JUST PICTURES

  TONIGHT IT IS JUST ABOUT PICTURES BECAUSE I HAD TO CHANGE FROM USING THE IPAD TO MY LAP TOP AND THIS HAS TAKEN ME TWO HOURS TO FIGURE OUT.  SO YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO GUESS AT THE STORY THESE PHOTOS ARE TRYING TO TELL.  MAYBE TOMORROW I WILL COME BACK AND EDIT WITH SCRIPT.

This wasn't quite what it looked like, Rog had just finished the last leg of the race hen he handed the helm over to Paula.  She had been very patient throughout the race, taking incredible photographs for my blog.  It was only fair that she got to do something else for a bit, right?  Just as he stepped way from the helm a wave hit us broadside and down went Rog!  If you look closely at the first picture it certainly startled Paula as he almost took he down too!  All ended well and we had a great laugh.

The theme for the race had been "don't worry, be happy" so we did out very best to show our happiness for being out on the water in such wonderful conditions.

We did need rail meat as the winds were blowing between 17 and 24 most afternoons.  We only flew the spinnaker on Friday, I have an aversion to it when the wind is close to 20 knots.  Just do not want to see it explode as it did on several other racers.

There was plenty of wind this day and white caps that go along with the wind.  No one minded getting splashed though when the air temperature was 80 and the water above 75.  This morning I was reading the new Latitude 38 online and saw pictures of racers all bundled up in heave foul weather gear and life jackets.  We should have been wearing the life jackets but no foul weather gear down here.