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Drew Cruise -- CANCELED

When:
Saturday, February 24, 2024, 8:00 AM until Sunday, February 25, 2024, 5:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) (UTC-05:00)
Where:
Tampa Bay 4th Island
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Andrew Barrett
Sponsor Organizer
Category:
Cruising
Registration is not Required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
No Fee
“Drew’s 4th Island Raft-Up” Cruise Fleet

Host: Drew Barrett, emial:ajbarre@gmail.com / (813) 503-0688 
Month: February Year: 2024
Event Name: 4th Island Overnight
Category: Cruise
Host(s): Drew Barrett
Host Vessel: In Quest Vessel Contact: VHF 16
Start: 24 Apr 2024 » 11:30
End: 25 Apr 2024 » Noon
Info Method: Board & Web
Contact Info: (813) 503-0688
Navigation Hints: Below  

This is an easy cruise to a protected anchorage. Plan to leave the club about 11:30 am. Spend some time sailing and arrive at the anchorage in time to secure your vessel and get to the beach.
Yes, we are going back in TSS history and returning to the beach instead of rafting up. This year will be the 4th Island cookout and bonfire on the beach.
The anchorage is close to the beach so you will just need a dinghy to get from your boat to the island. Even without an engine, you should be able to row in since it is so close. The club will provide hamburgers and hotdogs etc. Bring your own drinks and snacks or desert to share before and after the cookout. The club will purchase wood for the fire but each dinghy may need to help take a bundle to the beach.

Please be sure to register on the club website by the 19th with the total souls on your vessel so we can get the correct amount of food!

Plan your sail to arrive at the beach between 4 and 5. We shall have our BYOB Happy hour and shared hors d'oeuvres. We shall get the fire started, cook, eat and clean up while it is still light. Please help leave the island cleaner than it was when we arrived. Back to your boat, sleep, have breakfast and head back to TSS when you like.

The plan is to enjoy the area and company. It is possible to explore the island and at this time of year the hope is for no mosquitos. If weather (including extreme cold) is an issue, Plan B is to have a cookout and fire at the club.

Directions: Sail north in or parallel to the main shipping channel toward downtown Tampa. Turn east up the Alafia River channel; turn NNE between G7 and G9. 4th Island is the small Island off your port bow. The safest approach to the anchorage on the north side of the island is on the east side. Watch your depth. The large island nearby is a preserve and people are NOT permitted on that spoil island. The anchorage is protected accept for high winds forecast from the northeast or east. It is possible to sail eat on the beach and then go back to TSS.

I shall monitor channels 68 and 16. My MMSI number is: 338098168