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TWL: Ft. Lauderdale to Key West Recommended routes


Subject: TWL: Ft. Lauderdale to Key West Recommended routes
From: Randy Boelsems (

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    Hi Listees,
    I have 2 weeks at Christmas, when the kids are out of school, and plan to
    cruise Ft.Lauderdale to Key West and Back. I need some opinions (of which I
    know the list has none, Hah!).

    1) Is it better to go down the East Coast of the Keys and back the West Side
    or down the inside and back the outside?

    2) Do you stay inside the reef or fight the Gulf Stream outside? Any
    favorite spots to stay (I will not tell a soul other than the Zillion
    subscribers to TWL who are all friends and would not divulge any secret
    anchorages lest someone run a generator into the cocktail hour, but lets not
    get into that one again).

    I can go fast(20 knots) if needed but prefer the leisurely Trawler pace. Our
    draft is 3.5 feet.

    Oh yea, I better fly a TWL burgee to demonstrate my allegiance to the
    trawler world even though my boat looks like a go fast it really isn't,
    George where do I get a burgee?

    Randy Boelsems
    Gecko Gecko
    Euphorie 40 Power Cat
    formerly Avita Mia, MMC Defever 41
    Huntington Beach, CA





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