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PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Yacht Club Summer Camp


  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • | 4:00 a.m. July 31, 2013
  • Longboat Key
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PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Yacht Club Summer Camp
Sarasota Yacht Club campers sail through Sarasota Bay.
Sarasota Yacht Club campers sail through Sarasota Bay.
Katie and Shelby Fulton watch the herd of manatees swim past their boat.
Katie and Shelby Fulton watch the herd of manatees swim past their boat.
The campers explore Sarasota Bay.
The campers explore Sarasota Bay.
The campers take a break from sailing and go for a swim.
The campers take a break from sailing and go for a swim.
The campers swim in the bay.
The campers swim in the bay.
Aiden Marlow and A.J. Kamm attempt to get back in their boat.
Aiden Marlow and A.J. Kamm attempt to get back in their boat.
The campers head back for lunch.
The campers head back for lunch.
The 7-boat tail line gets pulled under the Coon Key Waterway bridge.
The 7-boat tail line gets pulled under the Coon Key Waterway bridge.
Sailing instructor Joseph Strickland pulls the campers to the dock.
Sailing instructor Joseph Strickland pulls the campers to the dock.
Campers watch as manatees begin surfacing near their boats.
Campers watch as manatees begin surfacing near their boats.
A manatee swims through seagrass.
A manatee swims through seagrass.
Brooke Gillapsy
Brooke Gillapsy
A pontoon boat pulls the campers to calmer waters for sailing.
A pontoon boat pulls the campers to calmer waters for sailing.
Camp volunteer Hallie Schiffman watches as the campers put up their sprit poles.
Camp volunteer Hallie Schiffman watches as the campers put up their sprit poles.
Aiden Marlow
Aiden Marlow
A.J. Kamm and Aiden Marlow
A.J. Kamm and Aiden Marlow
Sisters Katie and Shelby Fulton sail their boat together.
Sisters Katie and Shelby Fulton sail their boat together.
Sarasota Yacht Club campers sail through Sarasota Bay.
Sarasota Yacht Club campers sail through Sarasota Bay.
A herd of manatees swim by the campers as they navigate the bay.
A herd of manatees swim by the campers as they navigate the bay.
The boat tail line pulls the campers back to the yacht club.
The boat tail line pulls the campers back to the yacht club.

 

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