Joe(Cold Spring onHudson) Posted September 5, 2006 Posted September 5, 2006 Preferably something prickly and hard to eradicate. Neptune tried his best today. Neptune tried to take it all away from us today. Started off wonderful. Phil & I got this great idea to sail Tidbit & Dove. Me in Dove Phil in Tidbit. 1-hr of thrill laughing and shooting John B type photos turned into a bunch of Chinese fire drills. Ending with me sailing a loosing battle with the tide and wind with wind winning over me and no motor. lost the - Leicia ( 5 years a good run ) 3 small rips in Tidbits sail, new sails next season anyway. Lots of razor sharp cotter pin slices on both my arms, I need to rigging tape them. Posting from my pub eating way to hot buffalo wings. Trying to sail Tidbit into the Garrison Dock :eek: Thought I'd just slide up' date=' drop sail right quick, and throw a line to coast to a stop...Didn't happen that way. Winds changed, 'forgot' the reflex procedures after not being on Tid for so long (spending all my time with the Dove), and just not being cautious enough...Sort of 'overconfident' I think is the applicable adjective.... Was able to abort the ill advised docking without any structural damage at all, which was amazing, 3 small rips in the upper sail is all, but man my pride was sure wounded, as I must have seemed like a right eedjit, fending off incipient disaster...At least it was at Garrison, and not the Cold Spring club... But I did get some sweet shots of Dove under sail, while me and Joe were flying around the river in separate boats...It was really fun, and the whole day was an education on several different levels... [img']http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid214/pe40246c2db72927e8adafc90a8cc566b/ed238095.jpg[/img] My first 'tough' day of sailing all Summer, but what don't sink us, makes us smarter PH A really great Army guy from West Point has been photographing our boats with a passion for some time now. We have become his favorite subjects. He shoots from a SUPPER Gnarly diesel camouflaged landing craft. He also helps set all the moorings. An all around great guy. After todays hard sail, I met up with him at the dock in Garrison. he asked for my email address. So even though the leica looks to be shot. I still have poperatzi shooting the gap tooth chrome dome LOL Quote
capt jake Posted September 5, 2006 Posted September 5, 2006 Nice shots! You always seem to have real good pictures of you adventures. Name a shrub........I better not. ;) Quote
umop_apisdn Posted September 5, 2006 Posted September 5, 2006 Sounds like your day of sailing went about like mine! I guess any trip where the boat and crew return intact, is a good trip, eh? Noel Quote
Barry Pyeatt Posted September 6, 2006 Posted September 6, 2006 Ain't it great to have an avid photographer handy? Especially with their own boat. Wonderful photos! Quote
Charlie Jones Posted September 6, 2006 Posted September 6, 2006 Damn that's a pretty boat The old timers sure could lay down some lovely lines eh? How about some pics of Tidbit? Quote
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