Welcome to our 2016 Florida Keys sailing season. Sail On Charters began its 2016 sailing season at its home berth at Stock Island Marina Village just outside Key West. Over the season, we cruised to the Dry Tortugas, Fort Pierce, Miami and on to The Abacos for...
CAPTAIN’S LOG | Mid-day Monday | Swimming with the dolphins CAPTAIN’S LOG | Mid-day Monday | Swimming with the dolphins | The dolphins (30-40 of them surrounding Sail On) were with us for a solid 30 minutes from Looe key to American Shoal Light . We...
CAPTAIN’S LOG | July 27 | We were up with the sun this morning, ready to make the final leg of our Abaco adventure, which started a month ago. Thanks to daughter Amy for celebrating her almost-21 birthday crewing for Sail On. We passed Bahia Honda bridge at 0800...
Catching an afternoon snooze. CAPTAIN’S LOG | July 26 | We know Key West needs the rain, but we were glad the storms held off enough so we could make it safely into Bahia Honda this afternoon. Pretty sunrise this morning at Long Key/channel 5 bridge....
CAPTAIN’S LOG | JULY 25 | 72 nautical miles today in 11.5 hours. We left the Matheson Hammock fuel dock at 0700 and turned south in Biscayne Bay. We averaged 7 kts under full sail in 12 kts from the west under sunny skies. At 11:30 we left the Bay and entered...