It was almost 20 years ago when I made my first boat trip from NJ to Florida and the trip turned out to be an adventure of a lifetime. Three friends set sail from Toms River, NJ to Hollywood Beach, Floirda in late September 1996 and on the way they gained tremendous on the job experience as boat captains and crew members onboard the motor yacht RJS. During the trip we encountered bad weather, rough seas, and just about everything else rookie boaters fear on a long range boat trip.
During the trip we ran aground so hard the bottom paint came off the bottom of the boat and when the rescuer boat arrived to help us, it sank right in front of us and we ended up having to rescue the rescue captain. Looking back, it was truly an adventure of a lifetime and remains as a priceless memory for me and my two buddies.
The Boat Trip was not only an adventure, it was a fun experience and one I would recommend to just about anyone with a boat over 30 feet in length and would like to travel the East Coast. The RJS was a 44 Ft Sea Ray and since the RJS, I have had many boats. In fact, my close friends claim I have more boat than many small countries.
Today, in 2013, I enjoy traveling the DITCH onboard my Trawler (SLOW POKE). I tell my friends that my doctor told me to slow down, so I purchased a Trawler only to discover later that this is not what my doctor meant. I now enjoy the slow moving trawler and I have truly learned, like in life, its about the Journey and not the Destination.