POSTCARDS FROM THE KEYS

AS SEEN IN THE FEB 12 2015 ISSUE OF SOUNDINGS MAGAZINE

Postcards from the Keys 

Posted on 12 February 2015 Written by Betsy Crowfoot Photos by Bob Grieser 

Our mission was as shallow as the water in Biscayne Bay. After the winter of 2014 — arguably the harshest in memory, with higher-than-average snowfall and lower-than-average temperatures — we were impatient for summer. A posse of friends since college, on the hunt for sun and fun, we set our sights on a springtime, island-hopping tour of the iconic watering holes of the Florida Keys.

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CRUISING WITH A CROWD

As seen in the April 2015 issue of Sailing magazine

CRUISING WITH A CROWD

Digging deep into a wooden chest filled with doublets, waistcoats, sashes and breeches I found a tri-cornered hat, complete with beaded dreadlocks dangling from its leather brim. Perfect! Along with my plastic cutlass and scabbard, I was a near-clone of Capt. Jack Sparrow. I sauntered out into the bright sunlight to join my crewmates, scrambling over cannons and up ratlines like scurrilous pirates. St. Vincent and the Grenadines served as the primary filming location for "Pirates of the Caribbean" and a dozen years later, we found ourselves romping through several of the remaining movie sets at the town of Wallilabou, aka "Port Royal" in the popular movie series. It was just one of the many treasures we unearthed on a Sunsail flotilla cruise through the Windward Islands.

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