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David Newstead

David Newstead

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Palm Bay Florida

Retired USNavy now Physical Therapist. Been sailing/cruising on and off for 40 plus years, motor and sail craft. Many overnight open ocean passages as skipper and crew. Navigation enthusiast. Parents lived and cruised for many years on sailboats, oldest son mega yacht chef. Looking forward to cruising as bareboat skipper on 40-50’ catamarans for next several years

19,267

NM

Total Distance

1,553

Days

Time at Sea

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David Newstead
Daniel Jackson

David Newstead, Daniel Jackson & 5 others

13 December 2025 at 08:00

Manual Entry

Bluewater Academy Flotilla 2025 Day 5 - Cabbage Key to Burnt Store Marina

13.8

NM

2h 30m

Useppa Oyster Bar to Burnt Store Marina, United States

David Newstead
Daniel Jackson

David Newstead, Daniel Jackson & 4 others

11 December 2025 at 11:01

Bluewater Academy Flotilla 2025 Day 4 - Key West to Cabbage Key

144.2

NM

1 day 5 hours

Key West Ferry Terminal to Useppa Oyster Bar, United States

David Newstead
Daniel Jackson

David Newstead, Daniel Jackson & 4 others

9 December 2025 at 16:39

Bluewater Academy Flotilla 2025 Day 3 - Panther Key to Key West

94.1

NM

21h 37m

Gomez Point to Key West Ferry Terminal, United States

David Newstead
Daniel Jackson

David Newstead, Daniel Jackson & 4 others

8 December 2025 at 05:44

Bluewater Academy Flotilla 2025 Day 2 - Ft Myers Beach to Panther Key

61.4

NM

11h 30m

Fort Myers Beach to Panther Key, United States

David Newstead
Daniel Jackson

David Newstead, Daniel Jackson & 4 others

7 December 2025 at 10:02

Bluewater Academy Flotilla 2025 Day 1 - Punta Gorda to Ft Myers Beach

48.8

NM

9h 59m

Burnt Store Marina to Fort Myers Beach, United States

Lindsay Estes

Lindsay Estes - Hey! Will you continue to sail much near Ft. Meyers??!! I have a lot of people I would love to connect in that area, so let’s make a plan for a meetup event, if so!

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David Newstead
Daniel Jackson

David Newstead & Daniel Jackson

11 November 2025 at 07:52

Stuart to Punta Gorda via the Florida Keys

391.8

NM

2 days 13 hours

Port Salerno to Burnt Store Marina, United States

Navigation Rules for Sailboats online course from NauticED

Manual Entry

6 September 2025 at 00:00

1

NM

3 days 0 hours

Online

Basic Sail Trim course from NauticED

Manual Entry

2 September 2025 at 00:00

1

NM

3 days 0 hours

Online

Grenadines charter

Manual Entry

1 October 2023 at 00:00

80

NM

10 days 0 hours

Caribbean

Florida to St Thomas

Manual Entry

1 July 2015 at 00:00

1300

NM

9 days 0 hours

Caribbean