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Sarasota-St Pete-Venice Cruise Trip Report


Our February cruise was intending to go to Marina Jack in Sarasota, The Vinoy in St. Pete and The Crow’s Nest in Venice but plans have a habit of changing.  Going to Marina Jack were Cookin’ (Brent & Susan Cook), Nauti Buoy (Dave & Mary Ellen Mount), Karine (Bob & Sandy LaMontagne), O Sea D (Vern & Ann Graham) and No Agenda (Mark & Joanne Daugherty).

All 5 of the boats made a successful trip to Sarasota and had a blast touring local attractions and dining in the many fine restaurants in town, including a great group dinner at Hyde Park Steakhouse.

After a five-day stay in Sarasota, the plan was to head north to The Vinoy in St. Pete and a Valentine’s Day dinner at Parkside Grill.  However, from past experience we all knew we would have to abandon that stop if there were high winds from the East and, sure enough, that was the forecast for our stay so alternate plans had to be made for that 4- night stop.

Of the five boats, Cookin’, Nauti Buoy and No Agenda elected to turn south for a 2 night stay at the Crow’s Nest in Venice and a 3-night stay at South Seas in Captiva.

Karine and O Sea D opted to go north for a 4-night stay in Tampa but, as can happen to anyone, O Sea D ran aground in Sarasota Bay and ended up spending a few unplanned days in Bradenton while Karine motored on to Tampa for a couple nights.

As they say, “All’s well that ends well” and all 5 of us were able to come back together for a few nights at South Seas to wrap up another great time on this 10-day cruise.

We hope you can plan to join us for one of our great adventures on the water.

Brent

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2022 02 28 Monday Madness

Despite the fact that 66 members participated in Circumnavigate Marco, there was a good turn-out for February Monday Madness at CJ’s on the Bay Star Bar at the Esplanade.

About 32 MBYC members were in attendance. We enjoyed meeting Betty Barter’s daughter and grandson.

A familiar refrain was;  where did all these people come from and when are they leaving.  It seems that this year, normal migration patterns have been altered  for variety of reasons.  I suppose we are adjusting to the New Normal?

The 50/50 raffle saw Sally Orth excitement turn to disappointment when she discovered that her number was not the winner. It must have been the noise generated by all the excitement. The three winners were Shirley Southard – $25; Margi White – $30, Mary Ellen Mount – $40. I understand that Dave was unsuccessful in his attenpt to convince Mary Ellen to split it with him.  Everyone seemed to enjoyed the fun and camaraderie with friends under the beautiful sunset over Smokehouse Bay.

See you Monday, March 28, same time and place, for March Madness.

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2022 02 28 Circumnavigate Marco

The Almost Annual Circumnavigate Marco and Paradise Found Luncheon, 2022, is now in the history books.  It was a delightful event with a total of 65 MBYC members and guests (Fifty one people arrived by boat and 14 by car).  The Circumnavigate Marco event began under the skillful leadership of Captains Al Rapp and John Kernan.  Captain Rapp led boats from Caxambus while Captain Kernan led the boats from the Jolly Bridge.  It was quite a sight to see the 14 boats arrive and dock at the Paradise Found Restaurant. 

When the MBYC members arrived, one thing was very apparent, they were very happy to see each other.  Conversations and laughter began immediately and continued throughout the event.  Smiles and warm wishes were everywhere!  The atmosphere was casual as people visited with friends from table to table and got their own drinks to assist the staff. 

The club was welcomed by Paradise Found owner, Mr. Jim Paradise and his staff.  The staff worked very hard to provide friendly and helpful service along with great food. 

Thanks to all who participated.  The MBYC can look forward to another great Almost Annual Circumnavigate Marco event in 2023.  See you then!!

 

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Monday Madness January 2022

It was a bit chilly for our January Monday Madness. CJ’s, however, moved our tables from the usual place to a spot directly in the sun. It made all the difference in the world! We were very comfortable and even a little too warm at times.

Our crowd was a bit smaller than usual but I chalk that up to the unseasonably cool weather we were having. We had a potential new member stop by to ask all about us. He noticed the Club uniforms which were being worn for pictures of the new Bridge.

Betty did her usual supurb job selling raffe tickets to the 50/50 drawings. The old saying that lightning never strikes twice was disproved in this month’s raffle, when Jack Bruinsma won both 50/50 drawings. Congratulations Jack. All in all, a successful time.  

Monday Madness is the perfect venue to make new friends and  catch up with old friends.  See you there.

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In Activities, Boating, Jetski/Craig Cat Special Interest Group, Past Events 2022

Jet Skiing in the Ten Thousand Islands

Jet skiing in the Ten Thousand islands.

When I received the flyer with regards to the Jetski group, I thought “wow” what a neat experience, if only I had a Jetski.

So, when I attended Monday Madness in January, I mentioned to Bob Gagnon that it must be pretty cool to explore areas where our boats cannot go.

The first words out of Bobs mouth was, “what are you doing tomorrow”?  Isaid nothing of any importance. Bob says “do you wanna go jet skiing”? I said “Sure”,

To best describe the experience. I said it was better than the best ride at Disney World. The route we took was south of Marco Island. We entered in at Sugar Bay just southeast of Goodland and wound our way to Panther Key. I was amazed at the speed and maneuverability of these modern jetskis. I had not been on a jetski in over 20 years. Bob stood on his ski most of the trip. I felt more comfortable sitting, while bringing my center of gravity down.

On the way back we took what was called “The Beach Route”. This route goes along the islands that are facing Gullivan Bay – from Panther Key, behind Hog, White Horse and Gullivan Key. From there we stopped and decided to take an alternate route back.

We both read the article in the Coastal Breeze about the flamingo that was hanging out with the white pelican flock. We decided to see if we could find the flock. The waves in Gullivan Bay we’re small about 1 foot so we crossed south of Cape Romano to see if we could find them. We found the White pelicans but not the flamingo. Bob said he might be in the interior of Kice island. Unfortunately, we were three hours into a receding tide and it was not safe to go into this area.

I would suggest any member of the club if they want a great experience on a jetski, to talk to Bob. I think it’s a great activity and probably will be a nice incentive for other jet skiers on the island to join our club.

 

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Boca Grande/South Seas Trip Report

On January 9th seven boats set out for Boca Grande Marina including  Cookin’ (Brent & Susan Cook), My Cherie (Jerry & Cherie Hoover), Hoosier Daddy IV (Dave & Jackie Cox & friends Larry and Cathy Teghtmeyer), Sonatella (Chuck & Janice Hubscher), Divergent (Bill Schroeder), Nauti Buoy (Dave & Mary Ellen Mount) and guest boat Sidetracked (Frank Higgins & Donna Patterson).  We were also joined by land yachters Mike & Cindy Brown.

That evening we all gathered for our traditional group dinner at Eagle Grill in the marina and then our second group dinner followed on Tuesday at Scarpa’s.  In between we enjoyed a group lunch at South Beach and a breakfast at The Outlet at The Inlet.

Sidetracked headed back to Marco on January 12th and Sonatella followed on the 13th.

On the 13th the remaining five boats moved to South Seas Marina and enjoyed two group dinners at Green Flash and Doc Ford’s with lunches poolside and in Captiva.

We had planned a four-night stay at South Seas but as we watched the weather, we determined it was best to head home after just 2 nights so we left Saturday morning for a great ride home in nearly flat seas.  That was a good decision with Sunday and Monday seas in the 6’ range.

As usual, we had a great time and hope more of you can join us on an upcoming cruise.

Brent

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