An amazing group that spanded 3 generations on board! As part of the group we had Grandpa, his son, son-in-law, and 3 grandsons! It was a perfect weather week and we took advantage of every moment of it! While snorkeling these guys got to see several sharks and turtles, we got a lot of sailing in, and were very successful in our conch hunt! They said they ate like kings and LOVED Admiral’s conch fritters! What a pleasure to share a week with this troop. We can only hope we will sail together again. Thank you Troop 213!
Danny blows the conch horn on the way out of Marsh Harbour. Watch out Troop 213 is on the loose in the Abacos!
Blow the conch horn Anthony!
Patrick was a talented conch horn blower!
Steven needs some lessons!
Captain Thomas gives a snorkeling lesson
Getting suited up for the first snorkel on Mermaid Reef
There go Steven and Danny
There goes Toma!
Father and son snorkeling together. Good stuff!
Go Grandpa!
Kevin’s first snorkel!
Yeah Crew. You did great!
A typical morning on Ciganka
Still sleeping like a baby!
Our first galley crew making pancakes, cooked cinnamon apples, and sausage. Patrick loved my pancake maker!
Kevin at the helm under full sail
The “Stud Muffins” hanging out on the bow sprit
They got to enjoy Shell Cay at the lowest tide of the year.
Kevin is off to enjoy the crew on the beach!
A really cool island!
Grandpa and grandson enjoy the island together!
Chip is ready to catch a BIG fish!
Like father like son…..ready for the BIG one!
What is the Captain telling them now??
Captain Thomas giving an awesome knot tying lesson. They loved it!
Here he is showing them how to tie a knot that gives them purchase power
Thank you to the crew that scrubbed the scum off the bottom of our dinghy!
We went on a conch hunt and got lots of conch!
Captain gives a conch cleaning lesson
That is the conch meat. Doesn’t it look delicious?!
They enjoyed watching this
Everyone got to take a conch shell home. Are you going to give it to Mom?
There goes Tobas. Can you believe how clear the water is?
You take the wet sand and rub it on the outside of your shell to clean off the grassy growth.
Kevin is on the way to the beach to clean his shell
You got to love it!
Look at those beautiful shells! WOW!!
Tom got tired of having his mustache cause his snorkel mask to leak so….off with the mustache!
Lookin’ Goooooood Tom!
Off to snorkel the ocean side reef of Bakers Bay
I still get totally amazed over the color of this water!
Have a great snorkel!!
After lunch is time for the beach!
Go Jigar!
We are lovin’ this!
Playing some soccer on the beach
Toma wants to jump off the bow sprit
Are you screaming??
Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh
There goes Patrick!
Steven’s turn….
Ya got to love that smile!
Danny, our snowboarder
1 – 2 – 3
Are you sure you want to do this Tom??
Are you sure you want to do this Tom??
Right on!
Football on the beach….then in the water!
Time to raise the sails. Spannker Crew raises their sail first
Danny and Patrick on the spannker throat halyard!
Sagar peaks up his halyard
Grandpa works the down haul on the main gaff. Don’t look so excited Andy!
Up with the Main!
Joe and Matt on the mainsail throat halyard. Goooooooo!
Tobas and Robby on the mainsail peak halyard!
Tobas and Robby on the mainsail peak halyard!
Awesome job Mainsail Crew!
Steven is ready on the mainsail sheet….I think?!
Great job sweating it off guys!
Spannker Crew backwind to starboard! Sweet!
Danny before his hat blew over board
Crew Chief coiling his line. You did good!
Point Man in his “spot” to work the forward sails
Chicky and Jigar hoisting the jib. Do it!
Anthony worked the port jib sheet
Wrapping the line around the winch…not wench!
The Matt cranked it in. Super team work!
Getting suited up to snorkel another ocean side reef – Fowle Cay Reef.
Wooooowooowooowow!
They even took bread to feed the fish
You might not know it but that is Steven. What great form!
The reef
Kevin and Tom enjoying the view
Off to enjoy the historical settlement of Hope Town!
They will get to climb this lighthouse and climb out of the top. What a view!
Toma enjoyed being at the helm under full sail!
Danny and Robby cranking in the jib sheet!
These 2 brothers had a blast together abd we loved having them on board! Thanks Mom for sharing them with us!
Hanging out with my Dad this week was great. Thanks Dad!
Ohhhhh yeaaaaaaaah – I could get use to this!
Three generations spending the week together – Priceless!
It was nice hanging out with you Dad!
Hey Bro – this is nice!
We love this dinghy!
Thank you Grandpa. We are glad you are here with us!
Love you guys! Please come back!
Thank you Crew Chief. You did a fantastic job! We sure do appreciate it!
It was wonderful having you on board Kevin. You are an inspiration to us all. Thank you!
Tobas loved riding the bow sprit under full sail.
Good on ya!
You did a super job rolling up the jib!
Thank you!
I think Patrick had a good time – didn’t ya?
Yeah Mon’ – Come back and sail with us any time!!
Thank you Chip for all you did on the trip!
You are a good man Tobas! Thank you!
Sagar – aka “Squirrel Man” you did us proud!
Steven working the mainsail sheet
Kevin and Chicky hoisting the staysail
Toma being Toma. What fun!
Our awesome Spannker Crew. They were scary good!
Happy 17th Birthday Joe!!
Jogar took the helm as we made our way back to Marsh Harbour on Thursday afternoon
Thank you Tom for EVERYTHING!!
The Scouts of Troop 213 that were on board. What a great crew! Thanks guys!
Congratulations to Mike and Kevin – our “Conch Award of Excellence” recipients!
Troop 213 – Saddle Brook, NJ