Our little Key West came in hands this week. Late Tuesday evening I learned a friend was sailing his classic racing sailboat back from the South River alone. He ran into rigging trouble (it was fresh from winter work). He had called for a tow from Boat US bit I headed out just in case. With Thomas Point in sight I called and learned that BoatUS has indeed showed up and had him almost back to his departure marina.
Armed with that news I turned around and headed home. It was getting dark and it was also a bit sporty (one to two foot waves in the open Bay). It would have been a long tow at six knots in rough waters.
The next day i took the Key West down the creek to help a friend with his boat. His SureShade was racked and we attempted to fix it. Besides being racked it seems to have a bad motor so our efforts were to no avail.
The very next day I got the chance to tow my friend and his classic boat home from the South River in much calmer waters.