We really didn’t take very many pictures while sailing during the Schooner Race. We were far from other boats most times. Towards the end of the day, I took several shots “in the cockpit” including a couple good ones of David standing on the aft-deck above Jim as Jim guided Mahdee around the last rounding and up through the finish line.

I’m almost certain that I was admonishing Jim while I took this picture as Mahdee is heeled quite beyond my limits at this moment.

Finally in front of someone! We can feel like we’re going somewhere. Sal and Lacey enjoying the last bit of time before the finish.

Lacey took a bunch of pictures. I can’t wait to see them.

Sal in the doorway, grinning. Bob in the background looks a little cold. Bob got a face full of spray several times during the race.

We’ve been enjoying a lovely week of sitting at anchor, swimming, sailing the Tinker, working on little boat projects and…eating blackberries here in the California Delta.

Swimming in warm freshwater rather than cold saltwater is really a treat for us. Enjoying perfect days in the mid-80’s is really nice too. We are fast becoming spoiled by it all.

The other day, while I had the sewing machine out working on making the foresail cover, I fixed our Navy Yacht Club San Diego burgee since it was beginning to unravel at the tip. It is the only burgee we fly, so it is rather important that it look nice.

David hoisting the fixed burgee.

David and I sailed Tinker over to pick berries along the slough.