Hi I'm Mike Dickens. I live aboard my trawler, with my wife Mary, on Amelia Island Florida. We love to cruise the ICW and creeks from Tampa to NC and especially the St. Johns River. At this link, you can view a narrated virtual tour of our trawler, the Patricia Ann.
I've been on boats as long as I can remember. Although a Florida native from Cocoa Beach, I grew up along the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I was always in a boat fishing, clamming, oystering, or just having fun.
If you are considering living aboard or doing some extended cruising, I can help guide you to your dreams. If you are not sure how to proceed, ask because I've been there. I offer new-to-boating customers hands-on instruction aboard my trawler to those that feel they need it prior to their purchase.
I typically spend my time in North/Central Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina assisting customers with their boating needs.
Mary, my lovely wife, is the Admiral of the Patricia Ann and helps me with the administrative chores in the brokerage. Mary is from North Carolina and grew up with boats as well. Her parents had a 48 foot Motoryacht for many years.
She also is an excellent first mate, navigator and helmswoman. Mary enjoys helping ladies new to the boating scene. If they have questions about what its all about, she's ready to help. She also takes pride in the Patricia Ann, and is always ready to show her off to customers.
Take a look at our MV Patricia Ann blog to get an idea of what the liveaboard lifestyle and boating in general has to offer.
Physical Location
251 Creekside Drive
Fernandina Beach, Florida 32034
Mail Address
1417 Sadler Road, Box 183
Fernandina Beach, Florida 32034
So there you have it. Boating can be summed up like this.
"If a man must be obsessed by something, a boat is as good as it gets, perhaps better than most"
E.B. White - writer
