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| Shooting off the cannons for the group of middle school kids out to experience the ocean today! Click on the pic to read the full story at http://SailingWithAlbie.blogspot.com" Out of the dock, the first Mate yelled all 'crew' to stations and this meant the children too! Our station - #1 was in charge of the jibs at the bow." We set sail in two ships that morning on our way out to the ocean. This morning was a little different than most day sails in that we were taking out both the tall ships 'Exy & Irving Johnson' and had photographers ready to take pictures too. I was so inspired by all that happened today that I took a lot of pictures too! I couldn't believe the pictures I got! Here's what I wrote about that morning: |
"Exy's big cannon blasted off at us and smoke fumed out over the sea. The shot rang and echoed in our heads nearly making our teeth rattle! A cannon ball shot over my head. Hold on, did I just say that? I meant to say a grape fruit. Because that's what we shot out of the cannon on the way back from Santa Barbara Island. Or was that from a big sling shot I'm thinking about? Oh well, whatever it was, nothing really shot over my head except my active imagination and a lot of smoke! Soon the Exy was blanketed in the grey stuff and I couldn't help but think how cool it all looked. For the next few hours we tacked and beat into the south westerly wind - always keeping our eyes out for the Exy Johnson's position."
Read the rest of the story here: http://sailingwithalbie.blogspot.com/2012/03/blanketed-by-cannon-smoke.html?m=1
Thanks for your comments!
-Albie
http://SailingWithAlbie.blogspot.com
