In case it wasn't seen above, Dick Macdonald's excellent summary. If you're on the fence this and Dave's write-up http://usf18.com/florida-300-an-old-man-adventure/ give a great summary of what went down and how much fun you're missing out on.
"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"
The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea Isak Dinesen If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most. E. B. White