Thursday, June 22, 2017
3 Day Sailing Charter around Tampa
http://www.calenyachts.com/3day-overnight-tampa.htm
A three day / two night charter is the best way to explore the Gulf of Mexico. Our multi-day charters provide guests with the opportunity to sail one of our 41' Morgan Out Island Sailboats in the Gulf of Mexico directly from our docks in New Port Richey. First we will depart our dock and power through the Gulf Harbors residential community of New Port Richey. There you will be able to see a variety of houses ranging from $150K to multi-million dollar homes. After the canal we enter a short channel that will have us into the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Calen Yachts of New Port Richey, Florida never really follows the same course twice. We let the wind decide where to take us. Although our prevailing winds typically take us right by the nearby Anclote Island and its sand bar. This is often a nice place to take a break and enjoy the beach if your goal is to get your toes in the sand. We provide an easy lunch onboard, which is typically deli style sandwiches. After lunch usually the wind pushes us South, and depending on wind speed, time and preference we have many islands to choose from to anchor out for the night.
Popular anchorages are behind Anclote Island in the leeward protected waters, behind Honeymoon Island, Caladesi Island, Clearwater Beach, Dunedin Shores and Indian Rocks Beach. After we set anchor, your captain will begin cooking dinner on the outside grill. A typical dinner would be grilled chicken breasts, or steaks although we are welcome to accommodate different menu options. The following morning you will wake up to a nice light breakfast and hot coffee. After everyone wakes up and gets their sea legs back on we will continue our adventure and try to have an even better day than the previous day... if that's even possible! Anchorage the second night will again be on the leeward side of one of our barrier islands, thus creating a nice calm atmosphere for dinner and resting.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Day 270 May 21, 2010: Sailed to Soloum, Matruh, Egypt
Sailed 240 Km in 4 days to the coast of Lybia.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Day 257: May 7, 2010 - logging 37 days of sailing
On April 1st we set out from Syros, Greece through the Greek Isles and are now docked in Port Said,we have sailed 2590 KMs. It was 1200 KMs from Syros along the Turkish coast to Cyprus. From Cyprus we sailed another 1250 KMs down the coast of Lebanon, and Israel until reaching Egypt. We will hire a crew to move the boat up the coast while we tour Cairo for a week.
Weather for Port Said, Egypt today is 73°F | °C
Current: Clear
Wind: E at 13 mph
Humidity: 69%
Founded at the start of the canal excavations, PORT SAID (Bur Said in Arabic) was by the late nineteenth century a major port where all the major maritime powers had consulates. It was long synonymous with smuggling and vice, and the adventurer De Monfreid was amused by the Arab cafés where "native policemen as well as coolies" smoked hashish in back rooms, supplied by primly respectable Greeks: "… every single one of them got his living from trafficking in hashish, either as a retail seller, or as a small-scale smuggler who haunted the liners."
Nowadays, this bustling city of 540,000 people earns its living as an important harbour; both for exports of Egyptian products like cotton and rice, but also as a fuelling station for ships that pass through the Suez Canal. A faintly raffish atmosphere lingers around its old streets, its timber-porched houses giving something of the feel of New Orleans's French Quarter.
Port Said (Arabic بورسعيد transliterated Būr Saʻīd) is a city in north-east Egypt, near the Suez Canal, with an approximate population of 515,007 (2001).
The economic base of Port Said is fishing and industries, like chemicals, processed food, and cigarettes. Port Said is also an important harbour both for exports of Egyptian products like cotton and rice, but also a fueling station for ships that pass through the Suez Canal. Port Said also thrives on being a duty-free port, as well as a summer resort for Egyptians.[citation needed]
Weather for Port Said, Egypt today is 73°F | °C
Current: Clear
Wind: E at 13 mph
Humidity: 69%
Founded at the start of the canal excavations, PORT SAID (Bur Said in Arabic) was by the late nineteenth century a major port where all the major maritime powers had consulates. It was long synonymous with smuggling and vice, and the adventurer De Monfreid was amused by the Arab cafés where "native policemen as well as coolies" smoked hashish in back rooms, supplied by primly respectable Greeks: "… every single one of them got his living from trafficking in hashish, either as a retail seller, or as a small-scale smuggler who haunted the liners."
Nowadays, this bustling city of 540,000 people earns its living as an important harbour; both for exports of Egyptian products like cotton and rice, but also as a fuelling station for ships that pass through the Suez Canal. A faintly raffish atmosphere lingers around its old streets, its timber-porched houses giving something of the feel of New Orleans's French Quarter.
Port Said (Arabic بورسعيد transliterated Būr Saʻīd) is a city in north-east Egypt, near the Suez Canal, with an approximate population of 515,007 (2001).
The economic base of Port Said is fishing and industries, like chemicals, processed food, and cigarettes. Port Said is also an important harbour both for exports of Egyptian products like cotton and rice, but also a fueling station for ships that pass through the Suez Canal. Port Said also thrives on being a duty-free port, as well as a summer resort for Egyptians.[citation needed]
Monday, March 29, 2010
Day 220: March 30th and 31st - Sailed to Skyros, Greece
Sailed 200 km across the Agean Sea to Skyros.
Info at http://www.greeka.com/sporades/skyros/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVVMMmNvblY&feature=related
http://www.tidesend.com/index.lasso?page=folios_detail&record_id=6609&-session=tidesend:42F949370a0f909D20ONHV10BDCD
Info at http://www.greeka.com/sporades/skyros/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVVMMmNvblY&feature=related
http://www.tidesend.com/index.lasso?page=folios_detail&record_id=6609&-session=tidesend:42F949370a0f909D20ONHV10BDCD
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