Here is some more information about us.......

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Sunfish Sailing- Our club has several sunfish boats for the use of our members. Also, we hold match races where members take turns racing against each other, changing boats with each race. For a video, click on Match Racing 
. Every year we also hold a special sunfish race  we call "The Boot Key Challenge" that requires sailing around Boot Key. To view a recent video of Racing at Coco Plum, please click on Sunfish Racing. Our club has several sunfish boats for the use of our members. We sail race in the local backwaters and occasionally launch off the Coco Plum beach. Also, we hold match races where members take turns racing against each other, changing boats with each race. For a video, click on Match Racing. Every year we also hold a special sunfish race  called the Boot Key Challenge and requires sailing 
around Boot Key. To view a recent video of Racing at Coco Plum, click on Sunfish Racing. 
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Kayaking-For the kayakers, we have trips to some of the nearby islands and have an opportunity to see some wildlife. Members bring their own kayaks and others can be rented locally in the area. Click on Kayak Trip
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Association Memberships-The Marathon Sailing Club is a recent member (#330) of the  American Model Yachting Asso. The AMYA "promotes designing, building, racing and preservation of all model sailing yachts". Click on  AMYA Homepage  and then "Regattas" to view the scheduled regattas in the US. 
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RC Racing-We sail and race the Victoria class and CR-914 one design sailboats. We have extra boats for you to use and join the fun.  These high performing boats  allow for competitive racing without getting wet. To view a  video of one of the club's afternoons of Victoria racing, please click on Victorias. Each year we host an Interclub CR-914 Regatta on Grassy Key. To see a race video, please click on  Valhalla Lagoon Regatta . 
 
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Cruising-We also cruise with our members' boats that range in size from 28 to 40ft. Last year in May, our overnight  Full Moon Cruise included sailing to  mangrove islands and then using kayaks to explore the area. This was followed by a pot luck dinner gathering which was very enjoyable.  Another cruise is planned this year.
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Other Activities- From time to time we schedule other special events. Recently we had a Key West movie theater outing to see a special sailing movie. We have volunteered our time at the  annual buoy mooring line  splicing party for the benefit of The Florida Keys Marine Sanctuary. For video, click on SPLICING. Presently we are also starting to plan for a bareboat charter of catamarans for our members in the Virgin Islands in the Spring of 2015. Watch our calendar as it is always changing.
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Join Us- If you are a sailor, and are in the Keys anytime from December to May, why not join us to enjoy the waters around Marathon with fellow sailors. The cost to join the Marathon Sailing Club is $50 for an individual or $75 for a family. 

To contact us please just send us an email to: Commodore Colin Parker, 
by clicking on: Captcparker@yahoo.com. 


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