Home	Summer Sailstice at Encinal YC

(If you like, you can skip down through the prose and go straight to the pictures below!)

It was a beautiful day to celebrate Summer Sailstice, and Encinal Yacht Club did a bang up job. There were vendors all over the lawn where you could get info, clothing and Dark 'n Stormys with Goslings rum. At least 4 Encinal members took members of the public out sailing in the estuary, including our own I-36 Secretary (and Encinal YC Senior Vice President) Bill Nork with Zenith. Every ride was filled, with perhaps 100 people getting out to sail. There were some Laser races, a cardboard boat race, and a Coast Guard helicopter water rescue demonstration right in front of the docks.

Your Islander fleet was represented 8 strong. It was a fun afternoon to catch up and enjoy all the festivities. We all had a number of the public asking questions and touring the boats on their way to or from their sailing adventures. With grandkids Nancy & Evan on Evanescence and Roy ∓ Melinda's two on Some Day it was also a perfect family weekend.

18 of us assembled for dinner at EYC at 1830 and enjoyed a fine selection that Bill Nork had arranged.

John, Eric, Rick & Sandy also joined Bill for breakfast Sunday morning and stayed to watch NZ rack up America's Cup wins 5 and 6.

It was a great weekend. Here's the list of Islanders, and enjoy the pictures.

Pictures by Laurie Stover and Rick Van Mell. Click on images to enlarge, click "Back" to return.

Hello San Francisco!	Lots of ...	big ...	long ....	ships.
Anchored ships astern.	Main Bay 46 AIS targets	Fighting 2 knots ...	of current.	New Bay Bridge
Giant container ship	4 more.	This one's having ...	life boat drill.	Oakland - SF Ferry
Here comes ...	Luna Sea	At Encinal YC	Encinal Events	Lots of tents ...
vendor signs ...	thirsty for Dark 'n Stormys?	Islanders	Evanescence looks ...	great.
Freedom Won too.	Ditto Cali	Vanishing Animal	Burgees fly	Scow schooner Alma
Kerry & Smokey	Laurie's happy.	Bill gets Zenith ...	under way.	Riley really ...
wants attention.	Says it all.	Laser fleet.	Nice dinghy.	Fireboat show
Helicopter over Alma ...	draws ...	lots of ...	attention ...	down ...
to the docks ...	and Alma for ...	Swimmer ...	going up ...	aboard!
Coast Guard boat ...	gets the ...	swimmer ...	back on board.	A great show.
Lets celebrate.	Some Day arives.	Aboard Alma ...	pointing out ...	deadeyes ...
foresail ...	hatch and ...	centerboard chain and trunk ...	tackle to lower centerboard.	Beautiful dinghy.
Chilling out.	Time for ...	cardboard ...	boat ...	parade ...
and race!	The finish line.	the Start!	she's fast ...	paddle hard ...
big battleship ...	out in front.	she's first ...	still going ...	sunk!
Jennifer, Sandy Rick, Kerry	Adam, Smokey, Evan	"Yes," grandson.	Smokey, Laurie, Evan	nice breeze.
Serenity arrives.	Cali's flags	Time for dinner ...	twilight ...	All is well.

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