| the Chesapeake Bay Wayfarer Cruise 2007 Crisfield - Smith Is. - Tangier Is. - Watts Is. - Crisfield pre-cruise warm-up - 2 photos mostly by Alan Asselstine and Uncle Al ... |
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| Memorial Day Monday morning saw
Tony and Mary lead the group on a walk to their very own local
lighthouse. ... |
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| Not being much of a walker,
Uncle Al turned back after half a mile or so when his speed-testing
partner (above) began to pull away. Kind-hearted Hans also turned back to keep Al company. ... |
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| Hans and I spent an hour or so
lounging and admiring the wildlife while ... ... |
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| ... the rest of the gang got the
tour of ... ... |
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| ... the Elk Neck Lighthouse. ... |
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| (l
to r) Mary, André, Roger, Richard, Tony ... |
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| Soon they were headed back home
to hearth and lunch, whichever came first. ... |
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Even though there seemed to be
little or no wind, three of the four boats were taken down to the
launch ramp a mere quarter-mile from Tony's and Mary's front door. Wind
or no wind, this was a chance to test the gear and get on the water
with new shipmates in some cases.
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| Richard (above) would be sailing with Alan
for the first time. ... |
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| And Roger (l) would be making his
début aboard W3098 MAG. ... |
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| Lucky us! The breeze picked up
nicely and everyone - even Hans and Al with Tony - had a nice sail. The
results of previous sail trim discussions could now be measured
photographically. Above, you can see that the ... ... |
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| ... new team of Alan (l) and Richard have their W
beautifully trimmed as they ... ... |
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| ... sail closehauled. ... |
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| A perfect day for ... ... |
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| ... a test run. ... |
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| Having provided his crew with
beer, Tony ... ... |
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| ... a happy Tony at that, puts
W4105 through her paces with ... ... |
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| ... Hans (and Al) filling in as
crew until Mary gets there after keeping the house livable. |