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About bridges, canals, and isles on the ICW and New River.

Categories: Navigating Posted on May 9, 2012May 8, 2012

Celestial Navigation Primer

Getting your latitude by celestial navigation can be actually relatively easy. It also can be totally overwhelming if you read the incredibly obtuse chapter 8 of Bowditch. My advise when learning is to stick to a few basics as outlined below.

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Categories: Navigating Posted on May 2, 2012May 2, 2012

Guide from Port Everglades to Lake Okeechobee

It is posible to save 165 NM of navigation by crossing the state of Florida via Lake Okeechobee instead of doubling the Keys. Going counterclockwise, you enter through the Port St. Lucie Inlet, then motor up the river, and finally connect to the Port St … Continue readingGuide from Port Everglades to Lake Okeechobee

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Categories: Navigating Posted on April 18, 2012April 18, 2012

Guide from Fort Lauderdale to Saint Maarten

Danger: Traveling this route during the tropical season from June until November is not advised. Traveling by sea from Florida to Saint Maarten is a 1,500 nautical mile journey upwind. There are two options: (1) the scenic route down the thorny path (2) the delivery … Continue readingGuide from Fort Lauderdale to Saint Maarten

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Categories: Navigating Posted on December 7, 2011September 27, 2012

Guide to Cartagena, Colombia from Miami, Florida

Updated version of my guide to Cartagena. Just finished my second delivery. Warning: Do not travel this route during high hurricane season from August to October. Caution: From June until November, keep a sharp eye on tropical weather and avoid crossing the Caribbean Sea if … Continue readingGuide to Cartagena, Colombia from Miami, Florida

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Categories: Navigating Posted on November 30, 2011November 27, 2011

On Delivery

I am currently en-route to Cartagena, Colombia on a Leopard 46 sailing catamaran. I should be back on radar in early December. Please feel free to follow me on SPOT enroute to Cartagena, Colombia. You can see my route from a previous trip and an … Continue readingOn Delivery

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Categories: Navigating Posted on July 15, 2011August 2, 2011

Miami River Bridges

Miami River Bridges Outbound from Hurricane Cove (max 75′ clearance) Call Bridges on Channel 09 Monitor Channel 16 All Bridges Open on Demand Northwest 17th Avenue Dolphin Expressway (Fixed) Northwest 12th Avenue (Merrill Stewart Boat Yard) Northwest 5th Street West Flagler Street Southwest 1st Avenue … Continue readingMiami River Bridges

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Categories: Navigating Posted on May 18, 2011August 2, 2011

Blue Seas Directory

A colleague pointed me towards this Blue Seas website a week ago. First he had found via a Google search pdfs of Sailing Directions, the volumes of coastal pilots familiar to merchant mariners such as this one of the Bahamas. What a tremendous find! The … Continue readingBlue Seas Directory

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Categories: Navigating Posted on January 8, 2011May 28, 2011

Caribbean Geography: Feasting on Waves

Alton Brown’s “Feasting on Waves” captures a fun, attractive slice of cruising – exploring the cuisines of Caribbean cultures. If you have not seen the show, Alton sails around on two 50-foot custom catamarans, “Chef de Mer” and “Boheme,” to taste the flavors of local … Continue readingCaribbean Geography: Feasting on Waves

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Categories: Navigating Posted on May 13, 2010November 13, 2010

Projects to honor city’s 100th birthday

This article was featured in the May issue of Waterfront News. Jennifer Heit co-wrote the content. What does a railroad bridge and an alligator have in common? Both are local icons that have sparked an idea to transform Riverwalk’s Florida East Coast (FEC) railroad bridge … Continue readingProjects to honor city’s 100th birthday

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Categories: Navigating Posted on April 21, 2010November 12, 2010

Summerfield Boat Works – New River, Fort Lauderdale

Summerfield Boat Works was a boat yard across from Lauderdale Marine, Broward Marine, and Riverbend on the South Fork of the New River in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from 1930 to 2006. The yard sold in early 2005 and closed down in 2006. I remember this … Continue readingSummerfield Boat Works – New River, Fort Lauderdale

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