Enjoy and appreciate every moment of your life. It could be an ordinary day in office with nice and friendly people. Or it could be a beautiful rainy day full of stillness which is so amazing to use for reading an interesting book you were aiming to read for a while and have some time-in. It could be a snowy winter evening when you can finally meet your best friend, have a glass or two chatting about anything with no restrictions and cooking something yummy. Or it could be a sunny day on a boat somewhere in Antigua….
Here is a bit of boat “eye candy” for those who love sailing and those who appreciate sailing from a different era.
Our visit to Antigua to pick up our new North Sails coincided with Classic Yacht Week which meant we had the opportunity to watch old style sailing vessels. Classic week draws sail boats in a variety of sizes and all of these aged beauties reflect an era of pre-fiberglass boating.
These wooden boats have a lot of teak which makes them look beautiful, but I imagine the TLC required to keep it bright and shiny is tremendous. It was fun to walk the docks and imagine the history of these old timers. It was even more fun to watch them race….
…Unfortunately, winds were very light so the boats didn’t have ideal condition but there was enough wind for them to raise sails and we enjoyed seeing them flying all the canvas they could hoist as they tried valiantly to compete with little wind.
Here is a bit of boat “eye candy” for those who love sailing and those who appreciate sailing from a different era.
Antigua was a beautiful back drop for the races.
Classics in a variety of shapes and sizes.
“Mini-me” – the sailing variety.
I thought this helicopter was pretty low…
Until he decided to get even closer!
I can’t imagine tacking all these sails to round the buoy.
A close-up of this pretty girl.
That is a LOT of sail area on one boat!
Source:
https://helialetitbe.wordpress.com/2016/04/27/kickin-it-old-style-classic-boat-week-antigua/
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