Mini Moth & Sunday Fun

Sunday, July 31, 2011

She sets sail today! I can't even count the hours of work Harcourt has put into this project for Ike and Ike is his right-hand helper. There is a little more tweaking to go with the rig so but we borrowed a yacht club rig and set sail today. It was a perfect light air day and Ike was grinning from ear to ear and all he kept saying was "this is awesome".

Legare always knows where Ike is, if only

you could hear the screetching sound effects that go along with this photo.

Legare enjoys playing on the Shelter and I can't wait for next Summer

when he can hopefully keep up with Ike a little better.

snack time is a popular time for Legare

and the bonus is he is contained!

Ike & all his buddies have spent endless hours this Summer

catching moon jellies off the dock as well as crabs under rocks

(and bugs in the yard at home!), fishing net + bucket = happy boys!

Wylder joins in the moon jelly fun

lunch break on Shelter

Moth

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Harcourt got a new toy sailboat this summer called a Moth. It is a morph between a dinghy sailboat and a windsurfer. He has sailed it a few times and Ike has of course being begging for a ride and he did finally get his chance! We will work on getting better photos of it actually “flying” with its blades that allow it to ride above the surface of the water. Ike is so fascinated that he wants to name his new* opti, Mini Moth.

photo courtesy of Bob Edmands

(since I was at home while Legare took his nap!)

*new to him but well used and getting facelift & paint job from Daddy

Savasna Claims Victory (again!)

Saturday, January 23, 2010

J105 Class Winners!

Key West Race Week

Seadog Worlds

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Last weekend Sachems Head Frostbiters hosted the 'Seadog Worlds' - there was much anticipation as the competition from Rhode Island arrived in a rented truck full of Seadogs. It was a blustery December day and only for those who truly love to sail. Cutter was 2nd, Harcourt was 10th with Whitney not far behind.

the flag shows the wind

Whitney getting her Seadog ready

Ike was enthralled by the unloading process and

made lots of new friends with the visiting sailors

pre-race strategizing

Labor Day

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Labor Day this year was a fun filled finale to the yacht club season -- including but not limited to: a morning at the airport with Harcourt, lunch & swim off the boat, Ike's first pre-race sail, race spectating, ice cream & treats at the club, swimming off the dock, playing in the outside shower at the club with lots of friends and cheering at the yacht club Labor Day awards. And that concludes Ike's 3rd yacht club season and now we are preparing for Dana's wedding on 9/19!

the kid loves to swim!

Ike joined Harcourt, Peter Ginz & Wilber for a little sail out to the race course.

fun in the outside shower at the club with Hayden & friends

how many kids can fit in the club's outside shower??

Ike was very focused at the awards ceremony

and at the end he asked when does he get his prize :-)

First Sail

Sunday, August 30, 2009

On Thursday night, we decided to head to the "acht club" for Ike's first official sail with Daddy. He was very excited but still had to have a token swim off the dock before the sailing started. They rigged up the Opti that Ike called Speedy Gonzales (aka Tsu Nami) and within a few minutes they were sailing. Ike loves boats and water so we weren't surprised when he loved to sail in the little Opti. He liked to steer but the main problem is he looks backward instead of forward... oh well many years to practice.

Me and My Daddy

Nilla, Beamer & I watched from the red boat.

out of the harbor

When heading back to the dock we ran into the Petersons with Molly. Molly came with candy so Ike was instantly her best friend. We convinced Molly to come out for a spin in the Opti and she did great! Molly has been a little leary of the boats and water this Summer so we were extra proud of her. They are great buddies and it is incredible to watch them feed off each other.

how cute is that?

Molly loves it!

Whitney & Matt were proud spectators

Do we look like trouble?

it is so fun to play leap frog!

I love Molly's skip in her step, feet off the ground in this shot

Until next time...