Follow me, Miss B, our two cats (Dora and Boog, aka. The Misfit Crew) on our crazy epic adventures aboard the SV Haven, a 38' Kadey-Krogen.
Well, kids, we made it to Fort Pierce. We shaved years off our lives, but the boat was afloat and we made it. Woot. And when your magic fix-it guy tells you you McGyvered some s@“😳😳😳, kuddos! With a good recommendation and realizing our girl wasn’t going to make it further, SV Haven got hauled… Continue reading You said what?
Ladies and gents, we made it. Whether it be planning, the thoughts of parents and siblings and friends, that the shaft seal wasn’t done yet, it has been a doozy. But we are here. We were grateful to having been able to tie in a slip yesterday. We enjoyed dinner and slept amazingly well. The… Continue reading On to Fort Pierce
After three days of sitting, the Captain wanted to put some miles on. Even though this was a Sunday and SE Florida boaters being less than considerate with their boat wakes and we had the bridges, off we went. https://videopress.com/v/53uzT3I8?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Let’s just say the dredging around Boynton Beach led us to very shallow water. We… Continue reading From Lake Boca Raton to North Lake Worth
Having come in so far to anchor, we knew Wednesday morning would be early. The 4:30 a.m. anchor up call may have made all of us grumble, but the best seas and winds were going to be early. We got this! Miami skyline in the wee hours SV Dream Chaser with Colin and Sue we’re… Continue reading And then there was Day 3
Another 7 a.m. start as we headed to No Name Harbor just south of Miami. It was another morning of glassy water and no wind. The First Mate took the helm just after 8 as the Captain made a yummy breakfast. Of course, it helped she didn’t hit the, you know, giant marker. But a… Continue reading On to Miami
It’s been a slow and busy few months in the Florida Keys. We will post more about that when the First Mate stops slacking. Today we needed a short haul to fix our centerboard hoist line. At some point in our time in the harbor we realized the board was down without our control. So… Continue reading Countdown to Launch
The eight dock lines held, some cooler weather gave a wonderful night's sleep, and the sun greeted us today. A walk back out to check the seas found us with John and Sue and Coco. A long walk on the beach, some conch hunting, and the joy of the day. Jason fixed the solar panels. … Continue reading It’s going to be a sun, sun-shiney day
An early morning start hoping to get to Little Lake Worth by lunchtime. We only had 24 miles to go. But the tides, winds, and bridges were all aganst us. The Jupiter inlet skunked us. We could only make 3ish knots going through the 707 Bridge. And alas, that put us 5 minutes late for… Continue reading West Palm and Little Lake Worth
An early morning off the free dock in Historic Cocoa after a great day with John, Sue, Gary, and Ann Marie. It was another long slog through the ICW, which is never fun on weekends in Florida. But we had a couple great surprises. First, as we were going under the bridge in Melbourne out… Continue reading And on to Vero
The original plan was to head to Titusville today, an easy 40 mile day. We left the dock promptly at 7:30, apparently 1 minute behind Dance Me. Well, Dance Me was making some time and would make Titusville by 2 p.m. So they were going to push on to Cocoa. We looked and got nervous… Continue reading And on to Cocoa
