WE CALL IT, "SAILING AROUND THE BLOCK"
Yesterday, my friend Roland and me took a sail that we have come to call "around the block". The sail usually takes us on a course that makes a circuit around several Keys and varies from a few miles to many miles, like yesterday. Our "around the block" yesterday covered about 25 - 27 miles when all was said and done. These sails invariably play the predicted winds and any shifts that might take place later in the day. It was a great day to be on the Florida Bay/Everglades National Park.
When we started the winds were SE at 12 (we were headed NW at that time) and were scheduled to turn SW by three O'clock, (we were headed S at this time) which they did. By using the wind direction prediction were able to chart our course so we had very little windward work .
When we started the winds were SE at 12 (we were headed NW at that time) and were scheduled to turn SW by three O'clock, (we were headed S at this time) which they did. By using the wind direction prediction were able to chart our course so we had very little windward work .
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| Roland looking out over the Florida Bay |
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| Our around the block course, 25 - 27 Mi. |
I usually wait for the wind to pick up in the afternoon, there is nothing quite like being on a boat in the Florida Keys.
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