It's January Already....man time flies!!!!

The Terry Fox Walkathon was a great event at Appleby. The students and teachers ran a half marathon. It was amazing to see the students coming across the finish line so early. I was a volunteer at the Finish Line. I had to dress up too. This is a pic of two of the Math teachers cheering on the finishers. All of the students had to run and some of the teachers did too. Some staff spouses pushed their babies ahead of them and roller bladed.

THE LAST BLAST is a the last weekend race at LSYC. Barb and Larry Large joined us on the race. Sometimes sailing races are not FAST. It was a gorgeous day and we had a great sail. It was soooo nice being in the water and not in dry dock. The motor was working great and very quiet when leaving the dock and coming back in. We had some difficulties with the transmission and ended up having to back into the Visitor's Dock. What a panic. Members at the club thought we were just practicing backing into the dock. NOT. It did work out OK and we didn't hit anyone and we did get docked. Persisit, persist, persist and eventually everything will work.

One the greatest things about sailing is the bow wake, the sound of the water rushing past the hull, the sound of wind in the sails and the movement...all those things are so difficult to capture in a still picture. This is the best I could do. Looking at these pictures really makes me miss sailing and summer. Did you go to the Boat Show? I love the Boat Show in January.

On the way back in from The Last Blast someone needed a tow. I was fun to help and be on the side of the rope that was doing the towing. Slow and easy is the rule. Here we are towing a fellow member in. Anthony has a good towing yoke already made up so that the tow is straight.
These beautiful lilies were in the LSYC gardens. The gardens at LSYC are looked after by volunteer members and the gardens were absolutely fabulous. I think they are the best gardens of all the Yacht Clubs that I saw in the summer. I love walking around and taking pics of the flowers.