I know that there are many many people who go sailing in December (the whole southern hemisphere for example), but for me the main sailing activity in December has been reading about it.
So finding ourselves visiting friends in Florida, Vicky and I decided to explore the possibility of going sailing. It turns out that the Kathleen D (the source of two of our early sailing trips here and here) is based in Sarasota so we booked a late afternoon sunset cruise with them.
The current Kathleen D (not the same boat from a few years ago, which was a 40' Main Cat) is a 30' catamaran (two hulls or "boat bodyies" joined by a nice gathering area). We boarded just before 4:00 and sailed until 6:00. On the trip were Vicky and I, Susan (Vicky's close friend) and her family and Susan's friend Liran and her two daughters (as well as Captain Fred). No need to really narrate... it was a sunset sail, everyone took turns at the helm (guided by Captain Fred), and lots of photo opps, so enjoy the photos.
I will say that the best part of hiring a boat is being able to walk off it within a few seconds of getting back to the dock and letting Capt. Fred do all the "after the trip" work.
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