Miami - Best sailing location - Biscayne Bay - Catalina 270 - fishing - FLORIDA

Sailing Miami Florida
Catalina 270 LE 1992
Rocking boats never
Never never bother me
Have survived endless wet,
Sweltering, freezing
Lightning, monster waves
Claustrophobic days
With with nothing to do
But read John D MacDonald
Paperback pulp fiction
Know all about Travis McGee
And the busted flush and
Dead calm, sunburn, windburn
Salt water joy dish soap showers
Endless ham radio conversations
Wandering marinas
Looking for soda machines
Feeling like the land is rocking
Broken steering, dead engine
Dead batteries
Commiserate about bilge pump
Open hatched
Close port windows
Since age 7
My best sailing skills include
Never get seasick
Retrieve everything
You want from the cabin
Never fall off
Even on vertical deck
Always know wind direction
Know where shallow water is
Can read out depth settings
Reel in cast out trolling rod
Look cool on front deck
Red Cross swimming test badge
Can tread water for hours
Was thrown in water as a baby
Learned scuba and snorkel
Can maintain a compass setting
Can find the wind sweet spot
Wave to other boaters
Know which boat has right of way
Know speed rules
What side to pass in channel
Can call Towboat USA
Can turn engine on and off
I can take the wheel
I can grab the tiller
Can yell Port or Starboard
Can hand you the air horn
Can find towels, hats, glasses
Find snacks and drinks
Pump out the toilet
Pay for the gas and ice
Provide interesting conversation
Find life preservers
Find the cushions
Find the covers
Open the dock box
Hand you the boat hook
Can find oars
And row the dinghy
Can fix the bumpers
Can windsurf
Can pilot sailing dinghy
Can tie up my waverunner
To the stern of sailboat
Can stay dry in 80% humidity
Can ignore mildew
Can hand you the hose
Anticipate the problems
Have a fishing license
From past experience
Know what I can’t do
Know that sailing is
Way different from motor
Know sailboat engine
Is not very powerful
Compared to weight
Know the problems
That happen if
The Captain falls overboard
Can head into the wind
To stop forward motion
Can luff the sails
Can come about
Can change the tack
Can use binoculars
Use a winch handle
Cast lines
Stow away loose objects
Don’t ask me to do
Much with the anchor
No one delegates that to me
Photograph you on board
At the helm
From every angle
Be in the way
Allow many cameras
To be rolling around
Like loose cannons
Ooh that’s good
Except they are Nikons
Matheson Hammock Marina
Biscayne Bay
Catalina is perfect bay boat
Easily manage the shallows
Of Biscayne Bay
Thursday afternoon
A beautiful brisk wind
Biscayne Bay is fun
Two hours mid week reset
Auto pilot most of the time
Looking for new video
Camera - shopping now
To Keep it simple
I could just take a lot of
Stills and mix with video
Best camera is
The one or two you have
With you lol
You can see my
Nikon D500
Tamron 150-600
On the seat
Using Nikon P1000
Not the best for
This situation
But it’s always
With me
#sailing #miami #catalina #boats
#mathesonhammock #mathesonhammockmarina #biscaynebay

[@johnfetzer9637]

beautiful sail it looks lik 7-9 knots

[@miamichristine]

It was gusting some more several times when we were out of the wind block from key Biscayne - was a fun day