the
2006
North American Wayfarer Rally Thousand Islands, St. Lawrence River, Cedar Point State Park, Clayton, NY * July 28 - August 5, 2006 Tues 1 Aug: pictures - 2 by Uncle Al |
While taking a smoke break
before upwind sailing makes things too wet for such
luxuries, Uncle Al models a favourite T-shirt given him by Mary Abel. ... |
Bill Harkins and Margie
McKelvey sail past before the Schonborns set off to
follow. ... |
In our first hour or so
of sailing, the winds steadily increased a we beat up
the river. On our zag to go south of Carleton Island
back towards the south shore of the River, Julia and I
noticed that a couple of Wayfarers had taken shelter in
a small cove behind us. We decided to check this out in
case anyone needed help, and besides, a small beer break
seemed like an attractive option. It turned out that
Ralph and André had spied this welcome bit of shelter
and decided to explore its possibilities. We were made
very welcome by a couple of cottage owners who offered
refreshments and bathroom facilities as well as
interesting conversation. In the end, everyone except
Dick Harrington and Chuck Jordan ended up coming in here
and making this our destination. The latter continued
doggedly and admirably on to Cape Vincent where they met
their ladies for lunch and Chuck lost his wallet. Not to
forget Bill and Margie who found the upwind going slow
and tough the way they were rigged and had headed back
to Cedar Point fairly early in the proceedings.
... |
Tom Erickson and Possum
in the lee of the cottage ... |
Kit and Patsy glide in ... ... |
... towards shelter where
... ... |
... Brian and Ralph (r) ... ... |
... wait to assist. ... |
The Graefes have seen the
light and ... ... |
... turned back to join us. ... |
Not satisfied with his
first approach, Tom tacks around and ... ... |
... tries again. ... |
No problems ... ... |
... this time! ... |
Our mini-fleet in shelter ... |
(l to r) Julia, Kit, Patsy ... |
While neither Julia nor I
had eyes good enough to decipher the tiny writing on the
chart, the waterproof chart "case" did end up offering the
only accessible place that would ... ... |
... keep the smokes and
lighters dry. Here Al takes out a bumper after laying damp
cigarettes out to dry in the hot sunshine after the little
green storage bags hanging off the thwart proved
vulnerable to the incessant spray. ... |
Tony and Mary turn back to
join us. ... |
And it sure didn't take
them long to ... ... |
... plane in ... ... |
... to join us. |