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Sailing |
There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats - K. Grahame |
Grits out for a nice fall afternoon sail |
Sailing - or messing about in boats - has been a large part of my life since the 70's. For a non-swimmer and someone who spent no time on the water as a child, and someone who bought his first sailboat purely for the aesthetics involved, it's been quite an adventure. The boat in these photographs is named Grits - so named because of its' Southern heritage, a favorite college story and because I like grits. It's also the name of the website but the boat came years before the website. |
Grits at the dock |
Grits bedded down for the night in a secluded cove |
I've owned Grits for more than 20 years and used it for cruising, daysailing, racing and as an escape. With friends I helped take a sailboat from Guntersville, Alabama down the Tennessee River into the Tennessee-Tombigbe Waterway, to Mobile Bay and across to Pensacola, Florida where it served as a beach condo and ocean sailor. Lots of friends and adventures on sailboats. |
Racing - I'm 3rd back on the left (under the bridge) |