Sailing up the Miami River to have Fitzcat hauled

We sailed from No Name Harbor to the mouth of the Miami River. It was super!

The mouth of the Miami River

Traveling up the Miami river with it's many

bridges was a real challenge with one engine, delays waiting for bridges and the large amount of commercial traffic.

Fitzcat being hauled in an unusual, but very effective crane.

No Name Harbor, Key Biscayne

While waiting for the boat to be hauled out of the water, we sailed back across Biscayne Bay to No Name Harbor and anchored for the night. We had a wonderful sail.

When we arrived, we had a late lunch with Carol and Rich at the Boater's Grill in No Name Harbor. It is part of Bill Baggs State Park.

Looking out over Biscayne Bay from No Name Harbor


We did laundry at No Name Harbor. This is Carol.

From the top of the Lighthouse at Boca Chita

There is a national park ranger, but he is only here part time. But when he came, he allowed us to go up into the lighthouse. It was quite windy as you can tell looking at Carol.

Boca Chita Key

We found out that we were going to have to have the boat pulled out of the water. The nearest place that could handle our width was Miami, and we would have to wait several days before we could get in. So, we went to Boca Chita, a small island that is a national park, and met again with our friends on the Great Catsby Here we are tied up to the wall.

What a beautiful place in Key Biscayne--so close to Miami, but yet so isolated. The island once belonged to the Honeywell family and they donated it to the national park service. Pictured are our friends Carol and Rich and of course, Don and Fitzie.

Rich, Carol and Don read about the history.

Fitzie relaxes in the shade after her long walk.

Heading North from Marathon

We headed north from Marathon with intention of crossing to the Bahamas, but Fitzcat hit something in the water and damaged the sail drive on the starboard side. We anchored with our friends on the Great Catsby, calling a diver from Towboat US to check the damage. Here is a picture of the Great Catsby















Headed into Black Point to have damage checked by mechanics.












Cruising Biscayne Bay in light winds.