FOR YOU NORTHERN SAILORS

Here's another one for you!
Only 5 1/2 months to sailing season.

Here's another one...

your boat is sailing away by itself

Nice shot...here's a couple more to bring the 'northern' season to a close ( )

second shot

Its a # 7 Fortress anchor......Not a chance

Hi,

I have taken a live approach to responding concerning the upcoming season.

I find the winter to relax and recover from the tourists and beach bunnies of summer. The following cam (beach) is the landing zone for "Surfergirl"; my residence is 500 yrds to the left. Yes, those are live Palm trees on the beach in NJ. The traffic and activity until the wee hours of morning can get tiring.

The Jersey shore is #3 concerning water activities Hawaii #1, California #2 and Jersey #3. It was totally hot this summer from Point Pleasant to Surf City as a side note does anybody remember the old beach boys song "going to Surf City" well it's the spot to enjoy and bring your Hobie.

Please go to the following site, and enjoy the cams.

www.tikibar.com

Now if beach bar is not your cup of tea, simply cruise down 8 miles to the following to the MTV beach house at Seaside Heights.

www.extratv.com/dailynews/extra/07_02/07_17c.html

I hope to get MTV to get a shot of boat while sailing by, ya got to have a hard body onboard to accomplish this effort.

I honestly could say that 2 seasons would be good summer and winter. The summer to party and enjoy till you drop and winter to reenergize one's self and boat.

So when the summer heat approaches send an email and let's retro back to the 60's.

Happy upcoming season to all.

Mike

From Austin, Tx to our friends up north. Heres wishing you a short winter.
Don Caldwell

You are all bilge dwellers!

Signed... "Cold in Wisconsin"

Yeah, but it's W-A-R-M down here in the bilge (air 75, water 75)!
"Crystal clear and HOT!"

Taipan 4.9 Nationals this weekend!

well I have to put in my sunset from here in the Virgin Islands....

welllllll lets not talk tooo much about it beinbg warm in FL its about 86 here today..going out for a sail this afternoon...

for you guys up north, just to show you that we have to deal with winter too...

i got cold here in tampa, mid 70's. i put the boat away on monday for the winter. i'll be breaking it out saturday for the start of the new sailing season. i must admit though, i didn't get all of the things on my list done while the boat was in storage.

Amen, Paul! Amen!

Tim

Hey my stomping grounds......You left out about a thousand sharks. Where did you get that pic?

By the way,That shark is on the wrong side of the causeway.

Mike Catley
M6.0 "NICE PAIR"

From shark bait... I mean Dave Parker, a few reply's up from first my pictorial response.

Hey, Question for all you bilge dwelling Floridians. If my wife goes to a convention in Miami in December, would that be a good excuse for me to trailer the boat down there for some winter sailing? How is sailing in Miami at that time of year?

Mike,
That photo of the Causeway from Paul (aka Leo) was stolen and desecrated from my earlier post (see my earlier attachment). He's just a Nancy-boy, afraid of a few well-fed sharks! It seems that those Wisconsin folks would prefer a lap dance from some carp. Weird world, ain't it?

I borrowed the aerial photo from the City of Dunedin's website at http://www.ci.dunedin.fl.us:/dunedin/honeymoon.htm

Leo,
Usually beautiful sailing weather in Miami in December. Whether you want to bring your boat down would depend on how long you plan on being here. If only for a short time and you just want a chance to sail one or two days, there is now a place on Biscayne Bay that rents cats. Website is www.miamicatamarans.com. If you bring your own boat, you could launch at Hobie Beach, but it is not the kind of place where you would want to leave it overnight. If you want to sail your boat in the Keys, e-mail me, and I can give you more information about that.

If you are a racer, the Hobie Wave Nationals are in Key Largo December 6, 7 and 8; and the Key Largo Steeplechase is Dec. 14 and 15.

Mary,

I'm not familiar with the cat rental market, but your post made me think that I'd try and fit in some sailing when I visit Stuart this winter. I have a question, however. Are the prices listed for Miami Catamarans what I would expect to find in the rental market? ($200 for a half-day on a Hobie 18)

Since I never did see a reply to my previous post about cat rental prices, I thought I'd bring this one back to page one.

Kevin,
I do not have any idea what the norm is for rentals, but you could get a good idea by calling Scott Hubel at Performance Sail & Sport in Melbourne. They have a full-service sailing center there, with rentals, sales, lessons, youth sailing, etc. Talk to Scott or his wife Dior. Phone is 321-253-3737.

I was just wondering how Jersey ranks over Florida for water activities. I don't think California comes close. Who wants to sail in 50' water in summer let along swim in it. Try traveling to Hawaii on a regular basis, better own the bank or be a ENRON exec.

With well over a thousand miles of coastline FLORIDA is #1.
No matter where you are in this state your never more than 75 miles from the coast.

Mike

Mike,

It seems you are confusing 2 factors concerning our favorite enjoyment (DA beach / Hobies).

California: Yes, the water is cold, but it's the lifestyle of the environment a glaring example was Bay Watch in which a person entire being was surrounded by living and enjoying the beach in a 24 hour mode. Yes, you may sail in the day in Florida, but the environment is not present. I lived in Spring Hill for 3 years and enjoyed the beaches, but only one time it was truly a beachin lifestyle (spring break). Now take spring break and make it 6 months out of a year.

Jersey: We enjoy over 100 miles of coastline. The hot spots for the beachin and sailing lifestyle Point Pleasant, Seaside Heights, Long Beach and finally the namesake Surf City. We enjoy average water temps of about 60 degrees, and 100,000's of tourists a season, have you ever seen a boardwalk packed to the hilt at 2 am in the morning. If not come on up, and enjoy a beachin environment. Our season lasts from about May 1/Oct 1 in which you could literally party, surf, and sail in a 24 hour mode. Once again like spring break, but in monthly length.

My wife and I are of the beachin mindset; if the night is hot we will party, walk the beach/boardwalk, do a little bodyboarding and finally crash out in a hammock, only to do it again the next day. It was our intention many years ago to live at the beach. Now we do it, and whew it is a lifestyle. We are finally empty nesters and as the old expression said, "live fast but leave a good looking corpse".

Once again don't look at the forest, but the trees. It is the lifestyle, not only one factor.

Look at pic typical day of happiness.

Mike

well I beg to differ...I live in the Virgin Islands and here you are never more than 5 miles from the beach....lol......and I use to live in Fl...45 minutes from Daytona and New Smyneria....went twice in 4 years....after living here then going to FL the beaches just arent the same.

Also, out her in California we keep the endless strip of developments and mini-malls away from the beaches! For most of the 700 mi.+ coastline ther is no building at all on the beach side of the highway. We have been doing a pretty good job of keeping the beaches free and open.
Granted, the majority of our coastline up North here consists of giant, freezing waves smashing against huge rocks!

Re: Good Beach access in CA-- So what was that thread in Doonesbury last week about the old hippies and beachbums trying to get onto the beach in Malibu and Santa Monica thru the estates of the rich and famous?

Kerr Lake, North Carolina, Saturday evening.

Its big, but beautiful. Desktop-wallpaper quality.

Just another sunset from Holden Beach, NC in August with my old H16 sporting Hobie's 1976 "The Flamer" colours. (Yes, I am missing the "1" from both sides of my sail--does anyone know where I can get a couple of self-stick 1's in original Hobie size?)

Mark
H16
sail #19857