Hi Clarence: Looking forward to meeting you. I also prefer the lower 2/3, especially since I may need to cut back earlier than scheduled. The ramp at Seabird Marina looks pretty good, although I haven't launched there myself. I think we should be fine. Maria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clarence Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 11:15 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Florida Keys Cruise. Update 2
> John, > > I would prefer the lower 2/3 , but I'm flexible. The important thing is to > have a secure place to leave the cars/trucks, and a place to rig prior to > launch/retrieve. > > Clarence > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 3:18 PM > Subject: M_Boats: Florida Keys Cruise. Update 2 > > > > Florida Keys Cruise Update # 2 > Tentative Dates May 8 â 15 > Anyone who would like to join the cruise is more than welcome > Signed up (as of Jan 29) > Maria Jorge M17 > Clarence Andrews M17 > John Edwards M17 > Maria has done a lot of legwork checking out places in the Keys and there > are a couple of options for the itinerary: > 1. Launch at Key Largo and sail one way to Key West. This > will require a shuttle of trucks/trailers and a suitable place to store > them > while we sail. There is a place on Key Largo where we might be able to > store > them for $10/day. There is a good launch ramp at Pennekamp state park. > This > would mean about 200 miles of sailing but mostly downwind ( about 23 > miles/day) > 2. Launch at Long Key at Seabird Marina ( > _www.seabirdmarina.com_ (http://www.seabirdmarina.com/) )and sail down to > Key West on one > side of the Keys and return on the other side. This would avoid having to > shuttle the rigs, and we would spend our time in the lower 2/3s of the Keys > which > are considered the better part of the Keys. > The round trip would be about 170 miles. (about 20 miles per day average > for > 9 days) > There are numerous anchorages and Marinas on both sides of the Keys, and > three places where we could cross from one side to the other. > Let me know what you prefer or if you have any other ideas for an > itinerary. > Note: Iâm reading âCruisng The Florida Keysâ by Claiborne Young, and > it > looks like there is a very good chance we will see manatees and dolphins on > the cruise along with a lot of other wildlife, and there are a lot of reefs > to > snorkel along the way. > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
