Conch Cruisers - Dry Tortugas Sail - 2004
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Skippers' Meeting 1
Gostosa

Skippers's Meeting 2
Gostosa

Cruisers at Fort Jefferson 1
Gostosa

Cruisers at Fort Jefferson 2
Gostosa

Cruisers at Fort Jefferson 3
Gostosa

Dream Chaser at Fort Jefferson
Gostosa

Touring the Fort 1
Gostosa

Lady in White, Eloise Pratt
Gostosa

Residents' Recreation Room 1
Gostosa

Residents' Recreation Room 2
Gostosa

Residents' Recreation Room 3
Gostosa

Residents' Toys
Gostosa

Residents' Porch
Gostosa

Chapel Ceiling, Mason's Name: Jno Nolan, 1857
Gostosa

Touring the Fort 2
Gostosa

Touring the Fort 3
Gostosa

Touring the Fort 4
Gostosa

Canon
Gostosa

Canon Balls
Gostosa

Arches
Gostosa

Stalactites
Gostosa

Stalagmites
Gostosa

Harbor View 1
Gostosa

Harbor View 2
Gostosa

Harbor View 3
Gostosa

Metal Lighthouse
Gostosa

Cool, Clear Water
Gostosa

Sunset 1
Gostosa

Sunset 2
Gostosa

Synchronicity & Dream Chaser
Gostosa

Bird on Bow
Gostosa

Birds on Rode
Gostosa

Party at Fort
Gostosa

Sunset Walk 1
Gostosa

Sunset Walk 2
Gostosa

Conch Cruisers Beached at LoggerHead Key
JulieAnn

A small Panoramic view of the anchorage at Fort Jefferson.
JulieAnn

Socializing on "Mac Odyssey"
JulieAnn

A Panoramic View of the Conch Cruisers beached on LoggerHead Key
JulieAnn

Chip Hindes picks up Kelly to take her back to Olivia II. Current was too strong to swim.
JulieAnn

Dream Chaser on beach (video capture)
JulieAnn

Fort Jefferson as seen from LoggerHead Key
JulieAnn

Fort Jefferson from the anchorage
JulieAnn

Panoramic of anchorage from Fort Jefferson picnic area
JulieAnn

Gostosa III at anchor in Key West (video capture)
JulieAnn

Camo Jack and Kelly swim to pay a visit at "JulieAnn"
JulieAnn

John & Julie obligatory shot at Fort Jefferson sign.
JulieAnn

John in front of the Light House at LoggerHead Key
JulieAnn

Dave and Dianne kayak along the beach at LoggerHead Key
JulieAnn

Julie stands in front of Shack at LoggerHead Key
JulieAnn

LoggerHead Key as seen from a window in Fort Jefferson.
JulieAnn

"Mac Odyssey" coming back from Sand Key. (video capture)
JulieAnn

NextBoat under sail
JulieAnn

NextBoat under sail
JulieAnn

Another Sunset at the Dry Tortugas anchorage
JulieAnn

Tigger Two under sail
JulieAnn

Tigget Two and Wild Hair on the way to Marquesas
JulieAnn

Fort Jefferson "special" tour with our new friend Chuck
JulieAnn

Wild Hair sailing to Marquesa Keys
JulieAnn

Conchs inside Fort Jefferson
MacOdyssey

'Sumbuddie Too' lowers the sun
MacOdyssey

Things get hairy on Wild Hair
MacOdyssey

Wilde hair & company
my-la-la-mar

Sunset at Marquesas
my-la-la-mar

Sunset At Oceanside - Getting a Late Start
NextBoat

Sunrise Over Key West from Wisteria Anchorage: Time to get on the Road.
NextBoat

Day two, Wisteria Anchorage
Nextboat

Day two, All Macs Under Sail
Nextboat

Day two, Wild Hair with Gennaker
Nextboat

Day two, Sumbuddie 2
Nextboat

Day two, Julie Ann
Nextboat

JulieAnn (wthout fenders)
Nextboat

Day two, My-La-La-Mar
Nextboat

Day two, Sunset Marquesas Key
Nextboat

Day three, Sumbuddie 2 again
Nextboat

Day three, Fort Jeff
Nextboat

Day three, The Welcome Barracuda. Note length compared to 8'6" dinghy
Nextboat

Day three, Yet Another Lovely Sunset
Nextboat

...and Sunrise, Day Four
Nextboat

Day Four, Chuck and the Conchs
Nextboat

Day Four, Loggerhead from Fort Jeff
Nextboat

Day Four, Fort Jeff, We've got about a hundred of these
Nextboat

Day Four, Fort Jeff, a hundred and one
Nextboat

Day Four, Fort Jeff, hundred and two
Nextboat

Day Five- More Ft Jeff interior
Nextboat

Day Five- Ft Jeff Lighthouse
Nextboat

Day Five- The Birds
Nextboat

Day Five- Aaaahhhhhh! More Birds!
Nextboat

Day Six- Beached at Loggerhead Key
Nextboat

Day Six- Loggerhead Key Lighthouse
Nextboat

Day Six- Kelly, Chip and Audience
Nextboat

Day Six- There's that lighthouse again
Nextboat

Day Six- Lighthouse? What Lighthouse?
Nextboat

Day Six- Yes, but it's a Different Lighthouse
Nextboat

Day Six- Not the Stairway to Heaven
Nextboat

Day Six- Lighthouse just happens to be there
Nextboat

Day Six- Powder Magazine
Nextboat

Day Six- Nice Overall shot fort Jeff
Nextboat

Day Six- Don't Shoot, Lady!
Nextboat

Day Six- One More LIghthouse
Nextboat

Day Six- Not Another Skippers' Meeting!
Nextboat

Day Six- Last Sunset in the Tortugas
Nextboat

Day Seven- Olivia 2 Civilization at Last & Headed Home
Nextboat

Day Seven- Anchorage off Wisteria - Some not so Lucky
Nextboat

Day Seven- Look Out for the Land Shark!
Nextboat

Day Seven- The Silver Guy
Nextboat

Day Seven- Janice & Friend Ernie H.
Nextboat

Day Seven- Janice & Gold Guy
Nextboat

Crunch! Result of dragging anchor at Wisteria, last day !@@##$%^$%^%R. (NextBoat)
NextBoat

Repairs: ground out and ready for glass
Nextboat

Repairs: 1st pass on the glass
Nextboat

2nd pass: starting to look whole instead of hole
Nextboat

Semi final repairs to Nextboat
Nextboat

Semi final repairs to Nextboat
Nextboat

Semi final repairs to Nextboat
Nextboat

Arriving at Fort Jefferson
Olivia II

Beached at Loggerhead Key 2
Olivia II

Beached at Loggerhead Key
Olivia II

Jack at the tiller
Olivia II

Lots of Macs anchored off the Marquesas
Olivia II

Seaplane at Fort Jefferson
Olivia II

Sunset off the Marquesas 2
Olivia II

Sunset off the Marquesas
Olivia II

The mighty Cap'n Kip
Olivia II

Moonlight Chaser Logo
Shooting Sun / Moonlight Chaser

Clodfelter Hunter 26 4
Shooting Sun / One man's dream

Approach to DT by anchorage
Shooting Sun

Our friends in the DT in period costume.
Shooting Sun

Youngest Cruisers…
Shooting Sun

Do you think they'll forget this trip?
Shooting Sun

Fort Jefferson
Shooting Sun

Beached at Loggerhead Key. Nice looking boats!
Shooting Sun

Lighthouse Loggerhead Key
Shooting Sun

Conch Cruisers youngest Pirate/Captain. Capt. Zachery
Shooting Sun

Conch Cruisers… Dry Tortugas run social.
Shooting Sun

Shooting Sun's crew.
Shooting Sun

Conch Cruisers ghost hunt. Capt. Zachery kept us safe!
Shooting Sun

All this sailing, is hard work… but someone has to do it.
Shooting Sun

Sailing is where I’m happiest. Capt Zachery.
Shooting Sun

Sleeping tight after a long day sail.
Shooting Sun

Can we please pull the anchor now?!
Shooting Sun

A seasoned sailor, Conch Cruiser and Pirate!
Shooting Sun

Sleeping tight after a long day sail.
Shooting Sun

No storm at anchorage is going to keep me awake!
Shooting Sun

Kayla ready for bed.
Shooting Sun

Marquesas. Quiet anchorage (the second time ;> }
Shooting Sun

Key West home stretch…
Shooting Sun

Celebration diner at Turtle Kraals.
Shooting Sun

Celebration diner at Turtle Kraals.
Shooting Sun

Youngest Cruisers this year on the Tortuga-Run.
Shooting Sun

Wisteria and Sunset Island in KeyWest. Cruisers at anchor.
Shooting Sun

Diner at Cuban restaurant.
Shooting Sun

Clodfelter Hunter 26 1
Shooting Sun

Clodfelter Hunter 26
Shooting Sun

Clodfelter Hunter 26
Shooting Sun

Marquesas… with a beautiful spinnaker leading the way.
Shooting Sun

Marquesas… Wild Hare.
Shooting Sun

Channel markers on South Bimini
Shooting Sun

On the beach at Loggerhead Key
Tigger Too

Here comes the cavalry!
Tigger Too

Could there be a problem with Chip's mast?
Tigger Too

JulieAnn at Sunset at the Marquesas
Tigger Too

On the way to Loggerhead Key
Tigger Too

Faint view of the Windjammer's keel
Tigger Too

Underwater shot of coral & fish off of Loggerhead
Tigger Too

Marquesas Anchorage
Wild Hair

Ground Beef - No refrigeration required
Wild Hair

Bert and Kathy
Wild Hair

Bert emerges
Wild Hair

Rum and Cokes aboard the Big Boat
Wild Hair

The helm of the Big Boat
Wild Hair

The Big Boat at the Tortugas Anchorage
Wild Hair

The tail of a boat barracuda
Wild Hair

Boat rail tracks on Loggerhead Key
Wild Hair

Cuban food at Chiccarones
Wild Hair

Chip & Kelly at Turtle Kraals
Wild Hair

Chip & Kelly at Fort Jefferson
Wild Hair

Chip & Kelly & Chuck at Ft. Jefferson
Wild Hair

Conch Cruisers resting in the shade
Wild Hair

Conch Cruisers on the beach at Loggerhead Key
Wild Hair

Another pic of Dry Tortugas anchorage
Wild Hair

Yet another pic of Dry Tortugas anchorage
Wild Hair

Anchorage at Dry Tortugas
Wild Hair

Next Boat at Anchorage
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson Lighthouse
Wild Hair

Chip Hindes does field expedient fiberglass repair
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson Ambulance
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson Community Room
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson courtyard
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson fire house
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson fire wagon
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson flushing toilet - amazing
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson gym
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson infirmary
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson brick mason's signature brick
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson moat
Wild Hair

Residents only - Except for the Conch Cruiser Tour
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson Sewage Plant
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson Washateria - for staff only
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson Water Cistern
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson Reverse Osmosis Water Maker
Wild Hair

A view out of the window into the moat
Wild Hair

A strange fruit from one of our socials - pretty good!
Wild Hair

A view from behind the gennaker
Wild Hair

Conch Cruisers at the Hickory House again
Wild Hair

Conch Cruisers at the Hickory House
Wild Hair

Hot Shot oven
Wild Hair

Hot Shot oven - Anybody in there?
Wild Hair

Fort Jefferson Dock - Home of the 400-lb. Jewfish
Wild Hair

Fort Jefferson as we were coming in
Wild Hair

Fort Jefferson lighthouse
Wild Hair

John & Julie Defino
Wild Hair

Julie Ann
Wild Hair

Kelly Giles & Betty Laufer
Wild Hair

A fishing shack on a nearby key
Wild Hair

Loggerhead Key Lighthouse
Wild Hair

The Moss couple on Loggerhead Key
Wild Hair

Lobster at the Hickory House
Wild Hair

Loggerhead Key ahead
Wild Hair

Macs sailing
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson powder magazine
Wild Hair

Dr. Mudd's room
Wild Hair

My-la-la-mar at sail
Wild Hair

Nextboat under sail again
Wild Hair

Nextboat under sail
Wild Hair

The seaplane cometh
Wild Hair

Shooting Sun arrives in Key West
Wild Hair

Key West Skipper's Meeting
Wild Hair

Skipper's Meeting / Social
Wild Hair

Steve Laufer rigs My-La-La-Mar
Wild Hair

Sundown in the Tortugas
Wild Hair

Sundown in the Marquesas
Wild Hair

Tigger Too
Wild Hair

Approaching the Tortugas
Wild Hair

Tour Boats at the Tortugas
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson Tour 1
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson Tour 2
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson Tour 3
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson Tour 4
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson Tour 5
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson Tour 6
Wild Hair

Ft. Jefferson Tour 7
Wild Hair

Eric gets a tow
Wild Hair

Conch Cruisers at Turtle Kraals 2
Wild Hair

Conch Cruisers at Turtle Kraals 3
Wild Hair

Conch Cruisers at Turtle Kraals
Wild Hair

Turtle tracks on the beach at Loggerhead Key
Wild Hair

Wild Hair at anchorage in the Tortugas
Wild Hair

Wild Hair photo from the Big Boat
Wild Hair

Zach shows off his balancing skills running toward Kelly Giles
Wild Hair

The youngest pirate - Zach
Wild Hair


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