Key West 2011 - Sun and breeze welcomes fleet



5:06 AM Tue 18 Jan 2011 GMT
'2011 Key West Race Week' photoboat.com -copyright
It was beautiful, warm and sunny by the time the fleet of 134 boats headed out to the race course to begin Key West 2011, presented by Nautica and the sailors forgot the tropical torrents that had them worried overnight. Mother Nature was smiling on the popular annual regatta and the nice weather coupled with 12-14 knot southerly winds enabled organizers to complete two races on the opening day. 'We really lucked out today because that line of thunderstorms was about 15 miles west of the racing area,' said Brad Read, tactician aboard Titan. 'If those storms had hit, the ...


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by Bill Wagner





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