Thursday, January 19, 2023

Aboard The R. Tucker Thompson For The Bay Of Islands Tall Ships Race: Part The Second

Continuing our day's excellent and exciting voyage...

The yellow buoy there marks the end of the Bay, the turning
point, half-way...

Action scene

Bracing...




The racing judge ship...

Congestion at the turn



Island with a hole...also an arch

Full sail















































































Below deck, the galley


















Navigation center









Finally passing the buoy...took four tacks; we are dead last but
having a blast; and now have the wind

Giant cave on an island in the Bay


Hanging out just one more sheet...crew members asking if anyone had
an umbrella...we're making nine knots now!

Roberton Island, where Captain Cook originally landed; well,
earlier he'd put six crew ashore on the South Island...but they
never returned

Tea time; not clotted cream, but whipped to a pretty good approximation

Back in the fun harbor

This guy zipped by repeatedly, his board seldom touching the water

Yours truly at the helm...now safely docked

End of a great day!

1 comment:

Tawana said...

Oh, what fun! You know, Wes bought a sailboard after a trip to San Francisco. It is in the barn...never been in the water!