Wednesday is Photo Day - 2023

[Phil]

July 3, 2022 rounding Kahuku Point shortly after sunrise. ~12 nmi to go to finish the crossing from San Francisco to Haleiwa, HI. We cruised down the North Shore of Oahu relatively close to the beach and hove to for a bit in front of my wife's parent's house. My wife, youngest daughter, niece, and sister in-law paddled out in kayaks and on SUPs to welcome us just off shore from Rocky Point.

 

[DArcy]

I woke up to a foggy morning today

 

[Tally Ho]

I anchored out last weekend on Lake Michigan.

I decided to swim to the beach and take a photo…it was a little farther than I thought

But I made it to shore and back.

But I am getting too old for this…guess I need to get a dinghy!

Greh

 

[Phil]

Sunset tonight at Rocky Point on the North Shore of Oahu.

 

[DArcy]

A moonlight sail a few weeks ago

 

[PaulK]

I anchored out last weekend on Lake Michigan.

I decided to swim to the beach and take a photo…it was a little farther than I thought

But I made it to shore and back.

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But I am getting too old for this…guess I need to get a dinghy!

Greh

Not sure, but the two photos make it look like the boat's getting closer. Is your anchor dragging?

 

[SFS]

We moved to the mainland back in June, and our daily walks are along Tokyo Bay. I took this with a cell phone one day a few months ago, thinking it was just a sunset:

But when I looked at it more closely later, I wondered if I was seeing what I thought I was. So for another sunset, I paid attention. I think it might really be:

We've been here all this time, and I find out I can really see it from my neighborhood:

Fuji may not be quite as impressive as Rainer, but it's spectacularly symmetrical. Can't wait for the snow to fly, and cap it in white.

 

[Will Gilmore]

I also noticed the UFO in your first picture. Best not to talk too much about that one or the men in white coats will come down to the waterfront looking for you

-Will

 

[dLj]

I also noticed the UFO in your first picture. Best not to talk too much about that one or the men in white coats will come down to the waterfront looking for you
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-Will

Look more closely, that's the star ship Enterprise!

dj

 

[Will Gilmore]

Look more closely, that's the star ship Enterprise!

dj

Oh, so now that it's been identified, it isn't a UFO nor a UAP. Just an ordinary FO or AP.

-Will

 

[dLj]

Oh, so now that it's been identified, it isn't a UFO nor a UAP. Just an ordinary FO or AP.

-Will

No men in white coats needed...

dj

 

[Tally Ho]

Not sure, but the two photos make it look like the boat's getting closer. Is your anchor dragging?

Nope…no anchor drag. Just used a zoom lens for photo without me in it.

Greg

 

[Phil]

My wife and I just spent the weekend on Maui to celebrate our 27th wedding anniversary. We had a great sail & snorkel tour to Molokini with Sail Maui. Not as much sailing as I was hoping for, but the wind did not cooperate. We also did a great hike on the Hoapili Trail followed by a snorkel session in the Ahihi-Kinau Marine Preserve. A few pics for your enjoyment.

 

[jssailem]

I did not take this video. But it looked cool so I thought I would share.
Opps.

 

[Phil]

Thursday evening afterglow in Haleiwa Harbor.

 

[Phil]

I was hanging out at China Walls today with my drone waiting for the canoe race to come by when this sailboat made a relatively close pass. Quick and dirty video production with a bit of music from a previous band project.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=699421942248136

 

[dLj]

I realized I take a lot of photos of sunsets. Here is a photo of a sunrise two days ago. Reflecting on why I take so many photos of sunsets rather than sunrises I came to the conclusion it's not that I don't see as many, in fact on this trip I've seen them almost every day as the 2am to 6am watch has been mine for most of the trip. But sunrises take on many forms. Often they sneak into being; the night sky becomes less and less dark and the grey of morning grows lighter and lighter until the sun is up and can be seen. Almost like the sun is softly caressing the sleeping world and slowly massaging it awake. This photo still shows the more quiet awakening of the day, it is not as spectacular as some of the sunsets. It's more like a lullaby softly singing to us: Awake, awake, another beautiful day is coming your way....

 

[Tally Ho]

Frost on the pumpkin, trees in full color…boating season is over in the Midwest

Greg

 

[Davidasailor26]

It’s the end of the season here too. Hauled out last week. This was a few weeks ago, on an unseasonably warm weekend at the end of October. The leaves on Pooles Island in the Chesapeake were just about at peak.

 

[DArcy]

The sailing season is over for me. I just spent a few days in the Mojave Desert, not much water here.