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Book Now: Exclusive BOGO Slip Offer Ends Soon! Marina Jack, Sarasota, FL, GICW Statute Mile 73
Marina Jacks and Sarasota are a favorite stop of ours when cruising Florida’s Gulf Coast. It has top-notch facilities and staff, along with a great town to visit. We particularly enjoy the Sarasota Farmers Market, which is hosted every Saturday from 7 am – 1 pm.
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ANTSY – Janice Anne Wheeler, Sparring With Mother Nature
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Another week, sails by. I hope your passages have been grand!
Every day, in every way, our health, our environment, winds, weather and sunshine, we all SPAR WITH MOTHER NATURE. Thanks for staying aboard. ~J
Listen to post · 6:03 A few weeks ago, my eyes wandered above the tiny camera on the top of my Mac laptop, contemplating a polite inquiry, gazing at a glowing sunset. Not a real one, mind you, but captured, printed, hung on the bulkhead. It will always be my favorite, and that’s saying a lot because, let me assure you, I pay attention to the whole sunset, sunrise, moon phase, planetary conjunction, constellation thing.
Mother Nature’s sunrises and sunsets, sun and moon, stars and planets, are forever changing while remaining predictably, well, predictable.
Maybe that’s the draw. It’s always gonna rise. It’s always gonna set.
All the same perspective…One can watch the same thing day after day from the same place and yet it’s never exactly the same, allowing both variety and comfort. Maybe that’s the draw.
A few seconds later, I answered her question in a way that didn’t really allow followup. “I’m ANTSY. I think that’s going to be one of my stories coming up. ANTSY.” I smiled at them, my three confidants, hanging in their little zoom squares, each of us in our own comfortable corner, two with their surroundings obscured, one, like me, with a background open to interpretation. I shrugged, leaving the meaning of my current state open to interpretation, too, but with a certain confidence that while they may not relate, these friends can and do respect my constant desire to explore outside the realm.
According to Merriam-Webster, “the meaning of ANTSY is restless, fidgety; also : impatient, eager.
Antsy is the slang term. Restless is more relatable to most, and happens to be the original name of the wooden sailing yacht upon which I live. Her wealthy New York City society-type owner Stuyvesant Fish II custom ordered the vessel named RESTLESS, so there’s a layer in the soul of my home that lives with the feeling, just as I do. Maybe it permeates.
RESTLESS circa 1938, credit unknown. Eager may be my favorite part of the definition. It’s a great adjective, brighter, lighter, than RESTLESS. Years ago, my need to be on the move (and my propensity to be wide awake and exploring the world at the crack of dawn) led relatives to inquire with that annoying expression about ants that I refuse to repeat here. Nonetheless, it is how I find myself describing me right now. ANTSY. Anxious about what I see happening, nervous for a nation that is being modified before my eyes, worried that I can no longer afford to live here, aware there are too many untruths circulating, amazed that protections of wild lands I hold dear, the places which made me who I am, are being removed. I haven’t seen them all, and I want to. I hope to.
Two US National Monuments in Utah were reduced by 91% in July 2026. Grand Staircase Escalante, 2016. My Wanderlust never leaves, honestly. I wrote a Sparring with Mother Nature post entitled WANDERLUST ten months ago, trying to describe and tie down hard-to-define emotions and motivations. Some of it, I have come to realize, is having plans and dreams. For me, a key part of exploration was (and is) the powerful yearning to be somewhere different, even if that place is the same one every year. I’ve always sought the unseen, new air, altered view, but I know many brilliant people who prefer the known experience to the unknown and potentially disappointing one; a friend rents the same little cabin each summer on the Maine coast, my brother’s lifetime of pilgrimages to a childhood favorite, the Grand Canyon. Knowing it’s going to be amazing but never quite the same is the draw. I get it. I get both perspectives.
Glorious variety & solid sameness. North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park. By J. I’ve felt the disappointment of trying to return to a place that was amazing, and having it not live up to that first experience, then swearing I’d never try to replicate something that is better left to its beautiful memory. This train of thought (OMG I love trains!) is an interesting introspection for me. I’m not restless because things are going badly. It’s not because I’m not busy; there’s always something that needs to be done. Some of it can be put off, some of it can’t. That’s life anywhere. And I love the people in my life here. But damn, I’m ANTSY. ~J
Until next time, SPAR ON! I’m eager to receive another PenPal letter sometime soon from the globe-sailing Linda Jackson as she heads even further west…Papau New Guinea seems on the radar. Here in this hemisphere sunrises are getting later and sunsets earlier as weeks fly by. Enjoy yours!
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·November 23, 2025Read full story Here on STEADFAST, weather has become remarkably less predictable, demonstrated by inaccurate forecasts in this region of the US. We’re on our own.
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Atlantic Tropical Outlook for September – Fred Pickhardt
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View in browser The Atlantic basin is highly likely to remain unfavorable for tropical cyclogenesis through most of September. A strong El Niño base state is currently dominating global tropical weather, producing strong vertical wind shear across most of the tropical Atlantic, overwhelming the weaker Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) signal.
Wind Shear
The Main Development Region (MDR):
Tropical waves emerging from Africa into the MDR will face a hostile environment and experience only brief development, if any.
Subtropical Potential:
The only notable area for potential tropical or subtropical development is outside the deep tropics, over the western Atlantic, near or north of the Bahamas. Here there is a slight (20-40%) chance for tropical or subtropical develop[ment, most likely after the 22nd.
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Weather Alert: Atlantic Quiet For At Least Another Week – SCDNR
Weather Alert – September 11, 2026
Atlantic Quiet For At Least Another Week
We’re in what’s usually the most active part of the Atlantic hurricane season, but the tropical Atlantic is a ghost town right now.
The above loop of visible satellite imagery above shows several features of interest across the North Atlantic and eastern U. S.:
- Tandem tropical waves along 82° west and 77° west in the western Caribbean and one more wave over the tropical Atlantic along 38° west.
- A band of clouds associated with a front stretching from Arkansas and Missouri to the Delmarva Peninsula and over the western Atlantic.
- A blob of clouds over South Alabama and the Florida Panhandle associated with an upper-level disturbance.
Image Source: University of Wisconsin RealEarth
Today, we move into record territory for lack of hurricanes. Since 1960, when weather satellites became available, the latest hurricane development came on September 11, a record held by Gustav of 2002 and Humberto of 2013, with an honorable mention for Diana in the leap year of 1984; Diana’s formation on September 10 was on the 254th day of the year, the same as Gustav and Humberto. The last time we went this deep into the season with no hurricanes was in 1941. Two years, 1907 and 1914, had no known hurricanes, and 1914 had only one known tropical storm.
A few tropical waves are crossing the deep tropics, but none show significant thunderstorm activity.
The Atlantic is likely to remain calm for another week or so. In fact, the deep tropics could remain calm much longer because the El Niño-driven vertical wind shear in the region is unlikely to subside. We’re also likely to see a continuing feed of dry air from Africa; blame El Niño for that, too.
However, the subtropical Atlantic (the area between the Tropic of Cancer and 35° north) could turn active as we approach the end of the month. As we head into late September and October, we start to see cold fronts edge further south again, and they usually turn stationary over the Gulf and subtropical Atlantic. Stationary fronts over warm waters can become a breeding ground for tropical cyclones. Our computer models are picking up the risk, with some showing development in 10-14 days, but they disagree on exactly where and when. There’s no strong signal for any area to be on high alert, just an indication that vigilance is necessary.
Quiet times continue in the Atlantic, but there’s still a lot of hurricane season left (yesterday was halftime), so stay prepped. If you need prep advice, hit up hurricane.sc.
SC Weather Highlights For the Next Week:
We’ll be turning unsettled this weekend as an upper-level trough moves in and a cold front to our north sags southward. This afternoon will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms, primarily over the northern half of the state. Stronger storms can cause locally damaging winds, and isolated flash flooding is also a concern. Most of the state will reach the 90s.
Saturday should be our most active day, as a disturbance now along the Gulf Coast tracks through ahead of the approaching front. This moisture-laden disturbance will trigger widespread showers and thunderstorms, and isolated damaging winds and isolated flash flooding remain a risk. Clouds and rain will keep temperatures in the 80s in the Upstate with low 90s elsewhere.
Sunday looks less active, with afternoon thunderstorms more focused along the Coastal Plain. Most of the state will reach the low 90s.
Monday looks hotter as a second front approaches. This will be one of those ‘backdoor fronts’, moving in from the northeast. The front won’t produce many afternoon and evening storms. Highs will be in the low to mid-90s; hotter spots could get to the upper 90s.
A cooler, drier air mass will move in behind the front. A little cooler, lower humidity will be the real relief. Tuesday could bring a shower or thunderstorm to the Lowcountry before the front pushes south, but otherwise, Tuesday through Friday all look rain-free. Highs will be in the upper 80s to low 90s Tuesday and Wednesday, then mainly low 90s later in the week. We’ll have to wait until the week after next for any real taste of fall.
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Cruisers’ Net Weekly Newsletter – September 11, 2026
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Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association September Newsletter
Cruisers Net is proud to be a member of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association whose lobbying work is crucial to keeping the Waterway navigable. Your membership dollars directly support their vital work. Please join and encourage your boating neighbors to do likewise, regardless of their homeport.
Just prior to the start of Labor Day weekend, members of the U.S. House of Representatives returned to Washington, D.C and passed the Senate’s version of a Continuing Resolution for FY27. By offering no changes to the Senate bill, it proceeded directly to the President for his signing on September 2nd. Members then returned to their District’s to continue campaigning for re-election this fall. While this was the best possible outcome for the appropriations process in the short-term, the CR expires on December 11th and Congress will have to re-visit the appropriations process shortly after the mid-term elections. At that point, Congress will have to pass the appropriations bills or vote for another CR to a date after the new year, or through September 30th. Therefore, the agencies are only funded for the next four months and thus will be limited by the amount of work they are able to complete or initiate.
The good news for the waterway is that we received $42.433 million in FY26 compared with $32.825 million in the President’s budget for FY27 so work will continue under the CR at the higher FY26 level. However, we could receive additional funding for FY27 on top of the base amounts depending on which earmarks get approved in the final appropriations bill. Those decisions will be made after the election as the House and Senate will only be in session four and 14 days, respectively, between now and election day in November.
Register Now for AIWA Annual Meeting in Atlantic Beach, FLJoin us this November 17-19th where you’ll connect with all waterway stakeholders to learn recent navigation successes, updates from the Corps districts, and what to expect from advocacy efforts in Washington, D.C. Together with the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND), the AIWA annual meeting is proud to be a partner as the kickoff event for FIND’s 100th year in 2027!
We have extended invitations to our federal partners at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA, and the Maritime Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Register and view sponsorship opportunities on the annual meeting webpage.
The conference will be held at the Dune House in Atlantic Beach, Florida. A limited number of rooms are available at the group rate of $294 per night (inclusive of all taxes and fees) until October 19th.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Brad Pickel, brad.pickel@
atlanticintracoastal.net. 
It was a busy summer for the AIWA as a concerted effort was underway to strengthen ties with our partners to better serve our waterway stakeholders, and get on the waterway to see first-hand how projects are being constructed. During June, Brad attended the National Dredging Meeting (NDM) in Norfolk, Virginia. This was the first NDM held along the waterway in over a decade and offered us the opportunity to interact with leadership of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineering (USACE). After presentations by MG Jason Kelly, USACE Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operation; and Mr. Stephen Hill, USACE Director of Operations and Regulatory Programs, and others, attendees were invited to speak directly with USACE District and Division staff to discuss upcoming projects and issues of concern. We used this valuable time to inform our partners on our Commercial Operators Stakeholder Group and learn more about upcoming projects while stressing the need for dredging along all five of the Corps districts along the waterway.
We also conducted a Waterway Inspection Tour in South Carolina in July. AIWA executive director Brad Pickel (with a little help from his friends!) traveled from AIWA headquarters in Beaufort, SC to the downtown Safe Harbor marina in Charleston SC. Along the way, we passed numerous commercial and recreational users while also getting a chance to see the enhancement of dredge material management areas near the Ashepoo-Coosaw cutoff. This is a much needed project in an area without a beneficial use opportunity for dredged sediment.
On August 25-27, Brad attended the National Waterways Conference Annual Meeting. The NWC is the pre-eminent organization representing all of the USACE major programs. Brad represents the AIWA on the NWC Executive Committee and Board of Directors. The NWC Annual Meeting “connects water resources leaders from across the country for policy discussions, regional perspectives, project tours, and candid conversations about the decisions shaping America’s water resources future.”
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Great Bridge Locks – Deviation – Wed, Sept 16, Great Bridge, VA
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Great Bridge Locks – Deviation
Mariners are advised that the Great Bridge Locks, located at Mile Marker 12.0 on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway & Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, will be closed between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. on the following dates:
September 2, 2026
September 9, 2026
September 16, 2026
Outside those closures, the lock will be fully open for navigation. Those planning to use Great Bridge Lock to transit the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal are advised to plan accordingly.
For any concerns, contact USCG Sector Virginia Waterways Management Division via email at virginiawaterways@uscg.mil.
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EAVESDROPPING – Janice Anne Wheeler, Sparring With Mother Nature
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Thanks for staying aboard. ~J
Listen to post · 8:38 “BAD BECKY, BAD BECKY, BAD BECKY this is Naval Aircraft Command.”
It was a steamy, sunny, late-summer morning. “Who was that hailing?” I asked my Sailor, a tad rhetorically, really just emphasizing that in our thankfully peaceful part of the seas we don’t expect such a title to come across the airwaves at all, especially in such a, well, commanding manner. We had seen the military helicopter circling overhead, but that is not a rarity so close to Norfolk, Virginia, home of an array of US military establishments. But neither of us, the Sailor has been around the region for fifty years, has ever heard the Naval Aircraft Command part.
WAIT! Please allow me to interrupt this story to tell you WHY we are listening to this convo. STEADFAST was under full sail for the first time since May 1, 2024 after 850 days of NOT sailing. When you live on a sailboat, that’s a tremendous amount. She did great and I remembered all the important stuff, including crucial provisions (cheese, rum, coffee, wine), when to duck, and how to tie knots.
I can hardly express how happy I was, so I’ll just inset the photo below. You’ll know.
OK, back to our eavesdropping tale…Our primary VHF radio, tuned to channel 16, crackled again. It was Naval Aircraft Command asking the other end of the conversation, which we could not hear, to change to channel 12. Intrigued, amused, we changed our second VHF from the local bridge and Watermen traffic to 12.
Is it eavesdropping? Absolutely. And I highly recommend it.
Our pair of VHF, one higher power. If you are a new boater or simply an unaware and beloved landlubber, please understand that many/most vessels will follow a conversation to the channel indicated, remotely interesting (or not) to see what’s going on. It’s a cultural thing, a way to pass the time, and can be informative, surprising, amusing, or none of the above. The next transmission on 12 from Naval Aircraft Command was all of the above, partly due to the name of the vessel that had rumbled into a US NAVY training exercise using live ammunition. (!!)
Chart credit ADC Maps.“BAD BECKY you have entered a Live Fire Exercise Area, please proceed to course 210 two-one-zero for two miles. Do not proceed any further east. How copy?” Reminder, STEADFAST can only hear the Commander in the helicopter because the Live Fire Exercise Area was miles down the rather busy Chesapeake Bay. That exchange ended only to begin again within minutes, “BAD BECKY this is Naval Aircraft Command.” Pause. “You remain within the boundaries of the Live Fire Exercise. Please change your course to 220 for two miles. How copy?” There was a silence, and, “Thank you for your cooperation, Captain.” Another vessel was similarly directed to avoid the Live Fire Area. And another. And another. Then BECKY got really BAD. “BAD BECKY, channel 12.” Pause. “BAD BECKY you are still within the active zone of the Live Fire Exercise. Please proceed to course 270 that is two-seven-zero for twenty miles. How copy?” Pause. “What is your destination?” Pause. “Where are you going BAD BECKY? You are within the confines of a Live Fire Exercise that will last until 1pm. Please proceed immediately on course 270 for twenty miles. Do not proceed any further east. How copy?” That was the last we heard of her. Third time’s a charm.
I searched the internet and found BAD BECKY. She’s a fast, sexy sportfishing vessel complete with tuna scoping tower and can be had for a cool 1.5M USD, if anyone’s interested.
Charleston-based BAD BECKY couldn’t stay outside the lines. Screenshots MacGregor Yachts sale site.VHF chatter for the next three hours was frequent, astonished boaters complying for the most part to the booming voice in the sky. Of course, the name of the vessel added to our substantial amusement of the situation, but I found it rather amazing, regardless of your lean, that the US Navy schedules target practice with live ammunition right off the main channel in the Chesapeake Bay, the standard route for Baltimore, one of the busiest shipping ports on the East Coast of North America, from 9am-1pm. Let’s hope all those shooters had previous practice and were pretty well honed in! For my part, I think I would have high-tailed it in the direction indicated when someone calling themselves Naval Air Command told me I was entering a live shooting zone, but to each his own….our top speed is eight knots, and BAD BECKY can probably top 40.
On the topic of military encounters, here’s a flashback for you—STEADFAST stumbled into a US Navy Submarine at the surface of the Western North Atlantic, pretty far from anywhere, just sailing along. We had just overtaken another vessel and caught dinner dragging a line off the transom. I was on the back deck with a very sharp knife when my Sailor’s voice went up an octave. “That’s a submarine!” Clearly, it was not sub-marine. I whirled to peer in the direction of his pointing finger just as a booming voice came over channel 16. Seriously. Booming. Like OZ, even, if you’ve seen that 1939 classic about tornadoes, witches and glittery slippers.
My compatriot Peter Swanson, the LOOSE CANNON wrote our 2023 Submarine story more than a year before I decided to create SPARRING and join the fun on SubStack. Take a look; if you read far enough you’ll discover that we had a Japanese racing pigeon make himself at home on our teak decks for a few weeks that same spring. Someday I’ll make ‘Herman’ into the next hero of children’s literature; he flew 9,000 miles, to windward, no less, just because he wanted to see what happened next… just like we do.
LOOSE CANNONReturning to the Chesapeake from a season in the Bahamas, the crew of Steadfast was sailing in the Gulf Stream when they came across something unusual and a bit startling. About 600 feet away a periscope was churning the water. Moments later, the sail of…3 years ago · 7 likes · 8 comments · Peter Swanson
‘Herman the Homing Pigeon That Wouldn’t Go Home’ 2023. LOOSE CANNONThis story was originally published in March 2023. Writer-chef Janice Anne Wheeler now has her own nautical Substack newsletter called Sparring With Mother Nat…9 months ago · 13 likes · 15 comments · Peter SwansonStay safe out there my friends, and eavesdrop if it’s prudent!
Have a peaceful, sane week. ~J
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More unnecessary blather on VHFs. Not long ago I wrote a story about tuning in and tuning out channel 16. It is a mandatory, international emergency, distress and hailing frequency. In the following story, a giant yacht decided it wasn’t mandatory, and while there was a happy ending in spite of that, I hope a lesson got learned.
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Double Your Fun: Stay 2 Nights, Pay for 1 at Marina Jack! Sarasota, FL, GICW Statute Mile 73
Marina Jacks and Sarasota are a favorite stop of ours when cruising Florida’s Gulf Coast. It has top-notch facilities and staff, along with a great town to visit. We particularly enjoy the Sarasota Farmers Market, which is hosted every Saturday from 7 am – 1 pm.
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Boating Access Must Be A Priority Before The Electione – Boating United
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Dear Boater,
In July, the NMMA launched the Waterways Access Initiative, a new campaign that will advance policies that protect public water access, modernize recreation infrastructure, support conservation, and strengthen the made-in-America recreational boating industry.
As Congress returns from August recess, it has less than 20 legislative days left before the November Election. Some of our key access priorities are still pending before this Congress, and over the next four weeks, we are asking you to join us in letting your member of Congress know they need to act on these priorities now!
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Congress recently made interest on qualifying loans for American-made automobiles tax deductible—but American-made boats were left out. The bipartisan Boat Loan Interest Deduction Act would correct that disparity by allowing taxpayers to deduct up to $10,000 annually in interest on loans for qualifying new recreational boats assembled in the United States.
Recreational marine manufacturing is uniquely American and primarily consists of small businesses. These companies support skilled jobs, invest in local communities, and help make American-made boats sought after around the world.
The bipartisan legislation, H.R. 9537, was recently introduced by Representatives Rudy Yakym (R-IN) and Don Davis (D-NC), and more cosponsors in both parties are now needed to build momentum and move the legislation forward.
Write your member of Congress and ask them to cosponsor H.R. 9537, the Boat Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2026.
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Falling Into the Season 🍂🍁 – Elizabeth City
Elizabeth City sits at the southern terminus of the Dismal Swamp Canal and has the well-earned reputation of being a transient-friendly town with free dockage for 72 hours.
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