Monday, May 9, 2011
Island Hopper departed Old Bahama Bay Marina dock at 10:50 AM, with winds West at 10miles and the skies were sunny for a 55 mile cruise to Great Sale Key. The crew put out an anchor for a night on the hook. Ian, Joan, Ke…
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Longboat Key Marina
Kite Surfers on Tampa Bay
On Friday February 25 we left Pass a Grille and headed back to our home port of Longboat Key Marina. (http://www.longboatkeymarina.com/) Winds were predicted to be 15-20 knots from the south so we stayed “inside” until we c…
Pass a Grille
Passing Anclote Key and the Lighthouse
Channel to Pass a Grille-Don Cesar in background
The mate ready for docking
As an intermediate stop before our home port of Longboat Key we docked for the evening at Pass a Grille clubhouse of the SPYC. Two …
Leaving Tarpon Springs
Customs Officers preparing to board Island Hopper Departing Tarpon Springs
Main Street view
Note name of Vessel “Capt Eddie”
We left on Thursday morning after the fog cleared. Our next destination was the Pass a Grille clubhouse of St Pete…
Tarpon Springs Visit
Sponge diver Boats complete with sponges
Just Like a Taverna in Greece
Island Hopper’s Dock for the Night
We enjoyed our visit to Tarpon Springs a Greek fishing village north of Clearwater. Very Touristy but fun. Plenty of sponges for sa…
Tarpon Springs
Entering Tarpon Springs on the Anclote River
Shrimp boat approaching in the fog in a narrow channel
GPS worked! This mark indicates a dredged cut in the shoal to enter the river
We were delayed leaving Clearwater due to AM fog. Even with radar an…
Tarpon Springs
Approaching Tarpon Springs
Fog on the Anclote River
We were delayed leaving Clearwater due to AM fog. Even with radar and GPS it can b…
Clearwater Yacht Club
Clearwater Yacht Club
A Pirate Ship departing Clearwater Beach
We traveled from SPYC to Clearwater Beach to stay at the Clearwater Yacht Club. This club only has a few transient slips so if we are in Clearwater we usually stay at the Municipal M…
St Petersburg February 20-21
Fog in the AM delayed our departuresLeaving SPYC
After two nights with the SPYC cruising club we departed on Sunday afternoon after a bike ride around Davis Island and downtown Tampa. The captain pointed the bow of Island Hopper towards St Petersburg a…
Cruising in 2011
Cruise ship entering the channel just below our marina, a daunting sight.
Debbie with her new Panama Hat from Ybor City
We took the Trolley from the marina to Ybor City in Tampa
This vessel transports yachts to far away destinations. She sinks to a…
