| the Hermit
Island Wayfarer Rally Small Point, Maine * August 13-20, 2005 Uncle Al's Scrap Book: Tuesday, the 16th - 3 pics by Julia and Al Schonborn |
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| As Kit and Patsy seem about
to be swallowed by the ocean ... ... |
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| ... these lobstermen ... ... |
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| ... go calmly and
efficiently ... ... |
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| ... about their business ... ... |
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| ... while Tom Erickson
passes by. ... |
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| Should I be saying
something about the importance of functional buoyancy here? ... |
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| Perhaps not! Our solo
sailor du jour appears to be in great form as he passes SHADES
and her crew of four, with ... ... |
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| ... Chuck at the helm and
concentrating, as ... ... |
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| ... Uncle Al checks the
chart. ... |
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| "Land ho!!!" Seguin Island
with its ... |
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| ... famous lighthouse duly takes shape on this lovely but slightly hazy
morning as we ... ... |
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| ... prepare to round it to
port under spinnaker. ... |
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| The growing breeze kicks up
a slight chop as we ... ... |
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| ... reach the south end ... ... |
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| ... of the island. ... |
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| Word is that you can go
ashore in a little cove at the SE end of Seguin and ... ... |
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| ... walk up to visit the
lighthouse. ... |
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| We pass another lobsterman
at work as we ... ... |
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| ... near the cove and
prepare to douse the spinnaker. ... |
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| Word is that, when Alan and
Tim turned back out there, everyone followed their lead and ... ... |
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| ... that no one else
rounded the island. ... |
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| So, gang! Here is what the
cove ... ... |
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| ... looked like. ... |
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| I guess we could have
beached the boats but ... ... |
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| ... it did look like a bit
of a march to the top. And who knew what the tide would have done to
our boats by the time we got back??!! ... |
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| So we sailed on past the ... ... |
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| ... Seguin Ledges and ... ... |
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| ... past the
(occupied) green #1 buoy off Jackknife Ledge towards the beaches at
Popham. The plan was to leave the Fox Islands and the Heron Islands to
starboard and pay a visit to ... |
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