Those sea breezes can be very localized. Yesterday we took the boat out to north end of Honeymoon. It was 2:00 PM and on the way out it appeared that we had missed the nice easterly flow that we hoped to catch. There were no white caps the smoke at anclote power plant was not leaning any direction, as we approached the tip of the island we hit a line where the tempature dropped a lot instantly and the wind increased at least 10 knots. WE spent the next 4 hours nicley powered up on 14's riding back and forth from 3 rooker to honeymoon. Making classic speed runs in the slick water on the south end of 3 rooker inches off the sand with out a single boat on it. 15 to 18 kts out of the northwest, calm waters with small rollers. Just a great day. I wake up this morning and check the wind graph for yesterday at dunedin and see that that shift made it to the bridge but not the increase in wind speed. We left the end of the island at 5:25 with the wind still cranking and as we passed thru the same zone about a 1/2 mile in from the island the wind stopped it warmed up and we rode home in calm slick conditions. Proves our moto "if you don't go you don't know"
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