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raulpou
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Initially Posted - 05/10/2006 : 17:59:18

Hello all,

This past weekend was my wife and I's first overnight on our boat. It was a real blast! I think sailing fever has gone to a different level for sure. The only downside was the list of "mods" has gone up. Then again that was the fun part.

On saturday we launched into the ICW and headed south for St. Augustine. Spent the night in a preserve called the Guana River, which is just north of the St. Augustine inlet. Next day we went out of the jetty and anchored just off the beach and swam ashore. Over all was a great experience. I have included some pictures.

This was our anchorage

Seargent at arms

Vilano Beach

San Marcos Fort

St. Augustine

If you want to see more click on:
www.raulnlauren.shutterfly.com

Thanks for looking!!

Edited by - raulpou on 05/10/2006 20:55:08

Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 05/10/2006 : 18:41:59

Great pictures Raul, thanks for sharing them. Looks like a fun trip.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/10/2006 : 18:46:00

From living in Jax for a few years, I've only seen the St Augustine landmarks (Castillo San Marcos, Flagler College, et al) from a land perspective.

Thanks for posting the pictures, Raul!

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pjeffarch
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Response Posted - 05/10/2006 : 19:45:39

Great trip Raul! I have GOT to get to FLA to sail...

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djn
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Response Posted - 05/10/2006 : 19:47:29

Thanks for the pics Raul. Looks like a great time. Cheers.

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Chip Hunt
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Response Posted - 05/10/2006 : 22:16:31

Ah man, the best of times, to be sure! Any night spent on the boat is a good night, indeed!

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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 05/10/2006 : 23:35:23

Sure is fun, isn't it? The more you do it, the more you'll enjoy it. And yes, you'll also build a never-ending list of things that the properly equipped cruising boat just has to have to make your trips more comfortable. :-)

Thanks for the pics. I particularly like the one of the dog resting his (her?) chin on the coaming after a hard day in the water.

Steve

Edited by - Lightnup on 05/10/2006 23:46:10

Justin
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Response Posted - 05/11/2006 : 06:57:43

Great photos! Looks like a lot of fun. I can't wait to do some weekend cruises on the bay with my boat. I'm still working on getting all my navigation lights working first before I can do that.

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Response Posted - 05/13/2006 : 10:16:08

There's little in life more pleasant than watching the sunset in some quiet anchorage from the cockpit of your own boat.

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Response Posted - 05/14/2006 : 20:30:00

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by lcharlot
 There's little in life more pleasant than watching the sunset in some quiet anchorage from the cockpit of your own boat.
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You're right. Did that last night and it was fantastic. Then, about 2 in the morning, the tide turned, the stern of the SeaRay motoryacht anchored next to us swung around and was just off our bow. The loud droning of his generator and constant glug-glug of his A/C discharge was driving my wife and I both crazy. About 3AM, I raised anchor and we drifted (between two other anchored boats but I was pretty confident of our direction beforehand) to the other side of the cove. Arrgghh! Powerboaters...ugh.

While I'm ranting; today we moved to another cove and anchored roughly right in the middle. Plenty of room for other boats all around the cove. A 46' SeaRay (imagine that) motors past us, drops his hook and then BACKS DOWN to where his stern (again with the generator kicking out fumes) is only about 20' off our bow. I couldn't help myself. I went up to the bow and said, "You have this entire cove and you're going to anchor right there?!" Didn't have to yell, he was darn near rafted up to me. He said, "Yeah, I guess I am a little close, aren't I?" and moved to another spot in the cove. Powerboaters....ugh.

Steve

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Ben - FL
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Response Posted - 05/17/2006 : 11:21:18

I must have gone right past you Raul as I was bringing a Beneteau 331 up from Key West to Jax. We made the St. A. sea buoy at sunset Saturday and headed N. up the ICW for Jax. through Palm Valley. I'm looking forward to meeting you at our dinner this Friday!

Edited by - Ben - FL on 05/17/2006 11:22:26

cathluk
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Response Posted - 05/17/2006 : 11:57:44

Thanks for sharing Raul. I've only been sailing in Florida once (Miami, Biscayne Bay, Key Largo area), but I really enjoyed it. One of my favorite parts of sailing is spending the night on anchor.

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