Headed up to Cocoa Beach with Neil and Gio last weekend to present kiteboarder rescue techniques to the United States Lifesaving Association (USLA). There was a power point presentation inside (hope to convert that to a video and put it up online here) and a demonstration conducted by Neil afterward on the beach.
Neil and Gio walk through a Rescue Watercraft pickup of a kiteboarder
Explaining quick releases
After the presentation I cruised south down A1A and found a great German restaurant right on the Intracoastal.
http://cafecoconutcove.com/ has a great location, excellent food at good prices. There was even a pod of dolphins tearing up the shallows during sunset. You can just see a dorsal fin in the photo.
Stopped by Sebastian Inlet to checkout the surfing.
This guy did land this spin and wasn't caught by the fishermen!
An artist rendering of salvage three centuries back, rough time to be a Lucayan Indian. In another lifetime years back I used to be involved in UW archaeology through the State and the private sector. The Spanish 1715 Plate fleet that floundered off these shores has been the subject of much exploration and salvage over the decades. Today there are two museums worth a visit, one located just south of Sebastian Inlet and the other on the western shore of the Intracoastal opposite the Inlet. Interesting stuff if the wind dies or you want to checkout something different.
http://www.atocha1622.com/mclarty.htm
http://www.melfisher.org/
The Treasure Coast has a lot to offer watermen.