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Try it, I dare ya!

This page follows the current adventure of Mark Major and his feline sidekick, Barnacle onboard "Lesismor" , a 23ft Hunter. On this trip they are currently cruising through the 10,000 Islands area of southwest Florida; a beautifully unspoiled area populated by few humans. Mark is keeping in touch with Bill, the clubs webmaster, by text emails via his cell phone.

Overview

This chart will be updated to show Mark's progress. Be sure to hit the 'refresh' button when viewing this page to get the latest update.

First night anchorage Mark and crew have dropped the hook in Indian Key Pass, shown by the red 'X'. So far, so good. Mark's text message: Possible hail, currently lt chop sw wind 10kt, high clouds, doing 3+ @ 110' heading
Night 2

After running aground '"A LOT!" (according to Mark) in the Lostmans River they spent night there. Here is Mark's message tonight: "25'49.070n 081'26.824w at anchor. Have 33 miles to shark rvr. Mild weather tonight. Bug net works great!."

Night 3

The third night out finds Barnacle and Mark at the Little Shark River, at the edge of the Everglades.

Night 4

Looks like our fearless travelers took the "Deliverance" route through the 'glades. Here's the message, but it sounds like the sun was getting to him: "Sailed over edge. From ev cty 2 first bay 2 shark rvr 2 coot bay 2 flamingo 2 shark. Ev cty 2nite. More later, marks:

You gotta mighty pretty mouth, kitty.