Janice (left) and Terry (center) Utley from Kansas City, Missouri, with the help of their friend Don Baum (right), bought a Twin Vee boat from Caribee Boat Sales. JACQUELINE HALE/Keys Weekly
Motorboats covered the fields at Island Community Church’s north campus for visitors to enjoy, board and buy during the Island Boat Show Jan. 20-22. The weekend raised over $50,000 for student scholarships and $65,000 for global and local ministries in 2022.
— Jacqueline Hale
Vendors lined the walkways and the gym at the boat show, selling food, fishing equipment, local artwork, raffle tickets, a silent auction and more. JACQUELINE HALE/Keys Weekly Janice (left) and Terry (center) Utley from Kansas City, Missouri, with the help of their friend Don Baum (right), bought a Twin Vee boat from Caribee Boat Sales. JACQUELINE HALE/Keys Weekly Local fishermen discussed peacock bass fishing, mutton snapper fishing, kayak fishing and more at seminars throughout the weekend. Captain Zach Jones talked about backcountry fishing and sight fishing Sunday afternoon. JACQUELINE HALE/Keys Weekly This family, climbing off a World Cat boat, came from Miami looking to buy a boat after recently moving back to Florida. JACQUELINE HALE/Keys Weekly Todd Ebelein, of Unique Marine, shows visitors an Albemarle boat. JACQUELINE HALE/Keys Weekly From Donzi to EdgeWater to Sailfish, dealers displayed a variety of top brand boats. JACQUELINE HALE/Keys Weekly