Tag: Florida
Sailing the Atlantic Part 1: Florida to North Carolina
We went 420nm in the Atlantic Ocean – that’s from Ft. Pierce Florida to South Carolina. And in this week’s episode, we tried to capture what a day at sea is life. It’s just simple sailor life with a family. But on this day, we saw limited wind and high speeds! That’s because of the…
Sailing from Key Biscayne to Fort Pierce
Okay, friends, hang on with this episode – we’re trying a simple sailing vlog format where we simply grab a camera and record as we sail. There’s no fancy editing or slo-mo, and very little if any music. It’s just you and us sailing. And in this episode, we’re sailing the east coast of Florida…
Sailing the Florida Keys to a Lighthouse Parts 1 and 2
Marathon was great, but now it’s time to sail the Florida Keys to Tavernier Key and then to Key Biscayne! The sail was amaaaaazing! This is the first time we’ve been in open waters (not in a bay) and had smooth sailing! Seriously, each of our coastal and offshore sailing trips so far have had…
Sailing Florida – Clearwater to Gulfport
We are on a race against hurricane season in our sailboat down the west coast of Florida – for this leg of the journey we stay inshore from Clearwater, FL to Gulfport, FL and pass under a few bridges, enjoy the Florida houses, and moor up to our first mooring ball. And of course, we…
Last Leg of the Gulf of Mexico Crossing
With the tropical storm diversion, the Gulf of Mexico crossing really got divided into three legs: It’s this third leg of the journey that is the focus of this week’s TFJ episode (watch below) and the topic of this blog post. Another Offshore Sail And this time it was easy – not like the first…
Florida Panhandle, Explored by Sailboat
When mother nature throws a curve ball, get ready for an adventure! And that’s what we had in the Florida panhandle. It was unplanned, unmapped, and untouched by enough time – we could have easily enjoyed 2-3 weeks in the Florida panhandle. There were swamps, bay sailing, small towns with charm, coastal sailing, and offshore…