Rodriquez Key

April 20, 2009

We had a wonderful day of sailing from Biscayne Bay to Rodriquez Key. The winds were from the SE at 13-18 knots. We set our sails and cruised the whole way without the engine. Just after noon, we heard a clear 'Mayday" call without position or type of distress. Since we wrote down our position when we heard it, we were able to call into the Coast Guard and help contribute to the search. It was an interesting process to follow. They never did report if they found the boat. Rodiquez Key is just SE of Key Largo. Due to the almost 6 ft draft of our boat, we were not sure we could get into Key Largo so we chose to anchor on the N side of Rodiquez Key with 6 other boats. Except for the surprise rain in the early morning, it was a great night.
We are going to sail into Vaca Key, Boot Key Harbor commonly called Marathon where we will stay for a few days to explore and reprovision. I hope to be able to add pictures to my previous posts while there so check back later.