The first ever Father's Day Regatta. The rules: father's raced Optis, the start was Leman's style from the beach, no rules.
Father's Day Regatta... pre-start jitters, except for George Medicus who looks pretty relaxed.
Father's Day Regatta start... and they're off.
Some made the mistake of sailing too soon. Actually, most fathers pushed the boat out into the deep water, then rolled in... but we'll call it sailing for now.
Inserting the rutter really slowed down the time of some intrepid fathers. I see a lot of white water here.
Sailing Class at Ship Point.
The Pavilion at Conquest - people relaxing during one of our regattas.
Our floating dock. It's what makes us "civilized."
2004 Annual Regatta
2004 Junior Regatta at Conquest Beach.
2004 Junior Regatta at Conquest Beach
Race Committee, no doubt, in search of their lunch. ;>)
She makes it look easy. Sailing is a sport where woman can compete equally with men because it's not about brute strength.
Emily and Elizabeth.
Breaking for lunch. Everyone leaves the boats on the beach.
Emily showing her stuff.
E.O.D. Junior Regatta.
2004 Junior Regatta. The nice thing about Conquest is that when it gets hot, the beach lends itself to jumping in for a cool breather.
Classic Penguin at the 2004 Annual Regatta. This boat is meticulously maintained, but for now - it's time to socialize and see old friends. The boat can wait.
Corsica River Race Back.
Fall on the Corsica River.