| Re: Went sailin last tuesday...
[Re: Benjamin]
#96621 01/18/07 01:59 PM 01/18/07 01:59 PM |
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 902 Norman,OK gree2056
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old hand
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Posts: 902 Norman,OK | Huh, my rule is that if I make it back to the ramp with everything I went out with it was a good day. Judging by the way you describe your day....not a good day. But you were on the water. I can't help you with where to sail but I can offer you a new jib or at least another used one. Just pm me if you are interested.
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| | | Re: Went sailin last tuesday...
[Re: MauganN20]
#96623 01/18/07 02:23 PM 01/18/07 02:23 PM |
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,718 St Petersburg FL Robi
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Posts: 2,718 St Petersburg FL | If you don't break something, you're not pushing the boat hard enough :P Is that it? As far as sailing in South FL your best best is the Biscayne Bay. You have dogs beach (which I used to dump my H16 in without any wheels, just straight off the trailer) and you have Hobie beach which the sand is softer so you wont be able to drive to the waters edge without getting stuck. | | | Re: Went sailin last tuesday...
[Re: Robi]
#96624 01/18/07 03:03 PM 01/18/07 03:03 PM |
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 17 Pascal
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Posts: 17 | benjamin don't even think about sailing in the ICW on a week end, traffic can be real crazy ! there are a couple of lakes near hollywood, off the ICW, not sure how far they are from where you launched. But still crazy on week ends, with mosquitoes aka pwcs... your best bet is biscayne bay as robi suggested, it's only 25 minutes from Dania... you can launch from either windsurfer beach, before the bridge or hobie beach after the bridge. WS is not as packed on weekends and maybe easier to find a spot to get to the water. unlike the black waters of the ICW, biscayne bay south of downtown has nice blue water and many sandbars to stop at and take a break. I have a google earth file on www.sandbarhopper.com with lot of info and pictures of anchorages and point of interests... | | | Re: Went sailin last tuesday...
[Re: Benjamin]
#96627 01/19/07 05:22 PM 01/19/07 05:22 PM |
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 3 flwildman
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Posts: 3 | Yo mate, ye went east when ye shoulda gone west, east is the ICW, west is the west lake, the small channel from the nature center cuts north thru the beantrees and cuts left, "west" to the lake, it is probably the best place for you, findin all that broken tackle like you do, jus remember its a nasty hike out without yer boaty, but if yer man enuf to paddle or pole yer way in, ya probably got er all to yerself. used to paddle all over back in there when we hadda launch under the bridge at sheridan street many, many moons ago, google maps sat. view the nature center to see where yer goin, good luck | | |
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