We had the whole of Tampa Bay all day...only 2 other sails visible and both far away.  Weather was clear and bright...about mid 70s...  winds light (boat speed 3-5 knots) and continuous.  Captain Ed, retired Navy, could not hold himself back... a trainer at heart   Elaine and Gary (with decades of racing with many, many trophies) also taught me lots.  I was in heaven.  The salty dog stories of sails along the coast and in the islands filled the day.  (The Annapolis Boat Show was ramping up so that might have created the 'missing' sails on Tampa Bay. ) 

PS:   Gary worked hard today.