All Entries Tagged With: "Gulfport Florida"
Florida Bay Scallops, 2010
Scalloping season has once again arrived in Florida. It opened early this year, June 19th if you were watching closely. The season normally begins on July 1, but was opened early due to the tragedy in the Gulf with the oil. Notice I did not say “spill” which is something that occasionally happens with my [...]
Catalina sailing/BCYC
Greetings all, Last Tuesday evening we stopped by the Boca Ciega Yacht Club for a little bit. There were some folks getting the Catalina’s ready to go out into the bay. The boats are stored on trailers and need to be hoisted into the channel. The task takes several people to accomplish, but is fairly [...]
Key West/Dry Tortugas May 2009
Early on May 02, 2009, 7 boats left the safety and comfort of the BCYC (Boca Ciega Yacht Club) basin and nearby waters to embark on our latest “trip of a lifetime”. Destination: Key West, the Dry Tortugas and point’s in-between. Xanadu, Panache, The Rachael, Casa Mia, Second Love, Sailacious, and Celebration made up the [...]
Gulfport Florida with a little ‘Clam Bayou’
I didn’t think I could do it, but I somehow managed to persevere. Expending minor amounts of mental energy and proper planning, I was actually able to achieve the almost impossible. Wasting an entire day is truly becoming an art form for me. It’s not for everybody. My standards of a normal day have changed [...]
Florida Bay Scallops: The how to guide
You’ve ordered them in restaurants, you seen them on the Discovery Channel, and you may have even seen their shells on the beach. Well, now you’re going to find out how to hunt the little fella’s down, gather them up, and finally enjoy some of Florida Bay’s tastiest little morsels we affectingly adorn our seafood [...]
