(Podcast) Sailing Overnight from Fort Myers to Key West, Florida

Season 2, Episode 8.

Have you ever wanted to sail at night? Offshore? Okay — maybe that’s not for you, but how about a trip to Key West? This episode covers that and a little more.

Key West has been a major sailing hub for hundreds of years, and to some it’s a country unto itself — yes, that would be the Conch Republic. We also get into our voyage-planning process, with links to the resources we mention in the list below. Safety, weather, route planning, standing watch, seasickness — we touch on all of it and much more.

Join our family as we discover some of the history of these famous pirate waters!

Referenced in this episode: Navionics; PredictWind; Windy; the American Sailing Association; Garmin inReach; the Astral kids’ PFD; and “A Brief History of Key West.”