What a fabulous week. My second and third informal sailing lessons came on clear blue days with a gentle breeze, with a smattering of other boats dotting the horizon.
My club sponsor and sailing instructor and all-around awesome neighbor, Bill.
Michele rode her bicycle along the rail trail that skirts the lake and took pics.
My shiny new sail!
I love the crisp clean white sail against the deep blue sky.
Windmill boats spin around Massebesic in an informal race.
Time of day, time of life, time spent enjoying.
Say hello to IT’S ABOUT TIME.
She’s a 1986 O’Day 192 that purchased from a gentleman who used to be an engineer for O’Day. (Actually, he reminded me of Gil, with his gray mustache and Navy veteran hat.) He’s kept it in impeccable condition, with new sails, lines, and rigging in the last two years.
Check out these O’Day marketing materials from the mid-80s… gotta love the wood-paneled station wagon demonstrating how easy it is to tow.
Introductions and explanations
Getting the tour
Off we go!
We may need the boat to get home if this rain keeps up.
Home safe
Maddox doesn’t know she has a surprise waiting outside
Maddox in her PFD and Jolly Roger collar
All my pirate booty splayed across the yard