38th Annual Seven Seas Cruising Association Gam, Melbourne, FL, Nov. 15-17 SSCA will be holding their biggest party of the year when cruising enthusiasts meet on Florida’s Space Coast Nov. 15-17. Attendees will enjoy two full days of seminars and can visit marine vendor booths on Friday and Saturday from 95, where they will find a variety of vendors displaying their wares, answering questions and offering “boat show” prices. On Sunday, cruisers can attend the huge indoor nautical flea market, as well as the intimate Cruising Destination Roundtables where experienced cruisers will answer questions about popular destinations. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet and mingle and experience the renowned SSCA camaraderie at the Vendor Appreciation and Camaraderie Cocktail Party on Friday and at the gourmet buffet on Saturday evening. Saturday night’s dinner will be followed by Jimmy Cornell’s presentation, “Highlights of a Sailing Life.” All activities will take place at the Eau Gallie Civic Center in Melbourne, FL (1551 Highland Ave.), located on the ICW with plenty of room for anchoring and a free dinghy dock just steps from the Civic Center. For more information, or to register, go to www.ssca.org and click on
SSCA Events, or call (954) 771-5660. (Note: final details on the gam were not available as of press date, including who will be speakers at this year’s gam. Gam events listed above are events held in the last few years and could change. More will be available next month, or go to www.ssca.org. There will be no West Florida gam held this year.)
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Okeechobee Water Level Rises Approximately 18 Inches Since July As of press date in early August, Lake Okeechobee is at 16.04 feet above sea level, increasing about 18 inches since May. This makes the navigational depth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 9.98, and the navigational depth for Route 2, which goes around the southern coast of the lake, 8.18 feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka was at 47.65 feet. For those interested in seeing the daily height of the lake, navigation route depths and bridge clearance, go to http:// w3.saj.usace. army.mil/h2o/currentLL.shtml (copy this address exactly as it is here with upper and lower cases). This link is also available on our website, www.southwindsmagazine.com.
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