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All day at anchor preparing for my departure. 
[[underline]] March 29. [[/underline]] Warmer, strong SE blowing. Went sailing in [[underline]] Pram [[/underline]] following the season races ^[[races]] for the [[underline]] Herreshof cup. [[/underline]] She did very well. [[underline]] Celine and [[strikethrough]] Mar [[/strikethrough]] family have arrived at Royal Palm Hotel [[/underline]]
[[underline]] March 30 [[/underline]] Visit of whole family at [[underline]] Coconut Grove [[/underline]] on their way to Coral Gables etc. We [[underline]] all leave tomorrow on SS. Alexander [[/underline]]
[[underline]] March 31 [[/underline]] Took ION to Tracey's ^[[Tracey]] Yacht Yard and left her in charge of [[underline]] Petersen and Charlie. [[/underline]] Paid [[underline]] Petersen [[/underline]] his month + $25 extra, and Charley until next Sunday ($125) and $5.00 extra. Signed another check of $100 for expenses in advance.
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At Tracey's Yard [[underline]] Korsakoff the missing Russian [/underline]] came to me. He had just finished a [[underline]] job on a Mathis Houseboat belonging to a Bostonian [[/underline]] who refers to him as "The Prince" and his companion as [[underline]] "The Baron".[[/underline]] Feels pretty warm but this is a pleasant little place where [[underline]] Miami River is not yet spoiled [[/underline]] by the Real Estate Boom. Mocking birds are singing. Almost opposite is [[underline]] "Alligator Joe's Tropical Garden." [[/underline]] Drove to SS. [[underline]] Alexander [[/underline]] with my baggage. Notice everywhere less crowd, less hurry. [[underline]] The hectic period seems over. [[/underline]] They tell me to my astonishment that the [[underline]] hotels had a poor season not withstanding the crowd. Increased number of hotels has disposed [[/underline]] of the