Blogs from Jensen Beach, Florida, United States, North America

We departed the Riverside Marina around 9:30am Thursday morning. We weren't exactly sure where we'd end up that day, but we just wanted to be headed south. Everything seemed to be working great. Eventually we had a strange sound from the starboard engine and Gene determined that there was a small hole in the muffler. Apparently a previous owner had screwed a board down and the screw punctured the top of the muffler. We decided to stop on the northwest side of the Jensen Beach Causeway. We ended up staying there for 10 days. At one point we did move over to the east side of the waterway as the fetch on the river and the SE wind caused a chop on the water. Not only that, the NW side has a boat ramp and boats ... read more

A highlight of our trip across Florida from Sarasota on the west coast (Gulf of Mexico) to Jensen Beach on the east coast (Atlantic Ocean) was a sunset sail with three other couples from home on Treasure Coast Sailing Adventures’ Schooner "Lily." We packed some snacks, wine and beer and felt that the $30 booking fee was a bargain as we set sail for a unique experience. The Lily departs from the downtown Stuart Riverwalk Pier. The Lily is a traditional wooden sailing vessel, a schooner rig with a scow hull. According to the brochure she is a double masted sailing barge--a flat bottomed boat with a blunt bow. This ship was actually a working boat; a piece of the north east cargo history! She transported primarily lumber between Martha’s vineyard and Maine. Owners Captain Fred ... read more