I need to get 3Sum in a fleet!

Flagship Sailing

3Sum and Lisa taking the Lift on the shakedown cruise

I added this cheesy banjo music because the mike on my camphone made it sound like we were going through a Force 12 gale. When I shot this, we hit some gusts upwards of 26 knots, but no heeling. Actually, it was quite stable, fast and not too unnerving. It was the first time 3Sum had been on the water in about 2 years!

Mack Pack

Mack Pack

Clever little design.

Desperate Sailors

I found this on another of my favorite blogs and thought I would post it here as well. This is a site for exchanging goods and services for the cruising community. Desperate Sailors

Captain Hook and Paralympicteamcaptainhook.org

We finished sailing and I saw the van behind us sporting MN license plates and a Wayzata Yacht Club sticker. I went over and introduced myself to Bert Foster, Captain Hook himself of the paralympics team. They have a pretty cool website at:

Paralympic Team Captain Hook

St. Pete Boat Show and Our MiniVacation

Sunday brunch sailing

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Breakfast on the bay

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Lisa at Ceviche

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What the hek is the deal with the sound?

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Eric stone

Lisa went for pizza about an hr ago

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3Sum pulled over for speeding

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Note the "Fuzz" in the background. Stinkin' cops!

Sailing tomorrow

We're going to go to a boat showEverybody!We're going to a boat show!!

Saint Petersburg Sailing - Tampa Sailing | Offshore Sailing School

Saint Petersburg Sailing - Tampa Sailing | Offshore Sailing School

This is at the same marina as 3Sum.

My gas station attendant

I went into the gas station to get a big slushie and newspaper. The guy behind the counter was on the phone waiting on the 3 customers in front of me maintaining absolutely total non-eye contact disdain for interrupting him. When he handed me my receipt to sign, again, no eye contact & severely engrossed in his non-English ranting conversation in his virtual world, I started asking him questions if he was sure the amount was right. Then, I asked how much would it cost for a lottery ticket and how fresh were the pickled eggs. I think it was the first time someone flipped me off in another language with their eyes.

November 2011 sail

Total Distance: 18.15 k(20.9 mi) Total Time: 5:01:05 Moving Time: 4:03:41 Average Speed: 3.6k (4.2 mi/h) Average Moving Speed: 4.47k (5.1 mi/h) Recorded: Sun Nov 20 11:30:20 EDT 2011 Activity type: sailing

Sailing Tampa Bay