Earlier in the week, our two honorary Canadians, Jesper Friis (r) and Poul Ammentorp (middle) arrived from Denmark suspecting nothing, and were promptly treated to a sail around Toronto Island with Uncle Al (camera) and Tom Wharton in the latter's J-24.

Having sailed around the outside of the island and into Toronto Bay via the Eastern Gap, we did the IT equivalent of waving to my mother who lived more or less on the bay, by phoning her on Tom's cell phone and inviting her to look out the window and watch us go by. Mission accomplished, we were just passing the Royal Canadian YC (background above) when some nasty-looking squall clouds reared their black heads above the Western Gap - the very place we were headed for. Model mariners that we were, we ran for shelter to the RCYC where we waited out a juicy rain storm in the club bar where we had the additional chance to be looked at askance for our rather scruffy though nautical attire.

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