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The crossing was OK, but tense because of the thousands of crab traps you had to maneuver around. We pulled in to Marathon Yacht Club at approximately 3:00 p.m. Instead of their regular Friday night cookout, they were having their annual Christmas dinner. So, we signed up! Much to our surprise, we were seated at the Vice Commodore’s table for dinner. The Commodore was unable to attend the event, so he was the host for the evening. When he made his announcements, he introduced us and another couple, from the Huntington, New York Yacht Club, as visitors to the club. Later we met a lady who grew up on Holmes Beach and we learned that the Rear Commodore and his wife were leaving here Friday morning headed north. They plan to stop at the Bradenton Yacht Club to renew an acquaintance with Ken Nyhus the CEO/General Manager. They knew him when he was the manager of the Pass-a-grille Yacht Club (which is now the St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s Beach Club.) We are docked at the end of the first T (slip 6) with our nose pointed toward the gulf. There is a terrific view from the pilot house where I work on the computer. We’ve had a pretty good breeze blowing from the north since we got here. Immediately adjacent to the yacht club is a public boat ramp which has been very busy and is a continual source of entertainment watching the comings and goings. On Saturday, we took the dingy out along the nearby coastline. The yacht club is very close to the old Faro Blanco. We could see that the docks remain twisted and broken. The “lighthouse” building is still standing, but the two-story building near the pool which contained the restaurant on the top level and the laundry on the bottom level is gone. The manager here told us that a developer is planning to build condos on the site. Tuesday found Rick plotting our next course on the GPS while I did the laundry. The club has a coin operated washer and dryer. They charge $1.75 each. Rick is also becoming familiar with a program called OpenCPN. This was recommended to us by the designer of the Rocna anchor we bought at the Ft. Lauderdale boat show. On Wednesday, we rode our bikes a couple of blocks to the Keys Fisheries for lunch. We attended the club’s Christmas cocktail party that evening where we met the Campbell’s (who are good friends of Joyce and Harry Barrett from our club.) It never ceases to amaze us what a small world it is.
Departed Marathon Yacht Club on 12/22/11 at 7:30 am
