Favorite Pics of 2012

[Greene]

It is time again to sail vicariously through each others favorite pictures from 2012.  We really enjoyed the great pics last year and hope to see more again this winter.  We'll get it started with a few of our favorites. 

We start with a nice picture of Wrinkles sailing in good breezes at CLR 2012.


Floating, enjoying a few cold beverages and having a ball talking with a great bunch of sailors at CLR 2012.


One of our first sails on Wrinkles.  The huge smile tells the story.


Sailing in Door County always seems to end with a breathtaking sunset.


Another sunset.  This time just off the UW-Wisconsin Memorial Union.


Let's see some of your favorites.

Mike and Brenda

[NateD]

Below is my favorite from this season. We added a new crew member to the Annie Belle, she went for her first sail at 8 days old and did her first overnight at 5 weeks.

[Eagleye]

Priceless!!!
Congrats Nate......

[Greene]

Congrats Nate.  8 days old and a sailor already.  You will create so many great memories in the next few years sailing with Annie Belle.

Mike and Brenda

[brackish]

Well I looked through my 2012 pics and, although I sailed quite a bit, didn't take a lot of pics during the year.  BEER in Pensacola is usually the pic taking bonanza time and we missed it because of my sons wedding.  But have one of Sheri on an overnight on a cold morning in October on the lake.  We had it to ourselves as is normal after Labor Day.  Pot of coffee and a good book.  I'm on deck fishing but not catching.

[Bob23]

Ok:
Sunset at the Barnegat Bay Bash 2012 version 2.0:

Sunrise, same place:

First snow, 2012 exactly 1 week after Sandy visited NJ:

The Dorland Henderson bridge to Long Beach Island, NJ:

My 85 year old friend Ed on his first sail ever:

Koinonia, circa 2012:

Bob23

[Eagleye]

Mike and Brenda,
Thank you for this opportunity to share with the group.  Some of these I have posted before but here the favorites.



The "Madame Z" at rest in her slip at Watkins Glenn, NY on Seneca Lake.






Late in June we scurried back to the docks to wait out a nasty thunderstorm.  It rained an 1-1/2" in less than an hour.  Afterwards all the PBer's were gone and we shared the lake with one other sailboat for the rest of the afternoon.






Sailing on Seneca Lake.






On our first overnight on Saratoga Lake we woke up to this view.








And a late afternoon sail.






Early September we had the pleasure to meet and raft up with a fellow Com-Pac owner.






Late in October most of the leaves were gone but we got this shot while sailing past the Athens Lighthouse on the Hudson River.






This was my friend Tony's first time sailing.  We lost the wind but he took that time to reflect on the beauty and the splendor of what we have been given.  







As we looked back at all our photos it has brought together all the memories of the beauty of the nature that we have had the chance to experience.  We have so much to be thankful for!

Merry Christmas,
Allen And Suzie