He’s a friend of ours through Dave and Cheryl, down for the weekend with his wife and the rest of the international crew.
Even though the wind was light from the east and the summer boat traffic wakes almost put us ashore on Swan Point, he enjoyed it as it was his first sail in a year and a half. He’s even offered to come down for some scraping and sanding later this Summer.
Needless to say it was too hot for a fire.
Charlotte, my brothers Flatfish, was launched Monday to be there for the launching of Serena, the new Beaton built Flatfish to be launched in June.
Garden continues to fill in; little bare ground left. In some places too full. We have a few to many Siberian Iris’ and need to give some away this Fall. Zsa, you interested?
Pics follow:
Nelson at the helm. (No, not that Nelson.) Poor old Sjogin was not at her best. When going to weather in a light chop she tends to bob up and down and slide off to leeward.
Mary Ann and the soon to be launched Charlotte
Quiet Memorial Day morning with one of my favorite catboats.
Our backyard. Wiegelia, Hostas and lots of moss. The white flecks on the ground are Honey Locust flowers. In a gust of wind they look like a snow shower.
Iris, Barberry and Peonies. The structure in the background is our Tomato frame. (Not soon enough>)
Rosa Rugosa walk. They’re in their full glory now. I make a point of literally stopping to smell the roses most mornings.
Serena launching pics next week. Hopefully shots of her and Charlotte under sail.
Also note that the Louis Vuitton Finals start tomorrow at 9:00am EDT. The best of 9 series determines who faces Alinghi for the America’s Cup. Go Luna Russo!
I just found the IACC Rule.