We celebrated her 23 rd birthday with cake, no ice cream. It is impossible to keep it frozen in the heat. 
We took Dana to our favorite beaches because keeping cool is always a priority.
The golf umbrella is in high demand. Steve and Dana on Tahiti Beach, Elbow Cay. This is one of the prettiest beaches around. It has a large shallow sand bar with crystal clear water and sugar soft sand.
This is another great beach on Manjack Cay. We were the only ones on the long beach. The water is about 88 degrees and so is the air temperature. The humidity is 100%. Yes, it is warm!
Dana and Anne compare skin colors. We wear sun screen all the time but still end up looking like a native.
The Regatta begins with a party. The Stranded Naked Party has been hosted by Bob and Patricia for years. They cook 1000 hamburgers and 1000 hot dogs, fries and all the trimmings. Bacardi Rum supplies the Margaritas and the Rum Punch. This is a very popular event and hundreds of people descend on Fiddle Cay, a small deserted island, to drink and make merry.
This is what Fiddle Cay looks like at 9 Am the morning of the party. We helped setup, decorate, cut food, etc.
By noon the crowds have arrived, hungry and thirsty.
Boats are anchored everywhere. Fine Line dinghy is front and center.
A group arrived in their sea plane for a burger and drink. We checked to see if Jimmy was onboard.
Our gracious hosts, Bob and Patricia live on this houseboat in Green Turtle Cay. This is the only time of year the boat leaves the dock. Patricia is from Brazil and Stranded Naked is her logo for her swimsuit company.
Bob with his party hat on. 
Group photo with our friends on Sand Dollar, Alegria and Makai. Fred laying in front and his wife Kathy in the yellow shirt are from Huntington Beach, CA. Carla(hand on Steve's head) and her husband Dan (dark blue shirt) live on their boat with their two kids. They are heading for the Dominican Republic and then further south.
Lots of people have pets on board their boats. This little dog found some cool sand in the shade. 
It was finally Regatta time. This is Fine Line performing pre-race manuvers.
Rounding a mark during race.
Dana thought racing was a bit boring but enjoyed the helm.
The trophies were bronze artwork from a local artist. They are beautiful. We are accepting the second place trophy for the Green Turtle Race with Diane and Clinton from Sand Dollar.
After every race there is another party. This is Nippers Restaurant where we celebrated after race two. It has a beautiful beach with a good snorkeling reef off shore.
Mount Gay Rum sponsored this party and the line for free rum was long. Not a problem for the captain. He just finds someone to chat with. Here he can be seen telling our competitor his handicap is wrong. Splash was the boat always out in front of us. It is a lightweight performance trimaran and did indeed have an incorrect handicap. Fortunately the race committee agreed with us and changed it. We beat him in the next race.
Later the limbo stick came out and the captain can be seen in the upper left hand corner showing off. Dana beat him but she is 23 and the captain is more than twice that but not three times that.......math problem.
The next day was a rest day for the captain. Mount Gay + Limbo= nap time. It was somewhat uncharacteristic of Captain Clean to lay in the sand but he really needed that nap. Good thing we brought the umbrella.
The trophies were bronze artwork from a local artist. They are beautiful. We are accepting the second place trophy for the Green Turtle Race with Diane and Clinton from Sand Dollar.
After every race there is another party. This is Nippers Restaurant where we celebrated after race two. It has a beautiful beach with a good snorkeling reef off shore. Mount Gay Rum sponsored this party and the line for free rum was long. Not a problem for the captain. He just finds someone to chat with. Here he can be seen telling our competitor his handicap is wrong. Splash was the boat always out in front of us. It is a lightweight performance trimaran and did indeed have an incorrect handicap. Fortunately the race committee agreed with us and changed it. We beat him in the next race.
Later the limbo stick came out and the captain can be seen in the upper left hand corner showing off. Dana beat him but she is 23 and the captain is more than twice that but not three times that.......math problem.The next day was a rest day for the captain. Mount Gay + Limbo= nap time. It was somewhat uncharacteristic of Captain Clean to lay in the sand but he really needed that nap. Good thing we brought the umbrella. The Abaco Islands has truly been paradise for us. We sadly put Dana on a plane for home and began our journey back to the US. We will miss this beautiful small group of islands, the friendly people, all our new friends and the crystal clear waters. 
We arrived in Ft. Pierce, Fl. on 7/15. We will soon begin heading north towards the Chesapeake and will post our trip when we arrive at our next destination. We are not sure exactly where that may be but that is what makes our lives exciting.
We arrived in Ft. Pierce, Fl. on 7/15. We will soon begin heading north towards the Chesapeake and will post our trip when we arrive at our next destination. We are not sure exactly where that may be but that is what makes our lives exciting.Fine Line
4 comments:
I knew it! Steve SAID that it was a crusing boat, but really it is a race boat! watch out Anne, Steve will be putting a down payment on a new carbon fiber Mainsail!
Mike Shaw
How well you know him after all these years. When are you coming to crew? We've got lots of beer.
Good Morning Guys!
As it turns out, we will be in Orlando October 20-27... the big D world. Not sure how close that is to where you will be. Let me know.
Mike
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