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| Description: THIS SHOT SHOWS THE "FAT POINT", THE LARGE PENINSULA WHICH IS "PUNTA GORDA" THE GREEN MANGROVE AREAS FORM A PROTECTIVE BUFFER FROM THE WEST |
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| Description: THIS PICTURE LOOKS NORTH ACROSS THE OPENING OF THE PEACE RIVER INTO THE TOP OF CHARLOTTE HARBOR. THE CHANNEL ON THE LOWER LEFT IS CALLED THE "PONCE INLET" TO THE HARBOR. THIS SHORT RIVER OUT TO THE OPEN WATER SERVES ABOUT 65% OF THE SAILBOAT HOMES IN PGI. |
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| Description: THE ISLES YACHT CLUB, CIRCULAR BUILDING AT THE BOTTOM WAS THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION SITE IN 1960'S. THE MAIN APPROACH TO THE YACHT CLUB GOES OUT THROUGH WIDE BASIN. MY HOUSE AND BOAT ARE ON THE END OF SECOND STREET ON THE LEFT, JUST BEFORE THE OPENING TO JAMAICA BASIN. |
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| Description: THIS IS FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE. PUNTA GORDA'S LIVEABOARD MARINA AND "TOURIST TRAP". THERE ARE 30 STORES AND BOUTIQUES, 7 RESTAURANTS, AND "TIME SHARE" CONDOS ON THE WHARF. WE REGULARLY USE THE COURTESY DOCK TO VISIT BY BOAT. |
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| Description: THIS IS A VIEW OF THE ORIGINAL DEEP DRAFT SAILBOAT AREA OF PUNTA GORDA ISLES. THESE STREETS CALLED THE "FINGERS" HAVE DIRECT BOATING ACCESS TO THE HARBOR. |
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| Description: THE STERN OF MY CATALINA 34' SAYS IT ALL! THE SAILING LIFESTYLE IN PUNTA GORDA ISLES IS TRULY "JUST WRIGHT" |
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| Description: THIS IS AN ACTUAL PHOTO OFF MY STARBOARD BOW ON A SAIL TO BOCA GRANDE, A QUAINT BARRIER ISLAND. SUNSETS ON THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA ARE ALMOST INDESCRIBABLE. |
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| Description: THIS TUG IS PART OF THE CITY OF PUNTA GORDA'S CANAL MAINTAINENCE DISTRICT. THE CITY OWNS AND REPLACES THE 54 MILES OF SEAWALL. HOMEOWNERS PAY $250/YEAR FOR THIS SERVICE. A FANTASTIC INSURANCE PLAN WHICH ADDS TO PROPERTY VALUE! |
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| Description: SEAWALL IS EXPENSIVE! IN JUNE, 2003 WE HAD 16" OF RAIN IN 36 HOURS. THIS CAUSED SOME SEAWALL TO FAIL. PUNTA GORDA IS THE ONLY WATERFRONT AREA I KNOW OF WHERE THE CITY REPLACES DAMAGED SEAWALL. IF I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, IT WOULD COST UP TO $20,000. ONE MORE REASON I CHOSE PUNTA GORDA ISLES! |
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| Description: ANOTHER SHOT OF THE CITY'S CREW REPLACING SEAWALL. I CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HOW VALUABLE THIS PROGRAM IS. MUCH OF THE SEAWALL ALL OVER COASTAL FLORIDA IS ORIGINAL 1950ish AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THIS IS THE ONLY SEAWALL MAINTAINENCE PROGRAM I KNOW OF. |
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| Description: THIS VIEW DOWN THE YACHT CLUB CHANNEL WAS THE POSTER WHICH ATTRACTED ME TO PGI IN 1983. I NEVER DREAMED AS A MICHIGAN TEACHER THAT MY BOAT WOULD BE THE SECOND MAST ON THE LEFT IN THIS PICTURE TODAY! |
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| Description: THIS IS A VIEW OF THE ORIGINAL SAILBOAT AREA OF PGI, CLOSE TO MY HOME. WHEN I MOVED IN, I THOUGHT I HAD GONE TO SAILBOAT HEAVEN. MOST OF MY NEIGHBORS WERE SAILORS WITH BOATS IN BACK OF THEIR HOME. |
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| Description: WE DO HAVE SEVERAL SERIOUS SPORTS FISHING YACHTS WHOSE HOME PORT IS PUNTA GORDA ISLES. THIS IS ONE JUST DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE CANAL FROM ME. |
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| Description: THIS IS ANOTHER CATALINA 34' NESTLED AT THE HEAD OF A CANAL. THERE ARE ABOUT 6 CATALINA 34s IN PGI. CATALINAS ARE EXTREMELY POPULAR AND WELL SUITED FOR CRUISING OUR PART OF FLORIDA. THE WING KEELS ON MOST MODELS CARRY 5' OR LESS DRAFT WHICH IS IDEAL FOR OUR AREA. THIS BOAT HAS A SUN COVER FOR THE INTENSE SUMMER SUN. |
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| Description: FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE, WE HAVE SOME VERY NICE CONDOS AND VILLAS WITH GULF ACCESS DOCKAGE. PRICES FOR SAILBOAT CONDOS RUN FROM ABOUT $150K UP TO $400K. MANY OF THE CONDOS HAVE A LONGER RUN OUT TO OPEN WATER (30-60 MIN), AND MAY LIMIT THE LENGTH OF THE BOAT. EMAIL ME FOR DETAIL CONDO/DOCKAGE INFORMATION! |
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| Description: SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE POWERBOATERS! HERE JACK AND TED, BROTHERS FROM ST. LOUIS AND LONG TIME FRIENDS AND CLIENTS, MOOR THEIR CRUISER JUST IN SIGHT OF OPEN WATER. |
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| Description: MOST CONDOS HAVE DOCKAGE RIGHT OUT BACK. MOST DOCKAGE IS "FIRST COME FIRST SERVE". AS THIS PHOTO SHOWS, THERE IS USUALLY PLENTY OF ROOM. THERE ARE ALSO VILLAS WITH ASSIGNED AND "DEEDED" DOCKS. UNLIKE THE OLDER VILLAS, NEW CONDO DEVELOPMENTS ARE CHARGING EXTRA FOR DOCK SPACE, A SIGN OF THE TIMES. |
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| Description: THIS IS MY ORIGINAL CATALINA 34' THAT WE TOOK DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI TO FLORIDA IN 1987. WE LIVED ABOARD 2 YEARS AND LATER SOLD THE BOAT IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI. THE NEW OWNER CALLED ME A FEW YEARS LATER AND BOUGHT THIS LOT AND BROUGHT THE BOAT DOWN. IT HAS A 5'7" DRAFT. |
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| Description: THIS TARTAN 37' BELONGS TO A CLIENT OF MINE WHO SAILED THE BOAT OVER FROM TEXAS WHEN HE RETIRED.WITH THE 4' FIXED AND 3'RETRACTABLE BOARD, IT'S IDEAL FOR FLORIDA WATER. |
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| Description: THIS IS ONE OF LARGER BOATS IN PUNTA GORDA ISLES. i BELIEVE ITS AN ALUMINUM OR STEEL HULL, ABOUT 60' LOA. I AM NOT SURE OF ITS DRAFT BUT IT WOULD BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MOOR THIS BOAT RIGHT OFF THE HOME ANYWHERE ELSE IN S.W. FLORIDA. THAT'S WHY PGI IS SO POPULAR WITH SAILORS. |
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| Description: THIS NEWER BENETEAU IS MOORED IN FRONT OF A NEW HOME. THE LARGE, DOUBLE "CAGE" OVER THE POOL AND LANAI HIGHLIGHTS THE OUTDOOR LIFESTYLE OF PGI LIVING. THE CAGE IS LIKE A GIANT SCREEN DOOR SO IN NICE WEATHER, THE ENTIRE HOUSE OPENS UP TO THE POOL AND WATERFRONT. |
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| Description: THIS SCENE SHOWS THE "RIM CANAL" WHICH RUNS AROUND ABOUT 65% OF THE SUBDIVISION. IT'S VERY WIDE AND DEEP AND OFFERS A NATURE VIEW AND TOTAL PRIVACY FOR THOSE WHO LIVE ALONG IT. HOME PRICES ARE PREMIUM FOR THIS VIEW. |
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| Description: HERE, A CLIENT OF MINE LIFTS HIS 41' HUNTER WHEN HE IS AWAY FROM HOME. ALTHOUGH THIS IS UNUSUAL, MORE LARGER SAILBOATS ARE USING LIFTS FOR SECURITY AND TO REDUCE GROWTH ON THE HULL. |
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| Description: CHRISTMAS IS A BIG EVENT ON THE BOATS AND CANALS. ALL THE HOMES LIGHT THEIR SEAWALLS AND BOATS AND THE CANALS ARE ALIVE WITH TOURS EACH NIGHT VIEWING THE WATERFRONT DISPLAYS. HERE JODY AND I GET READY FOR THE SEASON. |
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| Description: THIS IS ANOTHER VIEW OF MY BOAT AND CANAL. TO GET TO OPEN WATER, I SIMPLY GO DOWN TO THE END OF THE CANAL AND TURN NORTH. I CAN HAVE TWO SAILS SET, ENGINE OFF, AND A COOL BEVERAGE IN HAND IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES FROM MY DOCK! MOST OTHER SAILING SUBDIVISIONS I FOUND IN FLORIDA REQUIRE LONG MOTORING, OFTEN UNDER DRAW BRIDGES, ETC. TO GET TO OPEN SAILING WATER. |
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| Description: SEARAYS ARE POPULAR BOATS IN PUNTA GORDA ISLES. GREAT FOR A RUN DOWN THE HARBOR FOR LUNCH AND A SWIM ON THE BEACH, OVERNIGHT, OR FOR A LONGER CRUISE. |
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| Description: MANY LOCALS KEEP A RUNABOUT ON A BOAT LIFT, READY FOR A FISHING EXCURSION OR A RUN DOWN THE HARBOR TO THE BARRIER ISLANDS AND THE BEACHES. CHARLOTTE HARBOR IS 125 MI. OF PROTECTED WATER SO SMALLER CRAFT DO JUST FINE! |
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| Description: ANOTHER OF THE LARGEST SAILBOATS IN PGI, THIS CUSTOM 60' BELONGS TO A SEMI RETIRED BUILDER WHO BUILT THE LARGE HOME IN BACK OF BOAT AND WHO HAS FINISHED OFF THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THIS HULL. HE TOO WOULD HAVE TROUBLE FINDING ANY OTHER HOME SUITABLE FOR THIS BOAT IN S.W. FLORIDA OUTSIDE OF PUNTA GORDA ISLES. |
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| Description: THIS PEARSON 36' BELONGS TO A CLIENT WHO STILL LIVES MUCH OF THE SUMMER IN ST. LOUIS. HE, LIKE MANY, GOT A GOOD DEAL ON HIS SAILBOAT HERE IN FLORIDA. THERE IS AN ACTIVE SAILBOAT MARKET RIGHT IN PUNTA GORDA. THAT'S WHERE I GOT MY 34'! |
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| Description: ANOTHER CLIENT OF MINE IS REAR COMMODORE AT THE ISLES YACHT CLUB AND HAS THIS ROOMY CATAMARAN FOR CRUISING. LARRY AND STEPHANIE LOVE TO ENTERTAIN ON BOARD AT SEVERAL OF THE YACHT CLUB EVENTS. |
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| Description: ANOTHER LARGER POWER BOAT. I HAVE TO ADMIT WE HAVE SOME SERIOUS POWERBOATERS IN ADDITION TO SAILORS. THE JAMAICA BASIN IS ONE OF THE LARGE OPEN AREAS IN THE ORIGINAL SAILBOAT AREA. |
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| Description: BOB, MY GOLF AND TENNIS BUDDY SAILS THIS ENDEAVOR 36' CATAMARAN WHICH HE HAD CUSTOM BUILT IN THE TAMPA AREA. CATAMARANS ARE BECOMING A POPULAR SPECIES OF SAILBOAT IN PUNTA GORDA ISLES. |
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