Dive down a few hours south of Miami, and you’ll find yourself among the palm trees, blue waters, and colorful foliage of Key West. Forget port/starboard: On this island, the roosters roaming the streets have the right of way. Here at the southernmost point of the United States, the first-ever The Southernmost Regatta presented by Sailing Inc. recently came to a close in dramatic fashion. The event saw five classes complete 10 or 12 races as scheduled. The week started with three days of non-stop sunshine, perfect wind, and waves that faded over the next two days before a light wind finale. Dock talk will tell you the conditions were primetime Key West. There’s something magical about the island lifestyle. Each day after racing, sailors gathered for daily awards at the Sunset Tiki Bar at the Galleon Resort, which was a gracious host. It goes without saying that were plenty of mudslides and Mount Gay cocktails to go around. The Melges 24 fleet was the largest of the five classes. Today’s finale was a who-beats-who between Peter Duncan’s Raza Mixta and Laura Grondin’s Dark Energy. The Raza Mixta team grabbed the lead from Laura Grondin’s Dark Energy on the second day and never looked back. Onboard with Duncan were Victor Diaz de Leon, Erik Shampain, Matty Pistay, and Greiner Hobbs. Taking the Corinthian trophy was Alex Shafer’s Sweaty Betty from Clermont Sailing Club, Florida. The beasts in the Great Lakes 52 fleet were certainly a spectacle on the blue waters off Key West. On the fleet’s own separate race course, David Team’s TP52 Vesper took charge, finishing with 24 points over the 12-race series, six points ahead of Austin Fragomen’s Interlodge VII. Rounding out the podium was Doug DeVos’s Windquest. Tight competition characterized the J/111 racing, especially between Andrew & Sedgwick Ward’s Bravo and Ian Hill’s Sitella. The Bravo team came out on top, winning the tie-breaker. On the Wards’ team was Bill Hardesty, Joshua & Matthew Kapell, Ian Fraser, Sebastian Bliss, Kelly McKeown, and River Paquin, narrowly edging out the Sitella team with Terry Hutchinson onboard. Gwen Fragomen’s Botin 44 Interlodge IV put on an impressive show in the ORC division. The team put up a near-perfect scorecard throughout five days of racing, only taking one second place finish behind Eric Lopez del Valle’s Farr 395 Wasabi. If there was an award for team spirit, the Wasabi team might just have taken the crown — With tunes pumping through the speakers and plenty of smiles & greetings on the docks every day, this team made friends with everyone at the event. Bobby Julien’s Dingbat team put on a show in the J/70 fleet with six bullets and no need to sail the final race. James Gary’s Ayacucho from Severn Sailing Association had an excellent showing and took home the J/70 Corinthian trophy. The race committee team of nine led by PRO Mark Foster completed 40 races throughout the week, rolling out the red carpet for the sailors. The Southernmost Regatta extends its deep gratitude to the vision of the Ruhlman family, Sailing Inc., Regatta Chair Martin Kullman, Evolution Sails, Harken Inc., Mount Gay Rum, J/Boats, EWE Spirit Foundation, Sail22, AA Dive Services, Pirates Lair, the Sunset Tiki Bar at the Galleon Resort, and the City of Key West. Media coverage was provided by Harken, Walter Cooper Photography, and Sharon Green’s Ultimate Sailing. The Mount Gay was flowing, the breeze was blowing, and the Southernmost Regatta is cementing itself as the place to be in January. Plan on joining the fun next year — onward & upward! thesouthernmostregatta.com · Results: yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=14520 · On-the-water live updates: @harken_inc Instagram Stories · Photo Gallery: bit.ly/Southernmost2022Photos

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May 15th The Swift Trawler 47 is returned back to the water, refueled, provisioned and prepared for a May 16th departure for a straight shot run to San Francisco. We have to give a warm thank you to Ray Cox at Giddings Boat Works for bumping us to the front of the line to get us operational in time to beat a weather front closing in on the West Coast. The weather reports were not favorable with Gale wind forecast and a large storm front to pass. This weather will certainly test the capabilities of the Swift Trawler 47. Departure is planned for slack tide around 12:00. Follow the Adventure at: SwiftPacificAdventure.com ___ About BENETEAU The French brand, founded in 1884, builds a comprehensive range of sailing yachts and powerboats available through its worldwide dealer network. For more than 130 years, BENETEAU has pioneered advances in architecture, design, technology, materials, processes, production and services. From high-performing one designs for top-level racing to comfortable and elegant cruising yachts, BENETEAU’s sailing yachts and powerboats are famous worldwide for their innovation, quality, and seaworthiness. Visit http://bit.ly/2N2fWDn to learn more and locate a dealer near you. Subscribe to Beneteau America's Youtube Channel : http://bit.ly/2Qnkxy6 Follow Beneteau America on Facebook: - Beneteau Sail: http://bit.ly/2MmmOGg - Beneteau Power: https://goo.gl/b6BrqQ Follow Beneteau America on Twitter : http://bit.ly/28QvNhh

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📍 Abayachting è di nuovo in viaggio. Da Mercoledì 18 a Domenica 22 marzo saremo in Campania, a Marina di Stabia, in occasione del Napoli Boat Show. ⛵ Un’occasione perfetta per incontrarci di persona, parlare di nautica e confrontarsi sulla stagione ormai alle porte. 🤝 Prenota la tua consulenza e vieni a conoscere dal vivo uno dei nostri specialisti. Durante l’incontro potrai: ✅ Valutare la vendita della tua barca con una consulenza dedicata ✅ Ricevere una stima realistica, anche con visita a bordo ✅ Chiedere un consiglio professionale per l’acquisto della tua prossima barca ✅ Scoprire ABA-SWITCH, il sistema pensato per cambiare barca senza complicazioni 👉 Prenota la tua consulenza personalizzata: 📞 Chiamaci al +39 0112457841 💬 Manda un messaggio WhatsApp: https://wa.me/393421432715 📨 Scrivi ad info@abayachting.com 🌐 Visita il nostro sito https://www.abayachting.com 🔔 Iscriviti al canale per non perdere le prossime novità #abayachting #napoliboatshow #marinadistabia #nautica #barcheinvendita #yachtbrokerage #boatshow #consulenzanautica #venderebarca #comprarebarca #abaswitch #boatexperience #campania #instasail #reelyacht

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I hope that you can all make the San Diego boat show this January 22nd through the 25th. I look forward to talking with you soon and answering all the questions. Contact me for pre boat show yacht specials on the vessels that we will have on display. 2015 Jeanneau 53, 509so, 469so, 44ds, 349so & Leopard 44 Best, Ian Van Tuyl Cruising Yachts, Inc 1880 Harbor Island Dr San Diego, CA 92101 1-619-507-4416 (cell phone) 1-619-681-0638 (Fax) http://Www.Ivtyachtsales.com http://Facebook.com/ivtyachtsales http://www.youtube.com/user/rideivt

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I tried to catch the sunset but a cloud covered it… but it was still very beautiful…

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