Sunset Sail Key West, Key West

To call the restoration of the High Tide a labor of love would be to greatly devalue the definition of "labor." The 33-foot sloop remained on land for almost a year and a half as a team, mostly volunteers, returned the 1978-construction vessel to like-new status. Now, with Captain Seth at its open cockpit, the High Tide dips its fiberglass hull back into the waters of Key West, unfurls its sails, and embarks for the horizon. Whether on trips to admire the sunset, snorkel in the Gulf of Mexico, or test a new brand of motion sickness medication, the sailboat provides noiseless passage, save for the flap of canvas on the breeze.