Puttin’ on the sauce. Sailors and friends enjoy food and drink at the Stock Island Yacht Club on the Saturday after the race. The sauce was obviously very popular.
The race committee and friends enjoying the Key West sun on the docks of the Hyatt at the finish line.
4th Annual Bone Island Regatta, West Florida to Key West, May 15-18 By Alice Petrat Race Organizer
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he 4th Annual Bone Island Regatta was another memorable event with fair winds and plenty to reminisce about after the finish. Forty-one participants started the race out of Tampa, Sarasota, or Naples to reach the finish line in Key West. Winds were indulgent for the sailors, staying mostly out of the East between 5-15 knots, with gusty conditions on the first night—Wednesday—making a favorable race to the finish. This year marked the first year participating boats were required to carry a SPOT GPS Satellite Messenger on board. This allowed for GPS tracking of each vessel during the race to enhance the safety and well-being of the sailors. The SPOT tracks also turned into great post-race entertainment
for everyone at the party Friday evening at Kelly’s in Key West where they were displayed on the TVs for viewing. However, the SPOTs were not the only excitement for this year’s regatta. Thursday morning, the vessel Liela B, a Tartan 42 out of Sarasota, sank just south of Fort Myers. Everyone onboard was able to safely abandon ship into the
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