Anchors Aweigh

This is the second logbook episode from our first family sailing charter in St Petersburg, Florida. This entry covers the 15.9 nautical miles from Desoto Point to the Twin Dolphin Marina with an attempted stop at Egmont Key.

St Petersburg Sailing Video

Show Notes:

• Twin Dolphin Marina
• Oak & Stone

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This episode is day one of the logbook from our very first charter as a family in St Petersburg, Florida.

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In this episode I discuss my preparation for our upcoming charter, including crew briefings and some of the documents I've prepared to hopefully make our trip smoother.

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In this episode, I discuss my initial sailing gear purchases as I prepare to head on my very first charter as skipper.

Show Notes:

• Standard Horizon HX890 VHF
• Garmin InReach MIni
• ACR ResQlink 400
• RescueMe MOB1
• Helly Hansen Hydro Power Pants

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In this episode I discuss the planning of my very first charter, which is just two weeks away.

Show Notes / Apps Mentioned:

• Navionics - https://www.navionics.com/usa/
• C-Map - https://www.c-map.com/
• Aqua Map - http://www.globalaquamaps.com/
• Savvy Navvy - https://www.savvy-navvy.com/
• Predict Wind - https://www.predictwind.com/
• Windy - https://www.windy.com/
• Dockwa - https://dockwa.com/
• Anchor Pro - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/anchor-pro/id1445476850

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In this episode, I recap the ASA 104/114 combo course that I recently took with Capt Jim and Sailing Florida, in St. Petersburg.

A short highlight video of our course can be found here:
https://youtu.be/GEpKrYl47a4

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In this episode I talk about my upcoming ASA 104/114 combo course with Sailing Florida. I also provide initial details on my very first sailing charter as a captain!

Show Notes:

• Sailing Florida
• Boldly Go - Helia 44 Charter Catamaran
• ASA Courses at Sailing Florida

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hat I used to track our trip, and our plans for what’s next with sailing, including booking an ASA 104/114 combo course.

Show Notes:

• Ship's Logbook for Captains
• Dream Yacht Charter
• Sailing Florida ASA Courses

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I hope I’m sailing on a 50ft catamaran somewhere in the USVI’s right now - but that’s not keeping me from bringing you today’s episode. In honor of the BVI’s recently opening back up, In this episode I’m bringing you the final logbook entries from the 2019 British Virgin Islands.

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Welcome back from the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. and from Covid quarantine in our household. In this episode, we talk about finalizing our plans for our USVI sailing charter next week and I begin the ASA 119 Marine Weather endorsement.

Show Notes:

• ASA 119 Endorsement - https://asa.com/certifications/asa-119-weather-endorsement/
• Starpath Marine Weather Course - https://www.starpath.com/catalog/courses/1804bc.htm
• USVI Travel Portal - https://usvitravelportal.com/

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