I have read various cruising guides and many of them emphasize which
yacht clubs to visit, which restaurants have the best lobster bisque
(whatever the hell that is), which yards do the best varnish work,
etc. NOW, some of us just dont fit in at yacht clubs, Places with
names like "Ye Olde Downe Easte Lobster House" make me want to crave
molotov cocktails and I laugh myself as silly over seeing idiots
varnishing as I do over ppl cutting their lawns. So, for ppl who dont
know their PHRF rating and dont care, couldnt tell Spectra from
Lectra-San, and the only "Burgee" they would consider on their boat
would be the Stars 'n Bars, I want to write the "Sailboat Trash
Cruising Guide".
For convenience and cuz there are not yet many yachtish places yet, I
will start with the Florida Big Bend area such as Carabelle, Alligator
Harbor, Panacea, Shell Pt, Aucilla, Steinhatchee, etc. For
consideration in this guide, the place must be neglected by most other
guides, have at least one bar serving smoked mullet, cheese grits and
hush puppies, and be scary to anybody with varnished teak and
spotlessly white topsides. I will list OYSTER BOATS (how trashed out
they are), GUN RACK QUOTIENT (fraction of trucks with gun racks),
CREOSOTE PROBABILITY (probability that you will mar your sides on
creosoted pilings), and CHAW # (different kinds of chewing tobacco
they sell).