Wed, March 10, 2010 - Hobe Sound (north of Jupiter, FL)

Our plan was to continue on the ICW rather than traveling on the outside all the way to Stuart. We weren’t in a big hurry and knew that the homes we would see on this part of the waterway would be some of the most opulent yet. The sky was mostly clear; the temperatures for the day were in the 70’s and the winds were southerly at 5 to 12 knots.









We enjoyed a leisurely day, taking turns at the wheel, and marveling at the mansions along the route. We paused for 18 bridges to be lifted for us – thankfully, the timing worked out reasonably well and we did not have to do a lot of waiting around for the lifts. Just before the PGA Bridge, our fourteenth of the day, Maureen looked up at the huge vessel we had just met on the ICW and noticed the name of the boat was Privacy. A couple of months ago, Jess, our daughter, had warned us to keep an eye open for Tiger Woods’ yacht, Privacy, as he had reportedly gone into hiding for awhile to get away from the news hounds and the public humiliation related to his dalliances. We snapped a photo of the back of the boat before it was too far away and have included it here. After the sighting, Maureen was reading in the Florida guidebook that Tiger Woods, indeed, has a home in this area near Jupiter Inlet and North Palm Beach.

After 42 nautical miles, we arrived at Hobe Sound, ICW mile 1000, at 4:30 pm. We set the anchor, went to shore (small beach surrounded by mangroves) and let Lucy run before returning home for a relaxing evening.