First Sail of the Season ( LOTS OF PHOTO"S )

[Joe(Cold Spring onHudson)]

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[Knut]

Joe,

great story about a nice day on the water. I could not agree more that "this is what it is all about." Your shipmate seems to agree as well and with a fur-coat I guess the temperature was quite OK.

[Derek]

Joe, great story and pics! I can't wait till I get my WE on the water to taste a bit of that. Love you 'ballast'/mate there. I have a retriever that will be my tag along. Looking forward to your next outting.

[Barry Pyeatt]

Looks like it was a great day despite the chill in the air.

Been there this time of year and the temps can be almost anywhere on the scale.

Good photos and your ballast looks like it helps. Also seems like you've worked out the bugs in trim and handling. Great project this little boat.

Almost wish I had one like that. Off on a whim and with a mate as patient as yours.

I'll be pulling my Weekender with my Benz. An '81 300D, They just keep on going and going and going. Wouldn't trade it for a new one at all. Better than the Bunny.

[Mike Pennington]

Joe, you didn't tell us Lucky was good at taking photos, looks like he caught you off guard a couple of times.

[Russ Sylvester]

46 degrees outside with a 12 mph wind and you're wearing SHORTS!?! Are you crazy or something?? Oh wait, let me guess, it's a dry cold.

Nice shots though. It's fun to see the goings on around you from a different perspective. Sailing always seems to make me slow down and notice details about everything instead of barely noticing.

[Tim Diebert]

You get an A for that photo essay Yosef. Excellent.

[tdrown]

Sounds great, when I finish my boat I might want to try it on the Hudson, my brother lives right on it next to the Holland tunnel on the Jersey side. It will probably will be a little busy down there (understatenent), and a headache getting it there, so I will probably wait a while until I am comfortable with how she handels before I try anything like that.