Capsize! ……in Bellingham Harbor
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August 7, 2008 at 1:42 pm
On my way to Vancouver Island we stopped in Bellingham and took a stroll at the waterfront.
I saw a guy launch his small sailboat and then I realized that he had no idea what he was doing…..so I got my camera ready!
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August 7, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Thanks Ken I needed something to get a laugh out of today.
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August 7, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Good photos. Thanks for always be on the alert for that special shot.
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August 7, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Ken,
Great shots! I remember crewing with a buddy of mine on his sailboat during a race some years ago. Not only did we come in dead last but we pull the same stunt right in front of the docks where all the other sailboats were moored. I was forward securing the bowline when he came about. Guess who was on the port side when he turn starboard. After we capsized, I found myself sitting on the bottom determined that I wasn’t going to surface. Since I can not breath water, I eventually had to surface and face all the laughter.Jim C
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August 7, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Thank you all!
Jim, nearly everyone who has sailed has had an embarassing moment! The leg split then falling in at the dock is the most common……
This is me (believe it or not) in 1960 aboard our S-Boat – an all wood double-hulled 30-foot racing sailboat.
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August 7, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Ken ~ I love the pictures! My daughter and husband live in Bellingham and it’s one of my most favorite places to visit 🙂 I have several great pics of hubby and I, by the bay.
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August 7, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Great shots Ken. You looked pretty good back then:D
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August 7, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Oh, and I would whistle, if I could, but I never learned 😀
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August 7, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Thanks Judi! It’s a nice area!
Thanks Emma! I don’t know where that person in the photo went…..
…here’s another of me from that year:
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August 8, 2008 at 2:37 am
Great shots and a good laugh too! I know the guy was not laughing but it was funny. Thanks for sharing
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August 8, 2008 at 3:56 am
Really Awesome Capture Ken!!!:cool: My Dad would get a kick out of that!! He watches sailboat races all the time down on the river.
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August 8, 2008 at 7:47 am
hubba hubba Ken 😉
I love the photos…that’s definitely something that would happen to me !
Stacey
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August 8, 2008 at 11:27 am
Thanks Linda, Cheryl and Stacey!
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August 8, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Oh, I do love a man in uniform..:) And by the way Ken, you are still pretty good looking-I remember the shot your wife took of you.
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August 8, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Wow, talk about being in the right place at the right time….wonder if he wants souvenir photos:D
Great capture as usual Ken!
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August 8, 2008 at 7:47 pm
[QUOTE=Emma]Oh, I do love a man in uniform..:) And by the way Ken, you are still pretty good looking-I remember the shot your wife took of you.
Emma[/QUOTE]Thank you Emma! Flattery will get you whatever you want…..
However….I may be easy but I’m not cheap 😮
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August 8, 2008 at 7:48 pm
[QUOTE=jan’83]Wow, talk about being in the right place at the right time….wonder if he wants souvenir photos:D
Great capture as usual Ken![/QUOTE]
Thank you Jan! I would have taken even more shots of him but Anne thought I should leave him be……:cool:
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