Wednesday is Photo Day 2024

[DArcy]

Last sail of the season, I went out with my buddy Matt

It was a great day for sailing, and we passed my old boat on the way back in

 

[Phil]

Black Rock Point, Maui.

 

[WayneH]

This picture is from 9 years ago but I still like it. There's a sailboat in the picture.

 

[Phil]

This picture is from 9 years ago but I still like it. There's a sailboat in the picture.

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Yeah....my wife and I always joke about the "sailing" tourist catamarans on Maui. The vast majority of them motor everywhere they go. It appears that Sail Maui is the only company that sails a significant amount while out and about. Bottom line....there's a "sail" boat in my picture

 

[WayneH]

When I pull the stop on our diesel, the Admiral says "Thank you." Right before that is usually this conversation. "How are we doing?" "In neutral and making 3.5 knots." "Roll out more jib and let's sail."

Powerboats run their engines at full throttle to get "There." Sailors kill their engine and are "There."

 

[jssailem]

Sailboat, check.
Sailor folding sail on the dock, check
Bright sunny day. Temps in the high 70's, check.
Mystic CT yesterday. So much fun.

 

[Phil]

Picture from July. Makua Valley. One of my favorite places to hang out for a few days.

 

[WayneH]

Anchored in Manatee River, east of Bradenton, Florida. At Holy Hole.

 

[Tally Ho]

Sorry…no boat down here in Florida

But the Z3M I dragged down here seems happy at the beach


Went to Margharitaville on Fort Meyers Beach the other night for drinks and caught a beautiful sunset…

…there was a catamaran out there somewhere.

Heading north tomorrow for the holidays…Thanksgiving at home in Indiana and Christmas in Colorado before heading back to Florida at the first of January.


Greg

 

[Will Gilmore]

Picture from July. Makua Valley. One of my favorite places to hang out for a few days.

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Phil, I think this is my favorite photo from you, so far, and you have posted a lot of great ones. This sums up the beauty of sailing, for me.

-Will

 

[Phil]

I'm in the process of repainting the non-skid on the deck and cabin top of Kolibri. One of the previous owners continued the non-skid to the toe rails, hatches, all deck hardware, etc so the process is slightly more involved. I've added channels along the toe rails and many other necessary areas to improve water flow to the scuppers in sloppy conditions. I also decided that this was the perfect opportunity to strip the varnish off the toe rails and apply new varnish.

After stripping.

After 5 coats of AwlSpar M3131. ~2 more coats to go then a few coats of AwlBrite will be applied once the non-skid is done.

 

[Phil]

A couple quick pics of the new non-skid paint job on Kolibri. One more coat on the fore and side decks and maybe some very minor touch up on the cabin top and the job will be done! The color is "moon dust".

 

[Phil]

Winter on the North Shore of Oahu has some incredible sunsets. It has even better after glow. Here's one from a few days ago.

 

[jssailem]

Red sky at night, Sailors delight!

 

[Hello Below]

I don't think this fellow knew when to say enough is enough. I counted 35 panels and a single wind generator. Last week this boat did make a passage from Mosquito Creek Marina to Maple Bay Marina, a distance of 42Nm across the Strait of Georgia and via Porlier Pass (max current 9+kt) with its electric motor. View attachment 225142
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Sailboatmembers' y'all are in luck. This boat is now for sale as the owner ran into some health issues. As an aside if you look very closely at the 2nd photo you will notice a vane mounted on each side of the pulpit just behind the wind generator. Believe-it-or-not these are bow thrusters and the consensus is they actually work.

 

[Phil]

Cruising along today past my friend's boat and I get a text message....

 

[jssailem]

That is cool.

Now, if only the text had included... I think you won the lottery.