The Winning Bid

When we donated a day sail and lunch aboard ACT III to the "Breast Cancer Stories" silent auction, we had no idea who might win. Lucky for us it was Audrey and family. We could tell from her emails that they were a cool group, so we changed our maximum number of guests from four to seven. Audry, her partner, her parents (visiting from Isreal), and her three kids (high school to college age) were great shipmates.

Sunday, August 16 was a beautiful day: very hot ashore, but perfect on the water. The group agreed that anchoring in Gossport harbor and taking the fast dinhghy to Appledore Island for some hiking and swimming would make for a nice afternoon. After a gourmet Kosher lunch courtesy of amazing Heidi, that's what we did.

Maybe people who bid on sailboat rides at fund raisers are all fun people, or maybe we just got lucky. It was a great day.

Family and Friends (and Pirates)

We had a great time on August 20 with family and friends. Our daughter Shellen and Granddaughter Fionna are experienced hands, and they were a big help. Fionna not only demonstrated safe use of the companionway ladders, but she pitched in and helped Heidi and me get ACT III ready, and cleaned up at the end of the day. As you can see, Shellen was confident enough with Fionna at the helm to enjoy a brew.

Shellen's old friend Michan and her wonderful family joined us. Race and his dad, Alan, kept a sharp lookout for pirates and treasure. They took their hand at the helm too. Maz was assistant pirate and Mommy Cuddler.

We all had a ball.