Cruising with Amy & Bruce

Legend

East Coast 2022
Bahamas 2022
Great Loop-2020
Great Loop-2021
AICW
Side Trips

Boca Chica NAS, FL ‐ Dec 11, 2022

58 km

Everglades, Florida

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Key West Fantasy Fest
24.692898, -81.11927
Amy Krizmanic (0) ‐ Dec 10, 2022
24.692898, -81.11912
25.03884, -80.46391
Rodriguez Key, FL ‐ Dec 9, 2022

222 km
Amy Krizmanic (18268800)
27.161883, -80.193865 ‐ Dec 8, 2022
Manatee Pocket, FL ‐ Dec 6, 2022

11 km

Stopped here for two days to have Mack Sails measure for new sails and Sail Pack
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Jensen Beach, FL ‐ Dec 5, 2022

42 km
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Vero Beach, FL ‐ Dec 3, 2022

51 km
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Indian Harbour Beach, FL ‐ Dec 2, 2022

50 km
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Titusville, FL ‐ Nov 30, 2022

43 km
Amy Krizmanic (18224682)
29.019076, -80.915636
New Smyrna Beach, FL ‐ Nov 29, 2022

24 km
New Smyrna Beach, FL
29.235326, -81.024598
Seabreeze North anchorage, FL ‐ Nov 28, 2022

71 km
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St Augustine, FL ‐ Nov 23, 2022

64 km
30.508346, -81.467035
Gunnison Crossing, anchorage, FL ‐ Nov 22, 2022

18 km
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Fernandina Beach, FL ‐ Nov 21, 2022

76 km
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Buttermilk 2 Anchorage, GA ‐ Nov 20, 2022

61 km
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Sunbury Marina, GA ‐ Nov 19, 2022

386 km
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33.926575, -78.126955 ‐ Nov 17, 2022
33.926596, -78.126976 ‐ Nov 16, 2022
34.204333, -77.800991
Wrightsville Beach, NC ‐ Nov 15, 2022

58 km
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Beaufort, NC ‐ Nov 14, 2022

61 km
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Baufort, NC ‐ Nov 13, 2022

61 km
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Gale Creek, NC ‐ Nov 12, 2022

37 km
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Punto Ferry-Dowry Creek ‐ Nov 3, 2022

76 km

Held up here to wait out Nicole, another November storm.
Lindsay C Warren Alligator River Bridge, United States
Pungo Ferry_Durant Is ‐ Nov 2, 2022
36.612666, -76.052008
Scott Creek, VA, United States ‐ Oct 31, 2022

80 km
Vero Beach, FL ‐ Mar 17, 2003

51 km
Fishing Bay, VA ‐ Oct 30, 2022

71 km

Starting our "Southern Migration" We were not alone, as big as the bay is we never had less than 4-5 boats around us also heading south.
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Look Out Point, Ridge MD ‐ Aug 26, 2022

66 km
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Duck Blind anchorage, Deltaville, VA

92 km

This was a bailout from a planned overnight sail. The weather was not as forecast, surprise, and we decided to stop for the night. We arrived after dark, anchored next to the "duck blind" and caught a crab pot, our first! We had no idea that we had since the prop has been sounding a little rough, we hit a submerge log on the Dismal Swamp earlier in the day.
36.749547, -76.336421 ‐ Aug 25, 2022
Deep Creek Bridge, Chesapeake, VA ‐ Aug 24, 2022

23 km
36.506795, -76.355987

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Dismal Swamp
Dismal Swamp Visitor Center ‐ Aug 23, 2022

32 km
36.303438, -76.215071
Elizabeth City, NC ‐ Aug 21, 2022

52 km
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Durant Island, NC ‐ Aug 20, 2022

53 km

This was just a short stop overnight, no shore leave for Roxy! We tucked in behind Durant Island to get a little protection from the waves. Dodging many crab pots.
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Dowry Creek, NC ‐ Aug 18, 2022

56 km
35.487783, -76.955311
McCotters Boat Yard. Washington NC ‐ Aug 1, 2022

40 km

We stopped here and hauled out the boat for bottom paint, repacked the stuffing box and replaced the cutless bearing.
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Eastham Creek, NC ‐ Jul 31, 2022

73 km
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Beaufort, NC "BO-FORT" ‐ Jul 28, 2022

61 km
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Mile Hammock Bay, NC ‐ Jul 27, 2022

74 km
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Carolina Beach, NC ‐ Jul 26, 2022

40 km
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Holden Beach, United States ‐ Jul 25, 2022

74 km
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Osprey Marina, Myrtle Beach ‐ Jul 21, 2022

50 km
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Georgetown, SC ‐ Jul 16, 2022

204 km
32.420686, -80.660826 ‐ Jul 15, 2022
Beaufort SC, United States ‐ Jul 13, 2022

193 km

We spent a couple of nights at Lady's Island Marina, met up with some friends we met in Great Harbor, BS. We have been running into people we met in the Bahamas quite a bit, funny how that happens in the boating community.
31.160295, -81.500036 ‐ Jul 12, 2022
Brunswick, GA ‐ Jun 21, 2022

56 km
30.682845, -81.461904
Day Sail ‐ Jun 20, 2022

40 km

We departed for Brunswick, GA but never made it. The bad fuel we had from Hope Town finally caught up with us and the engine died on the way out of St Mary's Sound. We were able to sail back to a spot to anchor, change the filter, bleed the fuel system and switch fuel tanks. We again tried but it was becoming evident that we wouldn't make it until after dark so we returned to Fernandina Beach.
30.671545, -81.467887
Fernandina Beach, Fl ‐ Jun 19, 2022

88 km

We enjoy spending time at Fernandina Beach, Roxy has decided that the Captains Lounge is the place to be. Every walk leads to the lounge. We ran into a couple that we had met in Spanish Wells at Pappas Docks,
29.905133, -81.297866 ‐ Jun 18, 2022
St Augustine, FL ‐ Jun 16, 2022

409 km
27.014671, -78.208445 ‐ Jun 14, 2022
Great Sale Cay ‐ Jun 13, 2022

53 km
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Allans Pensacola Cay ‐ Jun 12, 2022

58 km
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Green Turtle Cay ‐ Jun 9, 2022
Black Sound

27 km
Treasure Cay, Bahamas
Treasure Cay ‐ Jun 7, 2022

11 km
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Great Guana Cay ‐ Jun 6, 2022

19 km
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Hope Town ‐ Jun 2, 2022
Tahiti Beach

Great sandbar and they have a food boat!!
Lynyard, Cay

Nice anchorage just north of "Uncle Charlie's Beach"
Little Harbor, Abacos

93 km
25.496406, -76.887462
Egg Island

12 km
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Spanish Wells, BS ‐ May 15, 2022

94 km

Another uncomfortable crossing, at least in the beginning. It ended nicely and we arrived in Spanish Wells around 1600. We had to pick up one of Bandits mooring balls for the night. The marina was unable to get us in that night. The next day, Monday we moved to Papa Dock for $1/ft vs $2.50 at the marina.

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25.66742, -77.758441
Solider Cay, BS ‐ May 13, 2022

15 km

After a failed attempt to go over to Spanish Wells in Eleuthera we went into Soldier Cay for the night to re-plan.
25.613336, -77.733721
White Cay, Berry Islands ‐ May 6, 2022
GH to White Cay

47 km

After a week long stay in Great Harbor we departed for White Cay and Hoffman Cay. We met up with John and Penni (Solitude) and Kathie and Greg (Happy Destiny). What was supposed to be a couple of nights turned into 8 nights but we had a lot of fun with our new cruiser friends. There are so many beaches accessible from this anchorage. It was a great anchorage. Two of the beaches had lounge chairs and the blue hole was fun to see and swim in.
25.75058, -77.866223
Great Harbor, Berry Islands ‐ Apr 29, 2022

39 km

It took us about 5 hours to get to Great Harbour from Soldier Cay. We got settled in for the night and Steve the manager made arrangements the next day for the alternator to be evaluated. Quinton was the mechanic.
Berry Islands
25.667818, -77.7593
Soldier Cay, Berry Islands ‐ Apr 28, 2022

148 km

We arrived in the anchorage in the early am. I believe it was around 0730 once we were settled. We got our dinghy off the deck of the boat and took Roxy in for a walk. she was so happy and was acting like a puppy. It was so cute. I think she was feeling the pain later that night. Soldier Cay is a serene and beautiful anchorage. W saw sea turtles and a shark. There is a fire pit, 2 chairs and a table on the beach. Gotta love all of considerate cruisers that have made these nice accomodations [...]
for all to share. We discovered that our alternator was not charging the batteries during our overnight sail. This started to concern us as rain was coming and we would be without charging capabilities. We made a decision to go to Great Harbour Marina to see if we could get it repaired.
Bahamas Banks

Many people drop an anchor on the Moselle Banks but we decided to sail through the night. The seas were very calm and it was a pleasant night. We actually arrived to Soldier Cay area before sunrise but didn't want to risk navigating in shallow water in the dark.
Marathon, FL ‐ Apr 27, 2022

71 km
Gun Cay ‐ Apr 26, 2022

35 km

We arrived at Gun Cay around 1800. We decided not to go to shore as the sun was setting soon. We were planning to go to shore in the am but after a long night of rocking and rolling we pulled up our anchor as soon as the sun came up and departed.
Bimini to Gun Cay
Bimini to Gun Cay
Bimini to Gun Cay

Attempted to go around North Rock but the wind and waves were against us making it very uncomfortable. We decided to head south and enjoy the sail.
Bimini departure
Bimini, BS ‐ Apr 17, 2022

197 km

We arrived at 0900 to Brown's Marina in North Bimini. We cleared customs by 1000 and we were exhausted after a very rough overnight gulf stream crossing.
Bimini Bound
Bimini Bound ‐ Apr 16, 2022
Boca Chica to Marathon (Bahama Bound) ‐ Apr 15, 2022

46 km

We departed at 1030 from BCM for Marathon as we still needed to complete our health visa for Bahamas. Anchored at Boot Key, no shore leave for poor Roxy.
Hawk's Channel
Hawks Channel
Hawks Channel
Hawks Channel
Boca Chica, United States ‐ Nov 26, 2021

204 km

We departed Dinner Key with the intention of going to North Key Largo on the inside route. About 1-2 hours into the trip we thought this would be the best window to sail all the way to Boca Chica. We stayed in Biscayne Bay to navigating Angelfish Creek where we jumped outside. Angelfish Creek was well marked and not a problem navigating. We had maybe our best sail ever with Inspiration, the winds started out as a close reach, moving to a beam and just before sunup went to a broadreach and drop [...]
ped to about 8-10 kts slowing us to just a couple of kts. At first light we put up the Asymmetrical Spinnaker and went all the way to Boca Chica Channel before the wind started picking up to over power us. We dropped all sails and went into Boca Chica Marina.

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25.637307, -80.211107
Dinner Key, Coconut 🥥 Grove, FL, United States ‐ Nov 24, 2021

52 km

This was a last minute decision to stope here over No Name Harbor. No Name charges $20 per night to anchor and we're paying $29 for a mooring ball that comes with showers, laundry and a town to explore. (Thanksgiving so not a lot open) The mooring field was extremely rough with the north/east wind, No Name may have been a better choice but not if it was full. Maybe next time.

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Sunrise Bay ‐ Nov 23, 2021

24 km

This is a small bay off the ICW, there is a State Park across the waterway, short and vey bumpy ride during the day. We walked the park area a couple of times. It would be a nice place to stop for a few days but we are pushing on to make it to the Keys before the 29th due to Amy's flight back to GA .
Lantana ‐ Nov 22, 2021

27 km

This was just a overnight stop, fair access to shore and Old Key Lime restaurant, unfortunately once again not pet friendly, seems to be a theme here in South Florida.
West Palm Beach ‐ Nov 18, 2021

25 km

We stopped in West Palm Beach anchorage for 3 nights for weather. nothing really much here, small sliver of beach to land and that Roxy to shore but it is a high theft area so one of us stayed by the dinghy while walking Roxy.
Vero Beach, FL ‐ Nov 15, 2021

53 km
Eau Gallie ‐ Nov 14, 2021

42 km

This was our second stop in Eau Gallie and we have yet to go to Squid Lips, they are not dog friendly so we passed. We tried a Craft Brewery but it was closed for a festival. The anchorage isn't bad, a little bumpy with the north wind.
Titusville ‐ Nov 13, 2021

45 km
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New Smyrna Beach, United States ‐ Nov 12, 2021

16 km

Very Nice little town, we enjoyed exploring, stopping at a craft beer shop and pizza at local shop. Need to stop there again.
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Ft Matanzas, FL, United States

28 km
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Jacksonville Free Docks, United States ‐ Nov 8, 2021

28.9 km
Fernandina Beach ‐ Nov 4, 2021
Cumberland Island ‐ Oct 13, 2021

85 km
Cumberland Island, GA ‐ Oct 9, 2021

52 km

Side trip to Cumberland Island with three other boats for a long weekend.
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31.155158, -81.499471, United States ‐ Mar 9, 2021
Brunswick Landing GA ‐ Jun 21, 2020

195 km

Brunswick was not a planned stop but we lost our engine after leaving St Augustine and after 12 hours of little to no wind we decided to stop for repairs here instead of our intended destination of Beaufort, SC

A Captains work is never done.

Inspiration bottom cleaning post

Inspiration bottom cleaning pre

Cruising cost Oct 2020

Again we have stayed put with no plans to leave the area until after the holidays so the cost are for staying at a marina. We have a couple of expenses that is associated with our up coming trip to Ch...

Working on Boat Projects

As we has previously stated, Brunswick was not a planned stop for us. We were only staying a couple of days but as we have learned marina's seem to all over promise and under deliver. So, we decided a...
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Trip to Beaufort, SC

June 20, 2020 We were heading to Beaufort, SC via the Atlantic instead of the Intracoastal so that we could get a jump on distance. We'd prepared ourselves for about a 24 hour journey.The departure fr...
St Augustine, United States ‐ Jun 16, 2020

16 km

We stayed here for 4 days, the town is very interesting and we plan on stopping again on our way south. Only about half of the restaurants were open, the fort was closed and we have many places we want to try on our next trip here.

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St. Augustine

Titusville to St. Augustine, Florida

We didn't do much of anything in Titusville except go to shore for dog walks preferring to spend more time in St. Augustine. We did note that the anchorage in Titusville would also be a great spot for...
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Fort Matanzas, United States ‐ Jun 15, 2020

58 km
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Daytona, FL, United States ‐ Jun 14, 2020

68 km
28.619156, -80.796986
Titusville, FL, United States ‐ Jun 13, 2020

49 km

Bahia Honda to Space Coast

As to be expected it is easy to fall behind on blogs. Between traveling and planning the next days itinerary there is little time left to complete the blog. Not complaining I just didn't realize how t...
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Eau Gallie, FL, United States ‐ Jun 12, 2020

54.7 km
27.657737, -80.370233
Vero Beach, FL, United States

42 km
27.255587, -80.22371
Vero Beach, United States ‐ Jun 4, 2020

26 km
Jensen Beach ‐ Jun 2, 2020

57 km

Rained all day and night and decided to stay put for the day.
Lake Worth, FL ‐ May 31, 2020

42 km
Fort Lauderdale ‐ May 29, 2020

43 km

We picked up a mooring ball next to the Ola Blvd Bridge for two nights, dogs ( and us ) we happy to get off the boat.
Key Biscayne ‐ May 28, 2020

45.8 km

Spent one night on anchor, in kind of a party area, many big yachts, huge slides off the sides but most boats left by sunset
Rodriguez Key ‐ May 26, 2020

58 km

Spent two nights on Anchor, day 7&8 without getting off the boat, dogs are not loving it!
Bahia Honda Key ‐ May 21, 2020

34.1 km

Bahia Honda State Park

Boca Chica to Bahia Honda State Park

Finally we departed from Boca Chica Marina and resumed our trek towards Miami. Destination Virginia. The day started out with beautiful seas and sky but that was not to be the norm for the day. As usu...
Boca Chica Key ‐ Mar 16, 2020

52 km

Stayed overnight at Marquesas Key
Dry Tortugas ‐ Mar 13, 2020

47.3 km

Stayed one night anchored by Marquesas.

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Dry Tortuga's

Episode 5 Marina Life During a pandemic

Float plane taking off from Dry Tortuga's
Boca Chica Marina, Key West NAS ‐ Feb 14, 2020

57.8 km

Episode 4 Key West Here We Come!
Fort Myers Beach ‐ Jan 25, 2020

58.9 km

The Journey Begins

We departed Jan 25, 2020 around 0930 heading west on the Caloosahatchee River. It was a rather hectic morning. We still had to secure the dinghy, walk dogs, and secure many items both on deck and belo...
Cape Coral ‐ Aug 19, 2019

37 km

Prologue

Many have been asking about our trip and the blogging is long overdue. Where do I begin... we bought a sailboat in March 2019 to start working on our dream (more like a crazy fantasy), which is to com...
Glades Marina, United States ‐ Aug 19, 2019

Episode 3 Caloosahatchee Cruisin'

Work and Fun

We have spent the last 4 months at the Glades RV Park and Marina as we continue to work on the boat and repair the numerous known items, as well as the new items that continue to show up. This week it...