Russ Gregory, owner of Tropical Sailboats in Key West, just called to tell me that one of his rental Hobie Waves sailed off into the night, and he is offering $300 for its return.

What happened was that one of his employees, against regulations, decided to go for a moonlight sail at 1:30 a.m. He put up the sail and says he left for a minute to do something, and the boat sailed away without him. He thinks the wind was out of the southeast at the time, which means it would probably have gone in a northerly direction.

A search of the coastline has turned up nothing. This particular Wave has a distinctive, custom sail with red, white and blue stripes. It is a 1998 Wave with white hulls.

If you see a Hobie Wave like this, contact Russ at 305-294-2696. He has the serial number.