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	<title>Sailing in the Florida Keys with Island Dreamer</title>
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		<title>Sailing, why we do it, not how to do it</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am paraphrasing from the cover of a recent Latt&#8217;s &#38; Att&#8217;s I saw on a magazine  rack. It&#8217;s a tough question, somehow, even though it seems like it should be obvious.  Sailing along on a broad reach yesterday, temps about 75-80, sun shining, watching the bottom slide by in 10 feet of crystal clear water was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sailingtheislands.com/2010/01/30/sailing-why-we-do-it-not-how-to-do-it/</link>
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		<title>Baby, It Was Cold Outside</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It sure was nice to look at the 5 day prediction for Miami and see our normal weather for this time of year return. High&#8217;s of 80 and lows of 65 are much better than the chilly (Coldest 6 day stretch in Key west since they started keeping records in 1876) past couple of weeks. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sailingtheislands.com/2010/01/20/baby-it-was-cold-outside/</link>
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		<title>Is going sailing better than going shopping?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok, I think I know the answer but a recent study by Ryan Howell, assistant professor of psychology at San Francisco State University suggests that, in the long run, experiences make people happier than possessions. This from a recent CNN article;
&#8220;While most people were generally happy with the purchase regardless of what it was, those who wrote about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sailingtheislands.com/2010/01/03/is-going-sailing-better-than-going-shopping/</link>
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		<title>An ASA Class with some unusual weather</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We enjoyed hosting Monica and Keith for an ASA Bareboat Certification Class. They got to see a whole range of weather from gale warnings (watched from a calm anchorage) to no wind. We had 2 days of winds in the 30 knot range which is very unusual for our area. It gave us a chance to practice [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sailingtheislands.com/2009/12/19/an-asa-class-with-some-unusual-weather/</link>
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		<title>Feedback from a Recent Couples Sailing Class</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A comment about an ASA 101 Basic Keelboat learn to sail course we just taught in Miami]]></description>
		<link>http://sailingtheislands.com/2009/12/08/feedback-from-a-recent-couples-sailing-class/</link>
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		<title>Dreaming of Sailing?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Been dreaming of Learning How to Sail? Margie and I moved aboard in 2002 and have not looked back.  New friendships, new places, new experiences are all reasons to do it now!]]></description>
		<link>http://sailingtheislands.com/2009/12/07/dreaming-of-sailing/</link>
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		<title>Comments about a Recent Sailing Charter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We had a fantastic week sailing with you on Island Dreamer in the Florida Key]]></description>
		<link>http://sailingtheislands.com/2009/11/25/comments-about-a-recent-sailing-charter/</link>
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		<title>Green Sailing in the Florida Keys</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thank you for the great article The 10 Top Green Places to Sail Now. Your segment on the Florida Keys was well researched but I have to take exception]]></description>
		<link>http://sailingtheislands.com/2009/11/25/green-sailing-in-the-florida-keys/</link>
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		<title>Offshore Couples Crusing Classes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to learn to sail around the world? Buying your dream boat for offshore passage making? Already bought it and want a little help learning its systems? Our friends Captain Jeff and Captain Jean take couples who have some sailing experience to the next level of sailing on their Skye 51&#8242; sailboat.  In addition to both being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sailingtheislands.com/2009/11/04/offshore-couples-cruising-classes/</link>
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		<title>Catching (and Eating) Florida Lobster in the Keys</title>
		<description><![CDATA[About hunting for lobster in the Florida Keys]]></description>
		<link>http://sailingtheislands.com/2009/11/02/catching-and-eating-florida-lobster-in-the-keys/</link>
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