REEF, the Reef Environmental Education Foundation, will host this free educational presentation and discussion about the recent incursion of Indo-Pacific lionfish into Atlantic waters. Wednesday, March 19 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Source: webeditor@fla-keys.com (FloridaKeys & Key West)

Visit the Florida Keys Eco Discovery Center. Movies are at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.

Source: webeditor@fla-keys.com (FloridaKeys & Key West)

Calm night and cooperative fish . This Swordfish was just legal at 50". Heath , Jon and Andy manuvered all night for the "right rod" and Jon came up with the Sword. Andy caught a 350 lb "big brown shark" and Heath , well lets say Heath will move faster next trip.

Source: Capt Chuck

Fantasy Fest is coming upon Key West soon and Key West is readying for a fantastic blowout celebration! 

Having fun is what Fantasy Fest is all about, however Dr. Mom (Sue Mauer, P.A.-C.) and Scott Briscoe are not just there for the festivities.  In fact, they have a bigger mission in mind and they need your help! 

Taking their Ship of Fools around town, they are making it their goal during the Fantasy Fest celebration to raise money for AIDS Help, Inc. Not only do they want to raise money, they also want to have fun!

Dr. Mom and Captain Scott need you to help them raise money throughout the Fantasy Fest celebration.  All donations go directly to the clients of AIDS Help, Inc.  This means that nothing you give will go to staff or administration.  It goes only to those who need financial assistance with housing, medical reasons, clothing, food, and transportation. 

	If you are familiar with the organization, you may already know Captain Scott Briscoe has been volunteering his time to AIDS causes since the 1990s.  He was even named Volunteer of the year in 2004 by the organization.  Not only does Captain Scott put in his time and effort to AIDS charities, he also proudly captains the Blu Q, a gay owned and operated sailing catamaran in Key West.  If you want to see the bluer side of Key West, take a ride on the Blu Q!
	Dr. Mom is a former firefighter/EMT turned physician assistant from Ohio.  She has made Key West her home for the past six years and spends hours working with cancer and AIDS patients each week.  As the founder of The North Coast Parrothead Club, she too has her hands full.

They will be all over Key West for the next few weeks, collecting donations and selling raffle tickets for giveaways. One of their most popular raffles is the $20 raffle for a $1000 Key West vacation for two!  

A Ship of Fools with Dr Mom and Captain Scott is sailing across Key West giving away these fantastic vacations at these ultra low prices. The deal is, you purchase a $20 raffle ticket from A Ship of Fools, and if your ticket is pulled, you get the $1000 3 day vacation in Key West.  There are no questions asked, so you don’t have to tell a soul!  You can slip away with one of your family members or friends and enjoy this wonderful vacation without stress, should you win.

The best part is that a ticket is pulled every Sunday for one of the $1000 3 day vacations!  When you win, you and a guest will enjoy a three night stay at Cypress House (room for two), Dinner for two at Café Sole, a snorkel trip for two courtesy of Sunny Days, a Trails Of Margaritaville walking tour for two, drinks for two from Schooner Wharf, and a 30 minute photography session courtesy of Conch Concierge (cost of prints not included).  The total in prizes is more than $1000 and you can be eligible for a mere $20!

The Cypress House	The Trails Of Margaritaville Tour	Sunny Days Catamaran
The Schooner Wharf Bar	Caf'e Sole	The Conch Concierge

With each raffle being limited to only 100 tickets, your chances of winning are fantastic!  All proceeds go directly to AIDS Help, Inc.  To access more information on this campaign, visit http://ashipoffools.com   and take a look around. You can purchase tickets directly from the website and have a chance of winning, no matter where you live!

Contact: Michael Vernon, Campaign Manager
Phone: 305 292 2292
Email:  Sue Mauer (Dr. Mom) suemaurer@yahoo.com

Join Dr. Jim Porter for a special viewing of early editions of over 500 years of publishing on corals and coral reefs. Display is 4pm - 8pm at the Reef Relief Environmental Center, 631 Greene Street in Key West.

Source: webeditor@fla-keys.com (FloridaKeys & Key West)

We live through this fear of demise by a huge storm every year.  We actually became somewhat complacent for years, until Wilma flooded our island in October 2005.  So we watch the National Hurricane Center reports with much more interest these days.

Tropical strom Fay is now meandering just below Cuba and expected to make a […]

Source: vagabond

The winter fishing in Key West really took off this weekend with all our favorite fish showing up at the same time.Steve ,Justin,Jackie & Hutch caught Blackfin Tuna ,Wahoo ,Kingfish,Bonita and Sailfish all day Saturday.

Things started slow ( in the rain ) and by looking further offshore in 350 - 400 ft the tunas and Wahoo were solid . We let the cat out of the bag on the radio and the whole fleet had a good day.

Source: Capt Chuck

There’s nothing garden variety about Key West. Rules are set adrift here. Artists, street performers, sidewalk cafes, funky saloons and historic B&Bs take center stage. While jugglers, fire-eaters, mimes and acrobatic cats entertain revelers each evening during the sunset celebration at Mallory Square. Take a stroll through Old Town is literally a journey back in time. Gingerbread mansions cozy up to tin-roofed conch houses. Porch swings sway gently in the breeze. John Audubon House is here, as is Hemingway's home. Anglers and divers consider Key West nirvana, her crystal-clear waters holding untold bounty.

Source: webeditor@fla-keys.com (FloridaKeys & Key West)

Top 20 Reasons Fishing Is Better Than Sex

20 - No matter how much booze you've had, you can still Fish.
19 - A limp rod is still useful while Fishing.
18 - You don't have to hide your Fishing magazines.
17 - It is perfectly acceptable to pay a professional to Fish with you once in a while.
16 - The Ten Commandments don't say anything against Fishing.
15 - If your partner takes pictures or videotapes of you Fishing, you don't have to worry about showing up on the Internet if you become world famous.
14 - Your Fishing partner doesn't get upset about people you Fished with long ago.
13 - It's perfectly respectable to Fish with a total stranger.
12 - When you see a really good Fishing person, you don't have to feel guilty about imagining the two of you Fishing together.
11 - If your regular Fishing partner isn't available, he/she won't object if you Fish with someone else.
10 - Nobody will ever tell you that you will go blind if you Fish by yourself.
9 - When dealing with a Fishing pro, you never have to wonder if they are really an undercover cop.
8 - You don't have to go to a sleazy shop in a seedy neighborhood to buy fishing stuff.
7 - You can have a Fishing calendar on your wall at the office, tell fishing jokes, and
invite co-workers to Fish with you without getting sued for harassment.
6 - There are no Fishing-transmitted diseases….except for bait fishing which is addictive.
5 - If you want to watch Fishing on television, you don't have to subscribe to the Playboy channel.
4 - Nobody expects you to Fish with the same partner for the rest of your life.
3 - Nobody expects you to give up Fishing if your partner loses interest in it.
2 - You don't have to be a newlywed to plan a vacation primarily to enjoy your favorite activity.
1 - Your Fishing partner will never say, "Not again? We just Fished last week!

Source: Capt Chuck

Source: Capt Chuck