| the 2009 Wayfarer Chesapeake Cruise as recalled by Richard Watterson - 4 ... |
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| en route from Tangier to
Smith Island ... |
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winds were a little light but
provided a nice broad reach up to Smith Island. - click here for full-size pic ... |
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| Steve (l) and Robert in their CL-16 ... |
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| Again, notice the radar
reflector. ... |
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What a life! |
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| Dick and Jane (887),
André (3098) and Tony ... |
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| (l
to r) the Hirsches, André, Tony ... |
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| Robert takes the helm of
the CL. ... |
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| Hmmm, winds are getting
lighter. I wonder if
they will hold up ... ... |
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| So far, so good. - click here for full-size pic ... |
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| click here for full-size pic ... |
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| uh oh! ... |
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| André and the Honda
to the rescue ... ... |
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| ... once again! ... |
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| Jane is doing a nice job
of keeping Blue
Mist perfectly in trail ... |
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| How fast can a 2-horse
pull itself and four others? ... |
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| A recent tool of the trade
indicates that we are ... ... |
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| ... approaching civilization;
on the way in André
went to pick up Steve and Robert as well but they declined to be towed. - click here for full-size pic ...... |
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Steve and Robert have found some wind and
arrive an hour after the rest of us. |
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| It's moving time for
someone on Smith Island. ... |
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| They came within inches of
the dock but managed
to get it in cleanly. Look at the water
churning behind the tug; nobody in their
right mind would try to sail behind that rig, would they? (Al:
hard to imagine anyone trying such a stunt!! click here
> look at the last four pics) ... |
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| Everyone got their boats
secured and it was Dark
and Stormy time. However, I don't think this is what we had in
mind. ... |
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| "It looks like it will
miss us." ... |
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| Party on! ... |
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| Well, maybe it's time for
the ... ... |
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| ... boom tent. ... |
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| I wonder if the tent will leak... |
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The
next day dawned with brilliant
sunshine. Pauli, the nice proprietor of
the marina and the adjoining B&B, prepared a wonderful breakfast of
eggs,
pancakes, strawberries and coffee. No
pictures were taken from here on in due to a wicked hangover on the
part of the
photographer. Apparently a couple Wayfarer
sailors lost their sea legs after
the storm the night before and
took
an impromptu bath. Who would have
thought Dark and Stormies
could induce such a thing. It was a wild
time partying with the other
marina guests. The trip across Tangier
Sound back to Crisfield was uneventful. It
was yet another great Chesapeake cruise!
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