Family Island Regatta, 2006. Boat from Barreterre, Bahamas
The dingy sailing. Bond Cay, Bahamas
Family Island Regatta, George Town, Bahamas
Crossing the Bahama Banks.
Lee Stocking Island again.
Bahamian race boat.
Chalks landing in Nassau
Conception Island, Bahamas, The little dot on the water in the background is the boat.
Conception Island, Bahamas
Joe's Sound, Long Island, Bahamas
Big old Barry-barry-barracuda under the boat, Joes Sound, Long Island, Bahamas. The 'cuda's like to come over and check you out when you anchor. They are very curious, which can be unnerving.
Lee Stocking Island, Oreneta is in the distance, and you can see the Tug and Barge Islands in the background. Sailed the dingy around them one afternoon.
Joe's Sound, Long Island, Bahamas. One of my favorite places on earth.
Tiny little hurricane hole on Shroud Cay. Rode out a front in here.
Shroud Cay, Atlantic side.
The creeks in Shroud Cay.
Yup, that's us on our beautiful little boat, Oreneta. Most of theses photos are from Pat and Mike on Twice in a Blue Moon. Some are from friends on Ketch Ya Later.
Kidd Cover, George Town, Bahamas.
Riding the wave off the top of Long Island, Bahamas. Lovely days sail.
Sailing off Long Island, Bahamas
View from the church at Clarence Town, Long Island, Bahamas
Inside the church in Clarence Town, Long Island, Bahamas
The church itself, Clarnce Town, Long Island, Bahamas
Race day, none of those boats are us.
This is! Oreneta on the way!
Sailing higher
And this is us sailing higher.
We're in their somewhere on the left. Start of the George Town Cruisers Regatta race.
The little teeny tiny one on the left, that's us.
Short boat = poor boat speed, I could have headed him up into irons, but at this point in the race, I was still being nice. Didn't realize how bady some of these boats point.
Still coming
People were apparently concerned he would hit us. They haven't raced with my Dad.
Climbing up on us. We beat him handly in the end.
No, I am not competetive at all.
Took him AGES.
And ages. You can see he has started to blanket us.
Typical make 'em jealous sunset picture. It is beautiful. George Town, Bahamas
Look at that water, I miss it so much. This was a handmade boat race at Children's day, Cruiser's Regatta, George Town.
Conch salad shack on the beach. Unfortunately conchs are CITES listed endangered species.
Our buddies Twice in a Blue Moon, having an adventurous ride. taken by Amante.
The lizards at Allens Cay, also endangered.
From Twice in a Blue Moon. These little curly tail lizards were everywhere.
Twice in a Blue Moon, they have a good eye for beauty.
Ah, It's betta in the Bahamas.
This was a great anchorage, and when I remember the name I'll put it in. Ships Channel Cay, west of Nassau.
Ruins in Ship's Channel
Stone, the beer drinking boar on the beach. Fortunately not the human kind.
Same island
Dingy's all lined up at Volleyball beach. Only means of transportation.
George Town, Bahamas
There was a flip flop decorating contest.
The dock at Exuma Market, George Town, Bahamas.
More flops.
These won the contest. Like most haute cuture, you wouldn't want to actually wear them.
Viewing the entries
Flops and flops and flops
The winner again.
We're the little low one.
yup, our boat. It was a race, so we went go-fast and we aren't towing the dingy.
Still going.
This might be the finish
Sailing along.
Don't we look speedy?
Look at that bow wake!
Go team go.
