Carter enjoyed going to the Lake Saint Louis Sailing Club Awards Ceremony / Costume party. In a decision sure to cause long-term psychological damage, Daddy dressed as Princess Buttercup and Mommy was the Dread Pirate Roberts. Carter was our treasure. As much fun as we had, it was a little bittersweet as this was Carter’s first “second”. Hope you enjoy the gallery.
Posts Tagged ‘Sailing’
2009 Sailing Club Awards
Friday, October 23rd, 2009Junior Olympic Sailing Festival
Sunday, July 19th, 2009
The Lake Saint Louis Sailing Club hosted the Midwest Junior Olympic Sailing Festival. It was great to see all the kids out there enjoying sailing. Carter and I went to volunteer, but they didn’t need our help so we ended up just going for a swim… how cool is it that you can watch a regatta from a swimming pool?!? I think we both really enjoyed it, as you can see.
Pirates Ahoy!
Friday, July 17th, 2009
Carter got to experience piracy, Lake Saint Louis style! The kids go out on the lake in small sailboats, kayaks, etc. to plunder and capture the booty! Kathy and Carter had a great time.
2009 On-the-Water Boat Show
Sunday, June 7th, 2009
The Lake Saint Louis Sailing Club hosted its primary fundraiser, the On-the-Water Boat Show over the weekend. Unfortunately, I did not help out much. Fortunately, Carter lent a lot of moral support. Plus, daddy did get to play with a Hobie hybrid kayak/paddle boat/sailboat (and came away very impressed). The event went very well considering bad weather on Sunday and the state of the economy. You can see all the pictures here.
Getting the Sailing Club Boats Ready
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Violet and Carter getting the boats ready
Sailing Club awards ceremony
Friday, November 14th, 2008Well, the year ended with a nice awards ceremony. We were a little late, but decided to show up and make it Carter’s first public appearance. Hopefully noone minded, Carter sort of stole the show. I am officially on the board for the sailing club in 2009, which I look forward to. It is a great club and a great group and I want to help it continue to grow. I again want to thank everyone involved with the club for a great year, they truely are a special group. The obligatory photo album is here.
World Record Attempt
Sunday, July 27th, 2008
Photo by Jenny Swanson
Update 8/1/2008 - News coverage here.
Sailing improvements
Monday, July 21st, 2008
Sailing is still a blast. Yesterday, for the first time, I did not come in last in one race! It must have been good luck that Kathy come along to support me. I came in last the rest of the races, but I still had lots of fun.
More Sailing fun
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008No pictures this time, as Kathy has been busy taking care of / getting ready for the baby. However, for the last two weekends, I have participated in the Sailing club Regattas. Its been a blast! The kids are kicking my butt, but I am watching them and trying to learn to do what they do. Moreover, we have had so much wind that I have been tipping the boats over! With sufficient wind, I can tell you that hiking out is every bit as fun as it looks.
The only downside of sailing so far is that I have to do it alone. I would really like to get a cabin boat and share the experience with Kathy and Carter. Budget is fairly limited for now, but I admit I am looking through Craigslist for a boat, particularly a San Juan 21. If you are looking for a vehicle, you should check out this mash-up. It gets bonus points for being the only mash-up that 1) is useful 2) does not use google maps
Sailing
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
I started to learn to sail! Lots of fun. I joined the Lake Saint Louis Sailing Club. Very fun group. You can see a couple pictures here.
