the Hermit Island Wayfarer Rally Small Point, Maine * August 13-20, 2005 Uncle Al's Scrap Book: Tuesday, the 16th - 1 pics by Julia and Al Schonborn

After breakfast at Percy's with Ginny and Chuck, we actually arrived on time for Tuesday's meeting. ...

(l to r) front row: David and Lisa Nelson, Nel Graefe back row: Charles Thomas, Bill Harkins, André Girard, Kit Wallace, Monique Girard ...

The forecast indicates that this might be a suitable day for our furthest venture offshore, to ... ...

... Seguin Island, Dick explains - see also lower right of map below. ...

Looks like Charles, Bill, André, Kit and Chuck agree. ...

And Monique! ...

Tim France and Alan Asselstine (r) ...

Julia and Ginny arrive. ...

Mary Trepal ...

Tom Graefe answers a question. ...

Tom Erickson ...

David Nelson ...

Dick Harrington wraps up the briefing. ...

As we arrived, the Bakers were just hauling out Pegasus. ...

Little did most of us realize that they were hauling out to go home. Sorry things didn't work out, Ron, Lori and Robin! ...

Meanwhile, the Harkins craft waits patiently on her mooring, as ... ...

... the Nelsons get set to give W10246 a kayak tow to the dock. ...

Soon, we're out of the Branch and into Small Point Harbor on an ebbing tide, with Wood Island ... ...

... off our bows. ...

As a lovely little breeze springs up, Kit and Patsy pass Hermit Island's ... ...

... Sailboat Beach. ...

The Nelsons carry a full load: David, Lisa, Krystal, Josh and his friend, Scott ...

Quite the squad they have on board there. ...

Kit and Patsy make progress along Hermit Island while others let their beat out of Small Point Harbor take them ... ...

... over by Wood Island. ...

In 7346 we have Tim France with Alan Asselstine while André and Monique Girard follow in 3098. ...

Tom and Nel Graefe with nothing but open ocean in front of them!!

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