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ICW Day 4: The Start of Northern Florida. Jensen Beach, FL to Melbourne, FL | Vision 444

We are still in Florida. STILL! Day 4 of our ICW adventure took us from Jensen Beach to Melbourne, from the Treasure Coast to the Space Coast with ALL the dolphins, crab pots, and annoying boat wakes along the way. We wrapped up with cold drinks at Frigate’s, a Team USA win, and an unexpected nighttime show of glowing bioluminescence. Not a bad day on the water!

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Our Vision 444 Catamaran Takes on the ICW: Route Planning & Lessons Learned. The Adventure Begins!

No mast, electric motors, and over 1,000 miles of the Intracoastal Waterway ahead of us. What could possibly go wrong?! After months of motor drama in South Florida, Water Wings was finally heading north! Here’s how we planned our route, what we learned along the way, and why this adventure was anything but ordinary.

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Lauderdale Marine Center – Part 4: Splash Day & de-rigging

After six weeks on the hard at Lauderdale Marine Center, three shipments from Finland, one new Oceanvolt motor, and two replacement saildrive legs, Water Wings is finally back in the water. But before heading north, we still have to remove the mast, transform our sailboat into a powerboat, and figure out whether we can actually trust the motors enough to leave Fort Lauderdale.

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Lauderdale Marine Center – Part 3: The Starboard Motor Joins the Party and Other Projects

Days turned into weeks. The Florida heat got heavier, the bills got larger, and somehow we were still sitting on the hard at Lauderdale Marine Center waiting for our second shipment attempt from Finland. After our initial shipment showed up looking like it bounced down the side of a rocky mountain, Oceanvolt had agreed to

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