Sarasota Yacht Club

We departed Gulfport this morning (Sunday) and motored past the Sunshine Skyway Bridge across wide Tampa Bay.  As we entered the Manatee River,  we saw the boat traffic was the most active we have seen in months.  Everyone who owned a boat or knew someone with a boat was on the water.  We had one go-fast boat do a "S" turn in front of the boat in front of me.  As slow as we go we just watch and hope no one bangs into us. We motored past the Ringling Estate, which has the old mansion and a fine arts museum.  Denniese plotted a good course and we pulled up at the docks of Sarasota Yacht Club at 3pm.  We secured the boat and celebrated with a glass of wine on the aft deck.  Sarasota Yacht Club has one of the newest and finest clubhouses in the nation.  The club itself was established in 1926 and has even had members associated with the America's Cup sailboat racing. 
We had supper in the clubhouse dining room with a spectacular view of the inlet and downtown Sarasota.

We returned to the boat and the real world with work that needed to be done to the dinghy and fuel that needed to be transferred. Tomorrow, we continue South toward Ft. Myers.  If the picture downloads, it is of the clubhouse.