I watched the days’s events from our balcony 

Yachtsmen coming from all over the globe

The World championship for FINN class solo racers

Hosted by the Coconut Grove Sailing Club

Flags from every competitors’s nation flying proud

The sailing club was a hive of activity early in the day

Boats being prepared for today’s races

Sails and rigging being checked

Hulls wiped and polished

One by one down the launch ramp

Sails picking up the steady breeze

The flotilla weaved its way through the moorings 

A floating procession of solo FINN racers headed out into the bay

Soon they were on the course

Maneuvering into their starting formation

The first of two races of the day started

Sailing this class of yacht is physically very demanding

Those who read the wind best edged out front

A long line of identical sailboats in pursuit

All highly skilled and experienced FINN racers 

Skimming over Biscayne Bay

Bright colored sails decorating the deep blue waters

Such a beautiful sight

No roaring race engines

All powered by the wind

On a warm bright breezy day in January

I watched the races throughout the day

Boats returning late afternoon

One by one to the ramp and back on dry land

Hungry sailers lining up for a well deserved meal

Deep conversation reliving every racing incident

Winners being congratulated by all

Plenty of smiling faces

More racing to come the next day

May the winds be kind to them tomorrow