First Sail of the Year.......out to watch Key West Race Week

Some actual boating. We headed out the channel to the race course only to encounter a fog patch so dense that we couldn't spot any channel markers at all, and in the narrow channel, surrounded by mangroves growing on reef, with fishing skiffs and skidoos appearing suddenly in side channels, the radar readings were not sufficient to guide us. It took three tries before the fog thinned, at which time we realized that we had been only a hundred yards from deep water each time we turned back.


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We caught the start of the Melgas 24 and J105 classes, then moved on to the course with the big boats, where we watched the US Americas Cup entry, the Oracle, compete with boats from Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Canada, and the UAR. Also watched the Titan blow away the others in the Maxi class. Next weekend, we do the racing in the first Wrecker's Race of the season.