Halifax 2008 Rendezvous - Aug 30, 31, & Sep 1 - ?? crews & ?? boats Photo Gallery by Nonsuch Photo Galleries at pbase.com

Halifax 2008 Rendezvous - Aug 30, 31, & Sep 1 - ?? crews & ?? boats

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THANKS to Kingsley Brown, Shauna Hunter, Bruce Flinn, Teresa Flinn, Linda Gray, Rich Knowles, Arthur Langley, Anne Patrick, and Phil Wash for the terrific photos already here ! If you have any photos you'd like added, please send/give any YOU have to Bruce Flinn . . . abflinn@eastlink.ca

Please feel free to add comments to any of the photos !

Who will help by doing a write up to include here about this year's Rendezvous happenings ? ! ?

The short report . . .
Sail-Ins, Drive-Ins, boat visits, cocktails, dinners by the harbour, lighted boat parade, fireworks, skippers' meeting, light wind sailing, black storm front, 180 degree wind shift, 30 kts over the deck, torrents of rain, lots of lightning, thunder, blue sky, sunshine, great sailing, cocktails, boat visits, prizes, lobster dinner, and farewells.

Be you a Nonsuch sailor or you're just interested . . . join us next summer !

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ANNUAL NS RENDEZVOUS PRIZE DONORS ! :

Cinch Packs generously donated by NORTH Sails . . .
http://na.northsails.com/lofts/atlanticrigging.htm

http://na.northsails.com/lofts/atlantic.htm

Shirts generously donated by DOYLE Sails . . .
http://www.doylesails.com/lofts-toronto.htm

http://www.doylesails.com/lofts-halifax.htm

Shirts from The Binnacle . . .
http://www.binnacle.com/

Hats & Shirts from Royal NS Yacht Squadron

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If you are nearby on your boat or ashore . . . JOIN US in 2009 !

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Friday night 'Drive-In' through northern Maine	Saturday morn, St. John NB, Fundy in distance	NB & NS border	NS Welcome Centre
2 crews met here by chance !	Acadia Flag	sailing down St. Margaret's Bay Saturday	coasting eastwards
the 'Sail-In' to Halifax	where you 'Drive-In' to RNSYS	main gate	new sign !
Squadron clubhouse	old McCurdy home is 'home' of RNSYS	George Archibald, Fleet Captain	GOOD MEDICINE 26C 209 , WIND HORSE 33 48 , & SUMMER WIND 26C 171 (closest)
PATIENCE 30U 'Sails-In' astern of MAGICAL 36	MARY GRACE 30U & HENRIETTA 30C	'Venetian Night' lights on sail of DEXTERITY II 30U	great lifeline lights w. Jamie's great legs
Teresa Flinn	Bruce Flinn	Saturday evening gathering of crews	Fernand, Jamie, Bruce, Teresa, Rosemarie
Teresa, fearless leader George, & Fernand	longtime Venetian Night lights flotilla leader
		light stick lifelines !	Venetian Night dinner !
three 30s Sunday morning	FOG HOLLOW 33 52	Sunday Skippers Meeting	. . . all joined by Kate and Linda on left & Steve S. on right
Elizabeth Shaw, Director Sailing Royal NS Yacht Squadron		Arthur	Roger Perry beckons to . . . ?
	sails hoisted and hoisting
shows well that the 33 was a scaled up 26
	ARISTOCAT 30U & MARY GRACE 30U	g-r-e-a-t shot	Gary and Steve on MARY GRACE 30U
	the 'coach, photo, & possible mark' boat
	PATIENCE 30U 399	GOOD MEDICINE 26C 209	SUMMER WIND 26C 171
SUMMER WIND 26C & REVEILLE 33	HORIZON BOUND 26C 201		six southbound
	33 two step
	FOG working to avoid a further dose of MEDICINE	great bu . . . TRANSOM !	Glenn Brunt with sons Micheal & Alex
	Shirley & Hector moving nicely		MARY GRACE 30U 271 & ARISTOCAT 30U 339

Rosemarie, Bruce, Teresa, & Fernand	Rosemarie aboard PATIENCE 30U	Jamie Morrison & Rob Legg	Linda & Jim
	REVEILLE 33 27
	MAGICAL 36 47

ten of the boats in the competitive cruise easing down the Arm			the calm . . . before the storm
	GOOD MEDICINE 26C is beating these 30Us at this point	impending 'weather'	darkening sky & sunshine
	FOG HOLLOW 33 52	Morrisons & crew making most of light air
HENRIETTA 30C 70 & HORIZON BOUND 26C 201	HENRIETTA 30C , MAGICAL 36, & HORIZON BOUND 26C	WIND HORSE 33 48	HENRIETTA 30C 70
Archibalds AWEsome down the Arm !	CRAZY chaos !	check OUT that bow wave ! !	a view from DEXTERITY II
Arthur, Linda, & Forrest in the whaler	minutes later . . . DEXTERITY II 30U reefed & heading northeast from Pleasant Shoal	MAGICAL returns to the Squadron in heavy rain, strong wind, lightning, & thunder	back to the wharf !
Charles, Kate, Gillian, & George bring her in	HENRIETTA 30C 70 in the torrential rain	the three mast 'tips' approaching RNSYS	the finishers mast tips short tacking up the Arm
WINDHORSE 33 48 & SUMMER WIND 26C 171	ahead and sailing for the Squadron with DEXTERITY II 30U & MARY GRACE 30U		MARY GRACE 30U & DEXTERITY II 30U
leading the finishers up the Arm		PATIENCE 30U first back from sailing the course !	Bruce brings her in
Fernand	George welcomes PATIENCE 30U back to the Squadron	Fernand, Arthur, & Bruce	SUMMER WIND 26C 171 drying her drenched sail at dock
GOOD MEDICINE 26C 209	a Riva visiting from Hong Kong	George handing out swag	awards ceremony
Mike, Jane, Rosemarie & Fernand	Teresa, Bruce, & Linda G.	some of the great 'swag'	Payson providing prizes to participants
Dr. Crouse, Greg Cameron, Doug Ridgewell, & Shauna	Kate, ? , Michael, Alex, Jamie, Jane, Rosemarie, Fernand	George & ( Farthest Travelled - Vancouver BC ! ) Dr. Crouse	Payson, Roger B., Barbara P., Roger P., George
George, Glenn & Deb Brunt, Kate	Jamie & Jane Morrison	Rosemarie Landry Doucet	Fernand Doucet
Arthur, Linda G., & Teresa heading for lobstah dinnah in RNSYS Marine Yard	'home' of The Binnacle north up the road from AYC & RNSYS

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