Home Port

From Sea Bright to Sarasota, 1,700 miles, 31 days on the water, and countless "special" moments, we have finally reached our home port at the Sarasota Yacht Club!

After two relaxing days at the South Seas Yacht Harbor on Captiva Island, we departed this morning around 930 am for our 75 mile trip up the Gulf coast to Sarasota. The winds were light, the seas were calm, the sky was clear, the sun was bright..... basically, it was a perfect day to be on the water. We decided to stay "inside" the ICW only so we could unwind from what had been (at times) a hectic journey. With appropriate "boat music" playing from the stereo, we simply enjoyed the serenity of the water and the occasional dolphin dancing in our wake. 

Almost home. Sarasota on the horizon

Here is a recap and some data from our trip.

Total Distance: 1,736 miles

Days on the Water: 31

Fuel consumed: 1,469 gallons of diesel

Average GPH: 18.7

Sea Bright, NJ - Cape May, NJ: 145 miles 5 hours

Cape May, NJ - St. Michael's, MD: 148 miles 6 hours

St. Michaels, MD - Annapolis, MD: 30 miles, 1.5 hours

Annapolis, MD - Norfolk, VA: 166 miles, 6 hours

Norfolk, VA - Coinjock, NC: 55 miles, 5 hours

Coinjock, NC - Beaufort, NC: 152 miles, 7 hours

Beaufort, NC -  Wrightsville Beach, NC: 82 miles 6 hours

Wrightsville Beach, NC - Georgetown, SC: 119 miles, 8.5 hours

Georgetown, SC - Hilton Head, SC: 162 miles, 7.5 hours

Hilton Head, SC - Jacksonville Beach, FL: 182 miles, 8 hours

Jacksonville Beach, FL - Cocoa Beach, FL: 151 miles, 8 hours

Cocoa Beach, FL - Stuart, FL: 108 miles, 4.5 hours

Stuart, FL - Captiva Island: 160 miles, 10.5 hours

Captiva, FL - Sarasota, FL: 75 miles, 4.5 hours