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First Annual Johnson Regatta

A light June breeze tickled the leafy, spotted Sycamore as the sailors below prepared their Johnsons for launch.

Boom Boom, Patrick and the Golden State Gadfly. work feaverishly to prepare the scows for the big event!

As much fun as scow sailing is, and as wildly popular as this blogsite has become, it is rare to get enough scow fans on the same day at the same hour in the same place to launch two scows.  But the day before Father’s Day was an opportunity to trade in those paternal chits and break away for a morning of jousting on the Potomac. Continue reading First Annual Johnson Regatta

Boat Jacker Nabbed on Camera!

Sailors are a trusting lot.  Want a life jacket? Just borrow one from your neighbor’s boat.  Need a tool? There are many foot lockers without a padlock among the dry slips.  So, it was no shocker that we came to  suspect someone was sneaking into slip F10 and wheeling the M16 to the lifts for a clandestine splash.

But every sailor has limits.  I bet you have yours, too.

boat jacker
We put his age at between 12 and 14. His friend couldnt be more than 16. Neither are very good sailors. If you see either, please call the Coast Guard.

For me it was the idea that our prize training sailboat was being hornswoggled by some shifty first mate.  Which is why we installed a hidden security camera in the head of the mainsail.  Activation would begin when the bilgeboards went down.   I won’t belabor it…here are the goods, if you will:  Pictorial proof that we have not one, but two boat jackers in our midst!

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