Fellow S. FL Hatteras cruisers

[M&MArmenta]

We are looking for fellow Hatteras cruisers to trade ideas with, and travel to FL Keys and the Bahams with. We are in Ft. Lauderdale area between ICW and the beach.

 

[bobk]

We are looking for fellow Hatteras cruisers to trade ideas with, and travel to FL Keys and the Bahams with. We are in Ft. Lauderdale area between ICW and the beach.

Lots of Hatteras owners in SFL. We'll return in time for Turkey (Having almost the entire family at the condo) then will get doctors and dentists out of the way and try to figure out what to do next. New River and the FL west coast likely.

Bobk
1981 48MY
Chateau de Mer

 

[M&MArmenta]

Bobk,Thanks for the response, it is appreciated. I do realize there a many Hatteras owners in S. FL and was really thinking I would get more than just one reply. We cannot do more than long weekends or a week at a time right now but would really like to find others to meet up with. With all the owners in this area you would think ther would be more rendezvous but it seems ther are more in the cold weather states, just too far for us to go to; besides we hate the cold now.Marcus

 

[Boatsb]

Bob.

Good to hear your heading back. Your my idea of how I want to be if I retire. Enjoy the trip and let me know when your passing. Maybe I'll even see you on the water.

 

[Pascal]

There are certainly a few of us hatt owners around... We ve gotten together a few times over the years, I remember a raft up we did with my 53, a 58 YF, 58MY and a 36. When we discover that hatts were perfect for raft up as we could go back and forth not just thru the PH but also from FB to FB

The thing is that we all have different schedules and it's hard to coordinate anything. In our case, we run an 84 Lazzara on charter and bookings are often last minute... We left for the Exumas mid August for a two week trip and are still here

I don't know how familiar you are wit biscayne bay but it's a great week end destination, close to FTL with nice anchorages, blue green water calm waters instead of th ICW muck. If you come down let us know, we may hook up. I'm refitting and reporting my 53 so she won't be able to leave the slip for a few more more months but when not on charter we spend quite a bit of time sailing on the bay...

 

[bobk]

I don't know how familiar you are wit biscayne bay but it's a great week end destination, close to FTL with nice anchorages, blue green water calm waters instead of th ICW muck. If you come down let us know, we may hook up. I'm refitting and reporting my 53 so she won't be able to leave the slip for a few more more months but when not on charter we spend quite a bit of time sailing on the bay...

Pascal, It would be fun to get to meet some of the HOFers in person. If we get down that way, I'll post our plans and maybe we can meet up someplace.

What anchorages do you prefer. We have used Boca Chita a few times and it is great for week days. Also Marine Stadium.

Bobk
1981 48MY
Chateau de Mer

 

[Pascal]

Marine stadium is great especially overnight as the view is amazing.

Boca Chita on week days is great, not in summer due to mosquitoes. Eliot is one of our favorite as the water is nice and clear and if you stay 1/4 mile off shore bugs aren't bad in summer.

No name Harbor, at the top of key biscayne is nice as you have access to many trails and Crandon beaches. Again, busy on week end. No bigs in summer as they spray on KB unlike biscayne national park

The KB sand bar, aka nixons, next to KBYC is always a good spot too, again busy on week end.

I ve been living, playing and working on biscayne bay for 25 years now and still haven't found anything like anywhere else...

 

[bobk]

Marine stadium is great especially overnight as the view is amazing.

Boca Chita on week days is great, not in summer due to mosquitoes. Eliot is one of our favorite as the water is nice and clear and if you stay 1/4 mile off shore bugs aren't bad in summer.

No name Harbor, at the top of key biscayne is nice as you have access to many trails and Crandon beaches. Again, busy on week end. No bigs in summer as they spray on KB unlike biscayne national park

The KB sand bar, aka nixons, next to KBYC is always a good spot too, again busy on week end.

I ve been living, playing and working on biscayne bay for 25 years now and still haven't found anything like anywhere else...

Thanks Pascal. I've been to No Name with my 41 and felt like it was small but that memory is > 10 years old. I did use the sand bar once in 2009 and that worked out OK. Hope we get down that way in January.

Bobk

 

[Fanfare]

Happy to trade boat ideas since we have the same model Hatt. We should be down in FtL (briefly) in December, longer in February when we go to the Bahamas. We seldom weekend cruise since we live so far away. Once we get the boat fully stocked we're off!

Unfortunately AT&T is discontinuing my 2G boat phone frequencies and I have not even started on finding a replacement phone. As far as I know the old phone will work in the Bahamas giving me one more RoundTuit. PM me with your number and I can call as our plans firm up. Hope we can get together.

 

[M&MArmenta]

We have heard about areas in Biscayne Bay are plan on getting down that way in the not to distant future. When in Key Largo a few months ago someone mention Pumpkin Key for anchoring, have any of you been there?

 

[Pascal]

I don't like pumpkin key. Water is dark, no beach... Nothing really worth the stop.

The water in biscayne bay is blue green and very clear once you pass the feather bank and reach boca chita and eliott. When you leave the bay at the south end, it gets dark again until past key largo and hit Florida bay.

Personally I find eliott key to be the best anchorage between miami and tavernier

 

[bobk]

I'm with Pascal on Pumpkin Key. I only used it once (in a pinch). It is just an anchorage and not a desirable one.

Bobk

 

[M&MArmenta]

Well, looks like pumpkin key may only get a passing glance, but plenty of other ideas/places to explore down that way by the sounds of it.

 

[tomrealest]

I coming down on the 18th to Highland Beach for a 4 days and then back again on 11/2 for 10 days.

In February, I was thinking on anchoring out for the Miami Show. Pascal, do you think you could dinghy to the show? Where would you anchor out if you were coming down from Ft Laudrdale?