Our trip on Irish Mist to Florida 2014: A Very Busy Weekend

This was a very busy weekend. First Trish and I finished fixing the inflatable which had blown off Irish Mist's deck while on the hard in Rochester.

Then it was time for the Summer Ball. We all gathered on the front yard.

Trish and I ready for the Ball in front of IM III

Trish chatting with friends

The gathering on the front lawn

Following Champagne and hot dourves Trish and I along with 298 of our best friends moved to The Ballroom. At the end of the room you can see the murals painted in 1922.

I even got to dance with Kelly

I got up early on Saturday to play tennis until the light rain came. We the all rested until 4:00 when my sisters and I went into St. Paul's for Mass at 4:30. Saturday evening we had the ukulele dinner and jam. I cannot play the ukulele but I am trying to practice. We are going to New Hampshire to celebrate the 4th of July with friends and I hope to be able to play America The Beautiful.

Sunday morning my sisters came over for breakfast and we decided to go out and watch the RCYC Open Regatta. My sisters did not come saying they had too much to do on Pipe Dream. On Saturday none of the courses on the lake got a race off. They just sat in the rain until about 2:00 and came in. By the time we got out Sunday morning the A course had already started a race. We watched the start of the second race then went back to the B course. We got away from the racing and stopped for lunch.

Some of the younger sailor in The Open

Bangalore one of our 70 something year old eight metres

There were 18 J105s on the B course just off Toronto on Lake Ontario

On the way in from the racing we heard they were about to close the western gap for the parade of The Tall Ships. Trish and I decided to go over and watch. i do not want to boor you with pictures of all the boats, but let me assure you it was hard to leave any out.