Cruising Florida's Panhandle
A Sailing Cruise From Tampa Bay to the Panhandle, and Back Again
October 2006
We cruised to the Panhandle in Charlie K, a 38' Irwin center cockpit sloop belonging to our friends Jon and Ginger
- Part 1: Oct. 13-14
Departure from Tarpon Springs — Nicki has trouble finding her sea legs — Dolphins Dolphins Everywhere — Trapping Crab Traps
- Part 2: Oct. 15-16
Through The Minefield — The Night Crossing From Hell — The Perils of Jibing — Finally, At Anchor
- Part 3: Oct. 17
Dinghying to Dog Island, the Island Progress Forgot — Where Rusted Out Junkers Go To Die — Bald Eagles and Bayous — Fixing Things is Part of Cruising
- Part 4: Oct. 18
Scipio Marina — The Waterfront Junkyard Known as Apalachicola — Unfolding My Foldable Kayak for a Creek Trip
- Part 5: Oct. 19
Birdhouses in the Bayou — Repairing the Boom Vang — Oysters Rockefeller
- Part 6: Oct. 20
Dawn Patrol Again in the Kayak — Up The Apalachicola and Jackson Rivers — Through Lake Wilmico — Photographing a Passing Boat Club Fleet — Alligator Hunters and Steak Dinners at White City
- Part 7: Oct. 21
Bass Tournament — Boring Barge Canal — Arriving at Port St. Joe — A Makeshift Gangway Plank, and an Outstanding Marina Restaurant
- Part 8: Oct. 22
Meeting the Boat Club People — Fishing, Not Catching — Hacksaws, But No Swiffers, at the Grocery
- Part 9: Oct. 23
It Gets Cold, Even in Florida — Weather Changes Our Cruise Plan — A Near Blowdown, and Great Leaping Freezers! — The Ingenious Frozen Chicken Boat Slide — Anchoring Off Carabelle
- Part 10: Oct. 24
More Plan-Changing Weather, Several Times — The Marine Equivalent of a Car Boot — Ginger's Birthday Dinner
- Part 11: Oct. 25-26
Yet More Plan-Changing Weather — A Nice Start for the Return Gulf Crossing — The Second Night Crossing From Hell — Home Waters
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