Favorite Sailing Pic's from 2011

[Tim Gardner]

JT,  It takes about 9 hrs at 55knots.

[Bob23]

   Bilge keel trolling vessel, Ha! Whatdayatakeusfor, a bunch of gullible northerners? We all know that you keep your anchor on the top of your mast...sort of a reverse ballast idea. Or is that how you cheapskates paint the bottom in order to avoid a haul-out. Little know fact: I heard TG named that boat after an old high school flame! Wait till Admiral G hears about that one! Your'e gonna be spending more time in that dog house by the water!
  Nonetheless, JT has the right idea. Head south to your hang-out by the water and go sailing!
9 hours is nothing. I should be there by around 0100 hrs on 1/14/12. Keep the beer cold!
67 days till spring!
  Or we could all head down to Cabo where I shot a picture of this guy:

Here's another shot of Tim's boat, in case you guys thought I made that last one up:

bob23

[Tim Gardner]

Wait a minute!!!!! That's me fishing with my special bilge keel popper!  Were you spying on me  Bob?

Yeah, That's the ticket!

TG

PS the Coor's Light is always cold, see you when you get here!  I'll wait up.

[Salty19]

Tim--Love the cove trove! 

[Bob23]

Whilst roaming though some misc photos, I came upon this shot of my son Chris, one of my 3 favorite people on this planet at the helm of his 1970 Irwin Free Spirit 21 sailboat:

And another, on his Sunfish:

And here, after being dis-sparred in high winds, being towed in by Koinonia:

Bottoms Up! Bob23

[Bob23]

Below is a shot of yours truely officially proclaiming the start of the 2011 sailing season on the Barngat Bay, NJ. Our custom is to sacrifice part of one's cold beer to the bay to help insure a safe and successful season. We were sailing aboard PeterG's Compac 27 "Beagle 2" now known a few states away as the "Afternoon Beagle".

Now, ladies and gentlemen: A very rare photo of the Pirate of Forked River, aka Pedro. He and his ever-so-patient wife Becky and I met at the very first Tice's Shoals Rondayvoo back when he owned a CP 19 "Beagle".

Caio!
bob23

[sailen69]

I don't know why but I found this funny for some reason.



...and while I am here,



...sort of reminds me of what my old scoutmaster told us when we were in the great out doors "Take only pictures and leave only footprints".

[Bob23]

SHOOT!!!
  Thanks for reminding me. No wonder nothings getting done on my boat- I forgot to fill out a work order!
bob23