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Dan Phy's avatar

Nice Article...I have Camp Cruised a few lakes & rivers (P15, M15, SCAMP) down in Florida...nights were always special...thanks for the memories.

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Michael Scheibeck's avatar

Good to see new material! Kudos to the author for a lovely piece.

I once sailed our Sea Pearl 21 Magic Pearl on Lake Apopka, off into the marshes and down the canal/channel toward Lake Harris. At one point, my young son and I pushed her up into the tall grass to have a snack. The reverie was soon broken by the sound of an airboat. Closer and closer it came, until it burst out of the grass within a couple hundred feet. I don't think it was a near miss situation--the operator could probably see our masts above the grass from his high perch on the airboat. No harm, no foul, but I will confess we were a bit apprehensive.

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Norman J. Stringfield's avatar

Good article. Very familiar with Lake Harris since Venetia Cove Marina was The Lusty Sloggers home port for several years. Other than the fishing tournaments there wasn't much of the HIGH SPEED mentality on some lakes.

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Thomas Buzzi's avatar

Nicely done. I do miss holding the glossy pages of former Small Craft Advisor pages though.

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