Two Tons of Fun

Acat Middleton Cup

Have been out 3 times this summer on TORCH. Awesome boat, good company. Thesis almost done. Took URCHIN out for a sail on the river. Was driven back by flukey winds and two foot waves on the river. Too choppy for comfort.







Some pictures from the
Down Bay Regatta. August '09











Andy driving TORCH.



Rail meat.



VAPOR leading GHOST around the mark.

VAPOR's boa.


























TORCH's battle flags.

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Evening racesa at SPYC.

Downbay Regatta

Little Egg Harbor hosted this one. Started out nice, Henry towed us out. I got to drive TORCH under tow, fun. Sails up, tacking around, lightning to the west. TAMWOCH, SPYDER, SPY, GHOST, VAPOR. Races cancelled, sails down, tow back in. We are offered BULL and take up the task. Sail her off the mooring, Lovely style. Beat out into the bay, not enough rail meat to press her, but we have fun. Roger Allen up from Cortez, John, Nick, Christian, Ed, & me. Lot more lines on the sandbagger.

A-cattin'

From DeRouville's Boatyard. John, Chuck, Matt, Newt, Nick, Judy, Christian, & I went sailin' TORCH. Rum results, but a great day sailing. Nice weather warm water, fluky wind especially around the weather mark. 8th, 7th, and 5th, and we only hit the committee boat once. 720º. Another time we were over the line before the start, so a 360 back over the line. SPYDER looked good. LIGHTNING was back out, WITCH, TAMWOCK actually won one, LOTUS, SPY, VAPOR made a day of it.

Callahan Cup

Fri Jul 18
Sailed TORCH out of BayHead Yacht Club with John, Chuck, Bobby, Judy & Nick. The wind was on the light side, no reefs. Due to position and a hang up at one of the marks we got a third in the first race. During the second race there was a bunch up of sandpipers at the last course mark and we slipped by MARY ANN and SPY for a second place. GHOST came in first both races, SPYDER looked super out there, TAMWOCK hit the committee boat. Best of all I got a ride on BARNEGAT. She is a beautiful cruiser, very sexy lady. The sandbaggers sailed a couple races with a load of kids on board. There was a covey of sandpipers. These look like comfortable boats, a bigger beetle cat. Best of all, four sneakboxes were out and sailed close races.

A Good Year for Sailing

Almost daily sails on the Delaware from the venerable Dragon made the summer fly by. Notable island trips include the cape, Asseteaque, & St. Mikes.

In September, the TSCA went sailing on the A-cats. Here are a couple on their moorings at DeRouville's Boatvard. I forgot my camera, this is a shot by my friend John Guidera.











25th MASCF at CBMM Oct 2007. Log canoe flying her kite. Morning on the dock.
Finisher oar-on-gunwale rowwing. Sails at the start.