Are you going to be there Fred?

Well, I already get my butt kicked with two working sails. Minus the jib, I might as well be going backwards! I'm not sure. If I can get a jib, (and my wife) in that same place at the same time, then I might be there. I hate to miss this race. Why do you ask? To discuss the logo? If so, I don't need a jib for that

Nah just wonderings, cause we have chatting plenty here on the forums, but I have never met you. I am planning on being there, not as early as I would wish because my crew does not get out of work from Opalocka until 8am give or take.

Robi,
Do you know what Opalocka means?

actually no I dont, I thought it was the cities name.

What does it mean then?

Ok here goes! Opatishawaukalocka is the original long form , a Seminole word "opilwa",swamp, and "Lako" means big. There's a cypress hammock nearby .The community was started by Glen Curtiss aviation pioneer and James Bright. Curtiss selected the name Opa Locka during the 20's land boom because the original buildings were very like a film he had seen called the Arabian Nights. And thats the truth!

Good try Bob... But what it really means is "Lock your doors ***hole"

Ok, ok you got me! During the "Great Depression".The only way to make a living was to work in the Pygmy Marmosett slaughter house. At the end of day the pelts were collected and put in a basket called an "Opa",if the basket was full that was known as a "Locka". A lot of beer was drunk and everyone forgot how hot it was.

The official explanation of the name from the city's web site:

Although the name of the city - Opa-locka - sounds Arabic, it is a contraction of the native Americans' name for the area, "Opa-tisha-woka-locka", meaning a dry place in the swamp with trees. Obviously this would not readily fit on a letterhead and be rather difficult to remember. Hence it was shortened to Opa-locka.

I thought Coral Gables tranlates into lock your doors ***hole!