It is an old idea. Ships have been wind powered for more than two millennium. The dutch use windmills for pumps and mills. California has had wind generated electricity for quite a while.
Even Teddy Kennedy has, uh, weighed in on the issue. He was against it in his backyard, even though he wouldn't be able to see it from his home. Something about environmental and navigation hazards. The navigation hazard I can see if there are people operating boats who also drink to excess, as Teddy has been known to do. The environmental angle has not been explained, however, as far as I know.
Perhaps drunken boating should be outlawed? Oh, it already is!
I favor an offshore wind farm for Sarasota as a nice source of clean power, a source of tax revenue and a place of employment for a number of Sarasota workers.
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