
1 Last year, the Saturday morning catamaran trip was canceled due to bad weather. This year, it was beautiful skies and flat seas.

2 First stop was the Stingray City Sandbar, which is easy to spot because of the cluster of other boats pulled up and anchored

4 It takes only moments for the stingrays to start circling the human arrivals. Over the years, they have become habituated to know that motors and human activity…

5 The rule is to shuffle your feet across the sand in order to avoid accidently stepping on or startling the stingrays

10 The crew from Red Sail Sports shows Ilona Thompson how to cradle the stingray without lifting its gills out of the water- which would be a not-so-very-good…

15 After the Stingray City Sandbar, it is only another 20 minute ride to Rum Point for the Beach Bash

17 Feet from the water line, each chef has their own booth setup. This is a much more intimate event than the Friday Barefoot Barbecue, with approx. 300 attendees.