marco Island, he was probably tired and needed a rest. Luckily, he flew away or the government would have confiscated our boat as a wildlife refuge for endangered species. John thought it was a good omen as we were on our way home – much better than an albatross. The other was when we saw a bright red light to our northeast – we thought it was a red flare, called the Coast Guard and it turns out it was rocket launch out of Cape Canaveral. Really cool. So, no sun burns, only a broken toe (John of course), and a new look for Brother John. Steve flies back to Northern Virginia on Wednesday, we will miss his expertise and patience with the two Aquarius twins. Only 36 items on our “to fix” list before our next trip. Cheers.
Key West – Conch Harbor Marina
28 February 2015 | Key West
Marty S.
2/28/2015
Key West - Conch Harbor Marina
24 33.8'N:081 47.9'W
After the anchor alarm at 4:30 woke us up, we decided that the heck with it, and got underway for Key West. Winds disappeared so we motored the whole way. Pulled into downtown Key West and tied up at the Conch Harbor Marina - a short walk to the restaurants and Duval Street. Day and night sail tomorrow towards Tampa.
Please check out the video that our CTO, Tom, put together for us today.
Key West - Conch Harbor Marina
24 33.8'N:081 47.9'W
After the anchor alarm at 4:30 woke us up, we decided that the heck with it, and got underway for Key West. Winds disappeared so we motored the whole way. Pulled into downtown Key West and tied up at the Conch Harbor Marina - a short walk to the restaurants and Duval Street. Day and night sail tomorrow towards Tampa.
Please check out the video that our CTO, Tom, put together for us today.
At Anchor – Off of Key Largo
27 February 2015 | Rodriguez Key
Marty S.
2/27/2015
25 03.0N: 080 26.8W
At Anchor - Off of Key Largo
Had a great sail off the coast of Ft Lauderdale, Hollywood, Miami Beach, and Key Biscayne. Found a spot behind Rodriguez Key (Key Largo) and anchored. After a marginal dinner, chicken fried rice, we were ready to retire for the night when we found we were dragging anchor so repositioned and went to bed.
25 03.0N: 080 26.8W
At Anchor - Off of Key Largo
Had a great sail off the coast of Ft Lauderdale, Hollywood, Miami Beach, and Key Biscayne. Found a spot behind Rodriguez Key (Key Largo) and anchored. After a marginal dinner, chicken fried rice, we were ready to retire for the night when we found we were dragging anchor so repositioned and went to bed.
| Vessel Name: | Escapade |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Beneteau Moorings 38 |
| Hailing Port: | West River MD |
| Crew: | John S. Marty S. |
| About: | John and Marty are brothers and former Naval Flight Officers, both are USCG Masters (six pax). |
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Escapade's Photos - Main
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Pictures from leaving Great Exuma to Florida
12 Photos
Created 18 February 2015
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Pictures of stopping points along the route from Nassau to Georgetown.
13 Photos
Created 7 February 2015
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Covers trip from entering the Bahamas at Cat Key to Nassau
16 Photos
Created 31 January 2015
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Sighting from Marco Island, lobster pot issues, Marty's most excellent diner, dockage at Burdines.
10 Photos
Created 25 January 2015
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Pictures on the first two days on the trip south.
6 Photos
Created 23 January 2015
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Over the Horizon
Who: John S. Marty S.
Port: West River MD
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