Boat Party

Even though this happened one month ago, it is worth reminiscing about. 

We are new to the world of sailing and with that comes the realization that part of sailing is the mishaps along the way.  The stories that are collected, shared and treasured.  Those stories seem to contain more mishaps than not.  These stories created a very fun evening we hosted at our house a month ago.

The idea started here...it was our first weekend on Windependent and there were lots of things going wrong.  After each 'mishap' I was texting Maro and she texted back something along the lines of, "Yup, you are sailing. And the McDonald's and us have to share ALL of our stories with you as part of the introduction to sailing."  So, we invited them and our other sailing friends over to enlighten us on all that can go wrong. 

We made a game of it...there was voting, there was laughter, there were new friends made, there were gag gifts made....it was memorable.

Anne Post, a dear new friend of ours...lives right behind us.

Charlie Walsh and Bob McDonald...probably telling each other the same stories they have told for years to each other.

Pat and Maro started the story telling off with one of their classics.  A story of two women and their two daughters trying to get through the Ballard Locks.

Dave Despard, a neighbor friend and someone that has become a business mentor to Brett.  He is a funny funny man even when you aren't asking him to share his hilarious boating stories. 

Vicky getting ready to cast her vote for the story about how the hired captain took cover because the seas got too intense.

Arnold, my client for the past 5 years had stories to share about his sailing experience all over the world. Arnold and Brett took their sailing lessons together.  We're sad that he is moving back to the Netherlands.

Ed receiving Brett's gift to him of the line that caused their rescue on a night they went out on Windependent.  When you have the boat in reverse (well, anything in reverse) it is wise to look behind you.  Glad that I am learning that lesson through Ed.

Anne and John Post actually performed their stories to the tune of Gilligan's Island.  This earned them a gag gift...the Walsh's old rusty sailing nuts and boats. 

 We thank our friends for coming and enlightening us on the sailing fun that can be had (and that you live to survivie it and laugh about it).