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The meet is still informal. No signups. No fees, except if you attend the potluck, where there’s a speaker. No planned events on the water.

Tides & weather dictate each day’s planning. Weather is usually quite good with afternoon high tides.

All shallow craft are welcome: dories & dinghies, catboats, beach cats & trimarans, sharpies & sampans, cuddy daysailers, any or all driven by pedals, engines or motors, along with oars, paddles, & sails. The Cedar Keys & the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuges are as enchanting as ever. The food chain is full in the water & ashore. Roseate Spoonbill population has increased.

A generous donor has given us the gathering place again. You can expect Kenny & Rose McCain’s grilled meats and sides. Bring salads, desserts, & other dishes to share. BYOB or any special drinks.

Kenny provides tea & water. For a count for Kenny & donor, please RSVP to Hugh, details below.

*Chris Harkness found dates on black & white negatives showing this is the 34th boat meet, not the 35th. Thank you for the correction, Chris, &, again, for starting the meet 34 years ago.

Potluck:
Sat May 4th 7:30 p.m. Community Center
809 6th St. Cedar Key FL
$12
SPEAKER: Matt Layden

More information:
Cedar Key Chamber of Commerce (352) 543-5600 info@cedarkey.org
Dave Lucas (941) 704-6736 skipjack@tampabay.rr.com
Hugh Horton (586) 215-7060 huhorton@gmail.com

Join us at the 34th Annual Cedar Key Small Boat Meet on Florida’s Gulf Coast, held the first full weekend in May. We welcome all shallow draft boats: poled punts, paddled pirogues, and rowed pirates’ gigs; catboats and catamarans; trimarans and proas; sampans, sharpies, and scows; duckboats and dinghies.

The meet is informal—without signups, fees, or planned events on the water. Tides and weather remain the only factors determining our activities. In 2016, we had the best tide and weather mix according to my notes and our 33-year collective memory. Weather is usually better than acceptable.

The Town of Cedar Key

Far enough off the beaten path to discourage hooligans, Cedar Key is a small community with a family-friendly atmosphere. Known for its thriving food chain ashore and in the water, Cedar Key is home to two National Wildlife Refuges—Cedar Keys NWR and the Lower Suwannee NWR. Visitors delight in observing our bugs, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and marine mammals among our salt marshes, inshore, and offshore islands. —Hugh Horton

For information call:

Cedar Key Chamber of Commerce, www.cedarkeyguide.com, 352–543–5600.

Dave Lucas, skipjack@tampabay.rr.com, 941–704–6736.

Hugh Horton huhorton@gmail.com, 586–215–7060.

Invitation to the Cedar Key Small Boat Meet with details