Dingy Dinghy

What do you get when you cross a few dinghies . . . 

With a pool of pink flamingos . . . 

A few crazy people . . . 

and some rules and a race course?

A whole lot of fun!!!

And then there was the food

Great people

 Before and After

 

The finish line!

 

And our resident pirate

TOYC 2012 Dinghy Races!

Bay Rhumb Runner

 It's always a good day of sailing

when friends are nearby.

 The Rhumb runners were out and we let

them pass by (it made them feel better).

Sailing off into the sunset.

Ahhh, friends.

Challenge Cup 2011

Challenge Cup 2011
12 boats total
6 from Tall Oaks Yacht Club

6 from Cedar Creek Marina

The course was set, as shown on the

back of Antny's shirt.

As we left the slip, our

captain had a few stories to tell.

Objects in mirror are NOT

as close as they appear!

Just behind us was Escapade

swapping places with us a few times.

 

And Fifty-Fifty who passed us on the next-to-last leg.

Off our bow, to port, is Mr. Mylar (lead boat).

What they do on the other boats during a race,

does not STAY on the other boats.

Not in the race, but still a nice view.

 Our Race Committee Boat

as viewed just past the finish line.

Bob breaks out a couple of PBR's for

himself to celebrate our 4th place finish.

The captain and his lovely wife, our hosts.

Thanks for "how goddamn good it felt to sail well".

Tall Oaks Yacht Club captured the Challenge Cup again!

Fifty-Fifty with a corrected time took the cup (from Mr. Mylar),

with Escapade in 3rd and Bay Rhumb bringing in

a very respectable 4th place finish. 

Sailor's Joys

 

 

"A sailor's joys are as simple as a child's."

 -- Bernard Moitessier 

Silk to Sailing

 

The Bay water was a ribbon silk.

It was like moving through silky chocolate.

This unfortunately required a motor.

This was the view out our back window.

 A bit of NJ rustic at our stop.

I think of Baydog when I see places like this.
There must be many stories.

Who knew?  Can you even get to this by car?

Down the dock

A great group of men!

And away we go . . . 

Beside us . . .

It was nothing more than a day heading up

to Martell's for lunch and sailing back home.

It turned into a very memorable and

wonderful day spent with many friends.

Martell's Watch Dogs

He wasn't really interested in settling any disputes.

Best seat in the house!

This one, on the other hand, did a lot of chasing and negotiating!

Guess that's why he's a lot thinner!

A Day on Barnegat Bay

I don't have any pictures
Only the memories in my mind
Racing on the bay with friends
The best of its kind.

Thanks Bay Rhumb!