No fog, a welcome view...
I like the lines on this boat...
It has the lines of a sailboat, with an express type cabin/pilothouse. It is an Alura 30 Classic, made by Luhrs. I haven't seen one with the pilothouse before.
But, the IBOTD (Interesting Boat Of The Day) goes to this little trimaran...
I don't know anything about it, but it would be interesting to visit with the owner. It looks stout for its size, has a solar panel on the snug cabintop... and check out the folding wheels. Yep, pretty interesting.
This one would qualify as TSPOTD (The Science Project Of The Day)...
Some people think the cold water here won't allow growth on the bottom; those people would be... wrong. You can tell that dinghy has been in the water a while. Someone is going to have a lot of scraping to do.
In another hour, people will be out and about... going to the store, heading out for breakfast, getting ready to shove off. Sundays are a "departure day" around here - people are heading home. I am scheduled for a trip today, but my boat may not go out... two of the three boats are nearly full right now. It just depends on bookings this morning. I haven't had a day off in two weeks, so that wouldn't hurt my feelings.
Back at our boat, little Izzy is on high alert, keeping the boat safe from birds...
Less than a month to go, but this is the busiest time for the next few weeks. There is about 14 1/2 hours of sunlight these days, down about 45 minutes both in the morning and evening from 6 weeks ago; the seasonal change seems to be happening fast now. In two weeks, we will go back to just one trip per day on the whale watch boats. The boss is calling this "the sixth inning," but I can see the end of the game on the horizon.
8 comments:
Good to know that you are in the "home stretch"! And that you won't have to go extra innings! A well deserved rest is on the horizon...(I've written too many metaphors!...better stop while I am ahead.)
Hi Val. We knew what these boat jobs were before we signed on. You have to work when the work is there. Hope we get to see you.
That interesting little trimaran is "Microship." Steve Roberts, who hosts the Friday Harbor automated VHF radio check among other things, owns "Microship." He's got a blog...http://nomadness.com/blog
Thanks, Sam - interesting little boat!
Thanks for the intro, Sam! I'm indeed the guy with the Microship. Jim, I just walked over to the port, looking for Wild Blue, but didn't find you. Would be fun to say hello... and my boat kitty is a Russian Blue named Isabelle.
Cheers from Nomadness,
Steve
Hi Steve. It would be a treat to meet you! We used to own a Corsair trimaran, so I am drawn to tri-hull sailing craft. Wild Blue is on W dock (look for the VuQube on the dock). We work at San Juan Safaris. I really enjoyed reading your blog.
Best wishes,
Jim
Enjoyed meeting you this afternoon, Jim!
A pleasure for us, as well, Steve. Thanks for the tour of Microship!
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