March Maddness

A chance meeting

Spring is coming to the Keys and with it brings some of the best weather to sail on Florida Bay. Yesterday on the Bay it looked like a scene from Martha's Vineyard, four Catboats out for a day sail, not planned but yet somehow we all managed to come together for a picture OP.

Catboats on the Bay, a spontaneous meeting

Charlie and Salee aboard "A-Lee"

Roland was out with our friend and Catboat owner, Davy, Charlie and Salee were out in their Menger, I was sailing my "Puffin" and Rick Beeman and Mary Cahill  were cruising around in their Sandpiper, "Sea Bean". It was a perfect breeze, twelve Kts. from the SE, earlier predictions had called for light and variable winds. In an environment like this, to see all these Gaff Rigs and not another sailboat in sight is truly amazing.

Roland and Davy, Roland is checking out my rig

"Ibis" approaching to Starboard

With the fair conditions  I was able to go fishing in the morning, sail in he afternoon and then do the Canals in our neighborhood at sunset, in my Flats Boat. Great sunset to end an awesome day on the water.

Next on the list of sails are a couple of overnights to the Back country, hopefully we'll have about four boats participating in this activity.