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Video: Welcome Aboard Chez Nous. Cruise with Tom and Mel Neale
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Posted: October 31, 2008

Tom and Mel Neale welcome you aboard as they launch a series of video blogs depicting their cruising experiences, special places, tips and trouble areas. These Vlogs are just the tip of the iceberg. You can also order a DVD of much more. The DVD includes includes the vlogs and much more exciting, informative and fun material, taken LIVE as they cruise. See anchorages, beautiful scenery, danger areas, hot spots, special marinas, fascinating boats. See it the way it is, filmed by this couple who have lived aboard and cruised since 1979.

Video: Fabulous Ft. Lauderdale
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Posted: October 25, 2008

The "Yachting Capital of the World," Ft. Lauderdale has more boats of more kinds and more waterways than any other place you'll see. A local TowboatUS captain gives Tom and you an up-close-on- the-water visit. See more on the soon to come DVD.

Tom Atop Mast of Chez Nous
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Posted: October 24, 2008

Tom goes to the top of his mizzen mast to fix an antenna. From here you get a bird's eye view of "Chez Nous," Camachee Cove Yacht Harbor in St. Augustine, Florida, many boats in the marina and the surrounding area. Also get tips about how to do this.

Treacherous Rocks in Part of Florida’s ICW
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Posted: October 24, 2008

Tom and local TowBoatUS captain explore one of the few places in Florida's ICW where treacherous rocks reach out to wreck boats. This area, straight and narrow, seems easy. But it's confusing as well as having rocky shores.

TowboatUS at St. Simons Sound
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Posted: October 24, 2008

Local Towboat US captain explains coverage and then launches into stories about rescues. See with next video which shows how treacherous the shoals in the area can be, even to the point of not just grounding a boat, but burying it..

Shipwrecked Shrimp Boat Buried under Shifting Sand in Georgia ICW
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Posted: October 24, 2008

Fascinating film shows remains of shrimp boat that ran aground near ICW at St. Andrew Sound in Georgia. The shoal soon shifted and completely buried the shrimp boat, leaving only its masts above the beach. Today tourists walk on the beach over the boat.

Video: A Stranded Manatee Struggles to Survive
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Posted: October 22, 2008

This unusual video shows a Manatee trapped in a creek during an extreme low tide in northern Florida. The Manatee is filmed almost completely out of the water. The related DVD documents the life or death drama as the Manatee, helped by boaters and local officials, tries to breathe, stay alive, and hopefully escape. The related DVD also shows extremely rare footage of the Manatee walking in very shallow water. Few have seen the "pect walk" which makes you wonder if the Manatee has walked on land in the past, or will in the future. Check this site for availability of the DV...... Read More

Little River Inlet in South Carolina
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Posted: October 17, 2008

Little River Inlet as it passes into the ocean can be tricky, but the passage leading from the ICW to the inlet is particularly beautiful. You may want to explore this area by dinghy on a nice day.



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Tom and Mel Neale
Coming soon, a DVD of all Tom and Mel's videos.

Local knowledge about attractions of North Myrtle Beach and Little River, South Carolina
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Posted: October 16, 2008

The Little River area, just north of the notorious “Rock Pile” in the ICW has interesting restaurants, an anchorage, many marinas and an inlet from the Atlantic. Aboard a local TowboatUS boat, the operator, an area native, tells you how to enjoy the area.
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Tom and Mel Neale
P.S. Coming soon, a DVD of all Tom and Mel's videos. Check this site for availability of the full DVD soon.

Local TowboatUS operators discuss the ICW from St. Augustine through Ponce de Leon Inlet, Florida
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Posted: October 15, 2008

St. Augustine to Titusville, Florida contains river, dredged cuts, beautiful marsh. St. Augustine Inlet is relatively stable and often used by coastal cruisers. Ponce de Leon Inlet to the south is much more dicey. TowboatUS operators from the area describe their operations. On the related DVD they and Tom show you bad areas where boats often go aground, as well as some of the fascinating scenery, including Matanzas Inlet.

P.S. Coming soon, a DVD of all Tom and Mel's videos. Check this site for availability of the full DVD soon.


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Tom and Mel
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