spinnaker

spinnaker, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

We took a nice evening sail last night on the Great South Bay. This guy was sailing with the wind behind him.

Shipwrecked on Fire Island

shipwrecked sand, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

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A sailboat washed ashore on Fire Island at the Water Island beach.

It became grounded last week in the fog. A crew of workers has been digging out the keel but it is slow going. When the tide comes up the boat gets buried further into the sand.

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Sunfish with a Sunrise Sail

Sunfish Sunrise Sail, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

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This past Monday, Memorial Day, the Great South Bay was very active with boats of many sizes. 

This small sailboat, with big-size fun, is a Sunfish. 

The colorful flag is the "sunrise" model, very popular on the bay.

Hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend, complete with sunshine, barbecues, family and friends...... 

...and a remembrance of our veterans.

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Atlantic Rhythm

Atlantic Rhythm, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

A very still, calm morning on the river....we sailed out to the bay to go fishing. 

Yes, we caught fish again!

The bay is alive with Weak fish and King fish and lots of Snappers!

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I love being on the water in the early morning. The wind is usually calm (since the heat of the day hasn't warmed the land to create the temperature changes that bring wind) and there are few boats moving about to stir up the water.

The air has that salty, fresh smell and a coolness this time of year.

Did I tell you I love being on the water?

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spinnaker to home

spinnaker, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

Beautiful day today and the perfect day for a sail.

We went sailing with our friends, swam in the Great South Bay, and sailed home using the spinnaker.

Just a perfect day!

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wooden sailing vessel

wooden sailing vessel, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

A wooden mast on a Cat Boat, a type of sail boat.

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These rings slide up the mast as the sail is raised. 

This is just one of the beautiful pieces of workmanship seen at the 

Long Island Maritime Museum in 

West Sayville.

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