| Day
1 Left Port Aransas heading to Port O'Connor, just to get out of
town. |
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14:20 - Left Port Aransas heading for the first stop in
Port O'Connor.
17:35
- Light wind a nice run. we waited for a life
raft sent down from Cuero, TX. We ate dinner at "The
Spot". The day was uneventful. |
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2 Left Port O'Connor heading to Sabine |
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05:30
- Woke up and took on fuel, heading for Sabine Pass.
12:00
- Found Aft bulkhead holding water, but not enough to cause problems.
16:15
- Arrived Sabine Pass to find fuel docks closed at 16:00
19:30
- Went to eat at "Skeeters", Chicken fried Rib-Eye all
round! Meet a Coast Guard contact with charting information for
us, very helpful
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3 Left Sabine Heading to Cypre Point Marina in Louisiana |
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06:30
- Woke to search for fuel, the public fuel dock doesn't open until
09:00.
07:15
- Installed new charting program and map details.
07:15
- Installed new Bilge in the aft compartment.
10:30
- Raining heavy, Headed to Vermillion Bay, LA and Cypre point Marina.
17:15
- Entered Vermillion Bay behind some supply vessels and changed heading
to Inter-Coastal City.
20:00
- Finished Fueling at Tosoro and caught a Taxi to Blacks restaurant in Abbeville,
LA, Fantastic!
22:30
- After grocery shopping we secured the boat and went to sleep.
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4 Started taking Pictures Heading to New
Orleans from Inter-coastal City |
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06:30
- Left Inter-Coastal City heading for New Orleans.
16:30
- Fueled up in Algiers, La and ran through the locks to New Orleans, it
was still raining.
19:30
- Entered Lake Pontchatrain and the Municipal Marina.
23:45
- After all chores complete headed for Martigra!
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5 Offshore of Louisiana Southeast Pass
heading to Orange Beach, Al |
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6:00
- Got back to the boat from Martigra.
07:30
- Left the Marina heading for "?", just trying to get some
distance.
11:30
- Ended up out in the Gulf, don't ask.
14:30
- The weather is getting pretty bad, change coarse to Mobile Bay.
17:15
- Entered Mobile Bay, and set coarse for Orange Beach, AL. Weather
still very bad!
20:00
- Stopped at Bear Point Marina in Orange Beach, wind blowing 40+ knots.
20:30
- Ate at the Back Porch, Great food!
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6 Offshore of Panama City, FL after leaving Orange Beach, AL |
Contemplating new USCG approved Sanitation System |
Testing new USCG approved Sanitation System |
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07:15
- We left Orange Beach, AL all rested after the tough day yesterday.
09:30
- exited to the gulf through Pensacola for a nice run offshore
11:30
- Received a call from the Coast Guard about a sailboat that had to be
abandoned in the storm the day before. another vessel, we recruited help
from several fishing vessels and finally located it for the USCG.
15:30
- Pulled into Bay Point Marina, it is a beautiful place!
21:30
- Went to dinner and had a few drinks on the town!
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7 Offshore Arriving Clearwater, FL
from Panama City, FL
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07:00
- Left Bay Point Marina after a night of rest, destination Clearwater,
FL.
07:30
- Gulf was a little choppy, 2 or 3 foot seas and light winds.
13:30
- Wind started blowing out of the East making for a better ride.
14:30
- Boring!
18:00
- Arrived Clearwater, Fl.
20:00
- Ate all you can eat snow crab at Cooter's, Great food Again!
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9 Offshore left Moore Haven, FL through Lake Okeechobee and on the
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
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06:45
- Check fluids and started the engines for the last stretch of the trip.
07:10
- At first of 4 locks for the day.
09:00
- heading out into Lake Okeechobee
10:30
- At the lake Okeechobee lock.
11:30
- Fueled up at a little marina on the St. Lucie Canal, Tired of locks and
draw bridges.
13:30
- Ate lunch at Wahoo's in Stuart, FL.
15:00
- Breaking the waters of the Atlantic at the St. Lucie Inlet.
15:30
- Started trolling on our 54 nm trip on the Fort Lauderdale, no
luck.
19:45
- Entering the jetties of the Samaki's new home 1364 nm later! |
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| Mileage
and fuel |
| From |
To |
Hours |
Nautical Miles |
Gallons |
Average RPM |
| Port O'Connor, TX |
Sabine Pass, TX |
10 |
188 |
320 |
1800 |
| Sabine Pass, TX |
Inter-Coastal City, TX |
12 |
124 |
240 |
1650-1800 |
| Inter-Coastal City, TX |
Algiers, LA |
10.5 |
117 |
216 |
1650-2350 |
| Algiers, LA |
Orange Beach, AL |
12 |
213 |
330 |
1700 |
| Orange Beach, AL |
Panama City, FL |
9 |
119 |
170 |
1850 |
| Panama City, FL |
Clearwater, FL |
11.5 |
220 |
373 |
1850-1900 |
| Clearwater, FL |
More Heaven, FL |
13 |
225 |
323 |
600-2050 |
| More Heaven, FL |
Fort Lauderdale |
13 |
104 |
151 |
600-2050 |
| Totals |
101 |
1310 |
2123 |
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