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For certain, we Mac'iers know how to enjoy our boats and families...Salute

Pee soup Fog, I was born in Hyannis and sailed all Cape Cod and the Islands. Barnstable Harbor ,Best pi$$ Clam digging and Cherry Stones along with the big ones in the grass flats in Barnstable Harbor (just NE of Scudder Lane Ramp).When strippers are running it's great fishing, but when there not, Cod and flounder in early spring 3 miles out. Than Bay Scallups in fall. The Lobsters are also good with Scuba gear.
Dave

Kelly Hanson East wrote:Cuttyhunk Harbor June 2009

Catigale, yours truly and 4 tweens for a week!!




Navigating back with charts and compass in 250 meters visibility....no GPS allowed.....




...and one of my favourites from a few years back...Barnstable Harbour (New World) ......on the flats...

Double Cross (XX) being passed under sail by Knot Shore in the Albamarle Sound near Edenton, NC

Howdy do,

Just wondering; We'd like to post the pictures here on our Macgregor factory websight. Whose permission do we need, like to ask please. Can we post these pics in our gallery?
Mike Inmon

Mike, although it may be a bit of a pain, I really do think you need to contact each poster via PM or eMail and get their express permission. Any other use may be considered in violation of their rights, or at the very least, bad manners.

Mike,

You're welcome to use the picture of Tanstaafl in the North Channel. Let me know if you would like it in a higher resolution, or if you would like to see others. Perhaps you could just announce a submission address to this list, and let those willing send the images to you along with a simple consent form.

mikelinmon wrote:Howdy do,

Just wondering; We'd like to post the pictures here on our Macgregor factory websight. Whose permission do we need, like to ask please. Can we post these pics in our gallery?
Mike Inmon

Hi mike

I have hundreds of pics and videos, and you are welcome to any of them.
Any post of mine on here, anywhere.
Send me an email if you want anything else.

Cheers

G

Here is a picture which shows the Harrison River that runs from Harrison Lake to the Fraser River. This is close to Chilliwack British Columbia in the Fraser Valley. This was a great day---- 25 celsius and a gentle 5 Knot breeze.

The river has spots that are less than 5 feet so we were slowly making our way downstream in this photo and thus just running with the Genoa.

mikelinmon wrote:Howdy do,

Just wondering; We'd like to post the pictures here on our Macgregor factory websight. Whose permission do we need, like to ask please. Can we post these pics in our gallery?
Mike Inmon

All my posted pictures are in the public domaine...take em!



Q1

I have posted this before but it is one of my favourite pictures. Just after having a quiet morning tea here at Paynesville on the Gippsland lakes the wind picked up and we had a great sail to Metung reaching speeds of over 7 knots. A great day Cheers Nick

A modest submission from my 11 year old Caitlin, and a poem from her Twin Sister on the same venue.



A Day On Cuttyhunk


by Abigail Smith (c) 2009


I remember a day,

one where sunlight

shone, lemon-gold.


Glinting off the

water, sea-foam

and spray.


Wind whipped back our hair,

as we climbed the rocks.

Tripping, falling on my

knees, I land


Facefirst, into a tidal pool.

Anemones waving their

Fragile limbs, silver

fish darting in a frenzy.


You pause, laughing, as I

get up again. Boats

in the harbor, warm

white sand studded with shell and stone,


The shrieking children

in the water, it reflects

in your chocolate eyes.


Mine are azure, exactly

like the sea. So unlike twins,

So we are, so we be.


Climbing up more rocks, seeing

the red-brown seaweed uncurl, revealing

A pink shell.


Curled at the edges, sunk into the

sand like an old relic of some past time.

Warm sunlight touches it, your browned skin cradling it.

Stark contrast to the ivory sand.


White-topped swells carries the boat away, we both see

Looking back, an island

Slowly shrinking like a pebble thrown in a pond.


Your salt encrusted hand around the rail, leaning,

my hands in my lap. We remember

Playing in the water, screaming

As the boat we were in overturns.


Ice cream and burgers under the sun

the scent of salt and fish wreathing

the aroma of our food.


Tired nights, many yawns, gentle sleep,

a movie or two.

A bonfire with marshmallows

Under the stars.


Lemon-amber sun touches the ocean,

turning it as gray as tomorrow.

Lemon-amber sun sinks down

Deep, turning the sky pink.


As pink as the shell in your hand.


I remember, a day in July.

Mr. Freedom man,
This is the picture post

And

That's not a picture










That's a slide show
Q1

"Imagine" at Palm Beach, Sanctuary Point, NSW


This one is my current wallpaper acrosss two screens.



Launching at Basin View ramp NSW


Glenn

Very beautiful pastel and pastorale shot, Glenn.

Shame it wasn't a very relaxing week, my mates dad went into hospital early in the week and passed away near the end of the same week, we had a constant flow of visitors needing a break away from all that was happening, we had one breakfast alone, one night there was seven iin the cabin for and Indian feast, 3 degree C outside at the time.

Glenn