Had a nice afternoon sail on Charlotte Harbor. Sky was mostly sunny with temperatures in the low to mid 80's and a south wind in the 10 to 12 knot range.
Century Club: Wade Moler
Monday, March 31, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
View from Buckley's Pass
Mangrove Point
Sunseeker Resort
Condos in Punta Gorda
Pelicans on G"1" for the Peace River
Buckley's Pass
Approaching home dock
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
A traditional catboat
A well maintained trawler on one of the canals
Had a nice afternoon sail on Charlotte Harbor. Showers and thunderstorms were in the weather forecast so I had to keep a close eye on the sky and the weather radar. Was pleasantly surprised when the skies cleared during the sail making for a very nice sail.
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Nice sunny skies to start today's sail
Sailboats docked on one of the canals
Seawind 1250 Catamaran anchored in Sunset Lagoon
Morgan 30 sailboat. The only other sailboat I saw underway today.
Had a fun daysail on Charlotte Harbor. There was more wind than predicted so I ended up sailing under just a reefed mainsail in winds gusting to 25 knots, yet I still hit speeds over 6 knots. Not many other boats were out today and I only saw one other sailboat underway.
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Ponce de Leon Park
A beautiful day for sailing
Condominiums in Punta Gorda Isles
Florida Fish and Wildlife Police boat
Florida Fish and Wildlife Police boat
Florida Fish and Wildlife Police boat
Colony Point Condominiums in Punta Gorda Isles
Florida Fish and Wildlife Police boats
Tour boat Helen M
Ponce de Leon Park and Ponce Inlet
Fishing boat anchored in mouth of Smuggler's Pass
Sailed to the Peace River. The weather was beautiful with lots of sunshine, temperatures in the mid 80's and northeasterly winds in the 10 to 15 knot range with gusts into the 20's. Saw several Florida Fish and Wildlife police boats training in the Peace River.
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Sailboat Passing Ponce de Leon Park
Sailing a beam reach on Charlotte Harbor
Had a pleasant daysail on Charlotte Harbir in beautiful weather. Many boats were out today.
Friday, March 7, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
They say a bad day on the water still beats a good day at work.
Moon visible in the eastern sky
Sailing close hauled across Charlotte Harbor on a beautiful day
Sailing a beam reach on the way home
Had a pleasant sail across Charlotte Harbor on a cloudless day with a southwest wind around 6 to 8 knots. Temperature was in the low 70's. Despite the nice weather, I did not see any other sailboats out today but I saw a number of power boats out fishing.
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Leaving Everglades City at the beginning of the airboat ride
An airboat similar to the one I rode on
Many airboats out today
Everglades City Boardwalk
One of the mangrove tunnels
An alligator seen on the airboat ride
Another airboat heading out
Would you pay $500K for a place to park your RV?
Returning to the dock in Everglades City, FL
During a visit to Everglades City, FL I took an airboat ride through the mangroves. Weather was beautiful with a temperature around 70 degrees with clear skies and no bugs. At times the airboat got up to 35 mph but it had to go slow in the mangrove tunnels. Saw an alligator in the wild on the ride.
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Sailboat sailing wing and wing on Charlotte Harbor
A larger sailboat passing me
Had a good sail on Charlotte Harbor. The wind was from the west around 14 to 15 knots making for rather choppy seas in the shallow water of Charlotte Harbor. However the skies were mostly sunny with a comfortable temperature in the upper 70's.
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Smugglers Pass - Too shallow for anything other than canoes and kayaks.
Another Precision 23 sailboat out for a sail.
One of two raft-ups in Sunset Lagoon; usually few boats are here.
Had a pleasant afternoon sail on Charlotte Harbor to Locust Point. Weather was beautiful with a light wind from the north shifting to the west. An unusually large number of boats were anchored in Sunset Lagoon today.
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Motoring down the canals to get to Charlotte Harbor
Sailing close hauled on Charlotte Harbor
A beautiful day on Charlotte Harbor
Sailing a beam reach for home
Sailboats passing on Charlotte Harbor
Had a very nice sail across Charlotte Harbor in beautiful weather. Saw a number of other sailboats out for a sail today.