Boca Grande Harbor Entrance, Shoaling
Harbor Owner's Vessel
Adagio and Noah Genda at Boca Grande Marina
Last night at Boca Grande Marina we had very high winds causing boat owners to tighten and secure lines. We bounced around until about 1:00 A.M when it settled down to a comfortable level. It felt like we were out anchored with no wind protection.
You can see from the pictures how the water shoals severely for the entrance to Boca Grande Marina. They give very detail instructions for entering and exiting their Marina and suggested not leaving on a low tide.
The wind picked up again in the morning and with the low tide it was recommended we wait to head out to get some depth under our boats. As of last night our plan was to anchor one night at Useppa Island and then spend a night at Sanibel Marina but due to the weather that all changed quickly this morning. Rain, high winds and rough seas are projected for the next 3-days. We opted to skip Useppa Island anchorage, the overnight at Sanibel and head straight to Moss Marine at Ft Myers Beach for an extended stay. The seas were rough but the dolphins kept us entertained. What a nice feeling to know we are in one spot for the next month.
You can always count on something going wrong when you’re boating and our most recent something was the Norcold refrigerator quit working last night. (Wish Bill Wallace was here) We moved what we could to the cooler and fortunately, it wasn’t well stocked. Tom made phone calls right away and has a refrigeration technician coming on Saturday morning to evaluate the refrigerator for repair or replacement. The Raymarine bridge radio seems to have developed a problem also so the same tech will look at it.
Sounds like you've been attacked by boat gremlins.
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