| the Chesapeake Bay
Wayfarer Cruise 2008 Friday 30 May: Tangier to Smith Island - 1 photos by Gary & Jeremy Hirsch plus Uncle Al |
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| Jeremy hit the famous
Watermen's
coffee shop Double Six
for
his morning wake-up shot of coffee. ... |
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| Meanwhile, Hans and Al were
up
early, too (early to bed, and all that) after a very cozy
night's sleep
at Hilda's. ... |
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| Things were indeed peaceful
as
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| ... I sat out front with
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| ... my morning coffee from
the
kitchen. ... |
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| After breakfast: Back at
the
marina, you can see in the distance that ... ... |
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| ... someone else is going
out
for breakfast! ... |
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| Milton and ... ... |
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| ... his dog have come to
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| ... see us off, as we get
ready
for ... ... |
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| ... today's sail to Smith
Island. ... |
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| Our day's sail: Tangier to
Smith. Next year, I'd love to sail up the east side and
through the
channels to Ewell. - for full-size chart, click here ... |
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| It was our best sailing day
yet:
warm sunshine and the typical 12 knots or so of prevailing
SW breeze. ... |
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| Off the starboard quarter,
we
have ... ... |
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| ... Tony and Mary. ... |
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| Hans and Al decided it
would be
easier to pop the chute than to unroll the jib. ... |
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| Dick off Goose Island?? ... |
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| The
Nutshell looking good!! ... |
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| Duelling cameras once again ... |
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| Mary at the navigator's
table,
so to speak ... |
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| Even singlehanding, Dick
has
everything under total control. ... |
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| Blue
Mist in her element ... |
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| Gary and Tony as seen from
The Nutshell ... |
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| I think this is a part of
Smith
Island?? We were, all of us, usually doing 5 to 6 knots. ... |
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| Hans keeps our spinnaker
flying
just right. ... |
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| Rhodes Point on Smith
Island??? |
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