the 2007 North American Rally
Wed 24 July - 4 and Thurs 25 July
photos: Dave/Carol Hansman, Julia/Al Schonborn, Bill Harkins, Alan Asselstine, Andy Douma
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Passing Pleasant Island and proceeding into St. Aubyn Bay, we continued to be blessed by the near-shore breeze effect.
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Further off shore, the going was painfully slow, though the ripples on the water would seem to indicate that sailing might have been an option. But this picture is obviously being taken from a Wayfarer being rowed, and Tony (l) has the oars out as well.
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Meanwhile, Andy Douma had decided, he wasn't up to any long sails today, but did putter around Lighthouse Point for ...
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... a while earlier in the day, under jib alone.
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Soon, however, he beached Port Tack Too, adding her nicely to this shot of the local cruise ship, the Island Queen.
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Then, Andy climbed the Point and watched for the fleet to come in.
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While waiting, he got a lovely shot of this inuksuk.
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Finally, Julia and Al ghosted past the Point in the late afternoon. Julia is about to make the supreme sacrifice of stepping off SHADES into waist-deep water to wade ashore and get the car and trailer, thus sparing Al the need to sail right into the totally windless beach area. At the ramp, Al was soon joined by Dave and Carol, who, like Al, were leaving tonight, having detours to make before heading off to Ottawa for the weekend's Wayfarer Ontario Championships.
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Tony and Mary finish off the day's cruise in style, beautifully lit by the lowering sun.
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For the select few staying on, there was a ...
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... much appreciated and delicious pot luck supper.
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Bill and Margie look none the worse for the tough afternoon on the water.
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Mary Asselstine and Dick Harrington
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Alan proposes a toast - undoubtedly not to our homebound breeze!
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On Thursday, some of the gang did a re-run of Saturday's sail through the Hole in the Wall.
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(l to r) Dick Harrington, Alan Asselstine, Tom Graefe -

As Alan reports: "Thursday's sail was enjoyed by four boats.  Dick, Tom and Nel, Bill and Margie and Jerry Beausoleil and  myself.  Jerry is a friend who joined me for the day of sailing. We started at the normal 10:30 plus a little.  The winds were steady at 8 to 10 knots from the south.  We headed out for Wall Island.  I was prepared to go through the Hole in the Wall from east to west.  But Tom and Dick noted that the winds were changing to the west and so we went through from west to east.  We then sailed back toward Killbear, stopping for lunch on the beach behind Patterson Island. 

After lunch, three boats headed back to take out their boats to prepare for an early morning departure on Friday.  Jerry and I sailed downwind between the islands to go around Huckleberry Island.  The west winds continued and we tacked our way back to Lighthouse Beach by 5:00.

Out with the last boat and the end of the cruising.

Alan W7346"