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Fall is here. Make way for old man winter.
Seriously, as I write this fall is in the air. The mornings seem cooler, the palm trees sway to the gentle sea breeze, and the harvest moon glows brighter in the clear star-filled night sky. After the hurricanes of the last two months, it is as if Mother Nature has waived her wand of beauty and calm over us. And all is right with our world again. Those of us in the Fort Myers area feel very lucky to have had such minor effects from the recent storms. Of course, “Charley” came the closest to our area, but the clean up has been swift and thorough. I had a caller ask me recently if our cruising area was “devastated.” My answer was, “absolutely not.” All of the marinas of Sanibel, Captiva, Cabbage Key, Useppa, and Gasparilla islands, except one, are already open or will be open by the end of this month. Southwest Florida is ready for business! And the islands and resorts will be better than ever. Of course, a few sandbars have shifted locations and a new pass or two have been created, but that has always been the nature of our cruising area whether we have a hurricane or not. Unfortunately, other parts of Florida did not fare nearly as well as we did here. We wish the people and businesses of the Panhandle, the East coast, and central Florida a speedy recovery. Please remember that the Hurricane Relief efforts for those areas that were hit the hardest depend, in part, on your contributions to the American Red Cross. ( http://www.redcross.org ) So, with the arrival of the fall season and winter not far behind, now would be a good time to plan your vacation to our islands. And what better way to see the islands than aboard a private sail or power yacht. Whether you want a weekend “getaway” cruise, a leisurely sailing charter, or a challenging power boating class we have it all. We hope to see you soon in beautiful Southwest Florida! ...Top of Page
Hurricanes are like wars, I have decided. For one thing they hurt a lot of people indiscriminately. And, for another, if they don’t hurt you, both hurricanes and wars force us to ask the question, “What should I do to help?” ...more of story Hurricane humor! Just to show you we haven’t lost our sense of humor, here’s are two of our favorite jokes from Hurricane Season 2004! Top Ten
Reasons Hurricane Season is Like Christmas YOU MIGHT BE A FLORIDIAN IF:
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And, did you know that most major airlines are now offering non-stop or one-stop service to Fort Myers from all across the country? For example, there’s non-stop service to New York City, Denver, Chicago, Indianapolis, Houston, Atlanta, and many more cities! Many
airlines are expanding their service into Southwest Florida, including JetBlue,
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I’ve
heard it said that there’s no change of seasons in Florida. Of course there are
seasons – “high” season and “low” season!
We
are now booking charters for the newest vessel in our sailing fleet, a Catalina
34 Sloop, COOL CHANGE
Did
you know that Fort Myers has an International Airport (code RSW)?