Through hubby's eyes, there's no better place to be than on the water. He was raised right here in this seaside town since he was ten years old, right down the street in fact. So, like the local kids have done for generations, he sailed all summer long ... and he took to it like a fish to water. By high school he was captain of the sailing team - which led to becoming captain of his college team - which led to a lifelong passion for sailing, he's still racing at the front of the pack all these years later. He is as comfortable on a boat as a monkey in a banana tree.
As you can imagine, he is hopeful that some of this same passion will rub off on his two little ladybugs, both of whom have already been through beginner classes ... this summer is a big one because it's the first one where each girl has reached a level where they are expected to be able to skipper their own boat - as in solo. Previously, the girls shared their little sailboat. But now that they're entering intermediate sailing, they each need their own boat. Hubby has been excited for this day since they could walk - the day where he would watch both of his kids sailing side by side in his hometown harbor. How very fitting that it would happen on Father's Day! Coincidentally, we needed to get the girls' boats down to the floats where they are stored for class (camp starts later this week) ... so we launched the first one ...
Followed by the second one ...
Followed by the test run ...
And if you're my hubby, that's how to spend the perfect Father's Day ...
2 comments:
Awesome! Our hubbies sound similar. BSD lives for the ocean. He loves to sail. Lived on a sailboat for a while, but surfing is his ultimate water passion. He recently started stand up paddling and he spent Father's Day paddling.
Great pix! The big ballerina wants to go to a sailing camp. Your post reminded me to check if there's still room.
How cool is this?! Such a different life than we live down south. Beautiful ...
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