FORT LAUDERDALE TO NORTH PALM BEACH

Mar 13- We left at 9:30 am this morning as the current is low right now and we are heading for North Palm Beach today. We have many bridges we have to have open for us, so it will be slow going. We finally reached Sailfish Marina at 5:00 pm and there is a hell of a current running through this marina, plus we have a million boats coming at us from all directions as it is the weekend. We tried to go into our slip but because of the current the dingy would not turn as it normally does so we had to get back out of the slip again and in doing so the dingy got up around the front of the boat and we almost ran it over. We should had taken this as an omen! We pulled into the gas dock and discussed whether to move on or try to get into these slips. That was the biggest mistake we have made on this trip. We did finally get into the slips but with great difficulty and we could barely get off the boat onto our dock to take Koby to shore. It was just an awful marina and we would not recommend it to anyone. Remember the name is Sailfish Marina do not, do not stay there.

Heading to North Palm Beach

Just a few of these in this area

A few small places along the way

Mar 14- We are waiting for slack current before we head out of this marina. Sonata managed to get out with little problem but not so for us. As we pulled out of the slip and turned up to go out the wind and current drove us across the channel into 2 boats and pinned us up against them. We had substantial damage to our bow railing and some of our fiberglass on the starboard side of our boat. We finally managed to get past the three boats and pulled onto the gas dock to assess the damage. We ended up removing the bent railing and then waited for the police to do their report. I called Sonata to let them know what had happened and they came back but there was nothing they could do especially in this current so we told them we would catch up when we could. It was a dreadful day for us and I literally felt sick to my stomach all day as I am sure Dave did. I guess the only saving grace is that no one was hurt. We finally finished all the paper work, etc and left that dreadful marina heading for Jensen Beach. We arrived there at about 4 pm. washed down Manana took Koby for a run and relaxed a little. Bonnie came over and asked if we wanted to get off the boat for a little and go have dinner at a restaurant that had been recommended to them by the dockmaster not too far away. We had a wonderful dinner and walked back to the boats and called it a night.