Fleet 10, Day 8

"South Paw" crew on Day 9
Keith, Murph, Captain Sean, Mason

From Captain Sean's FB post, Day 8:

"Fleet 10 Cruise Day 8:  The final official day of the cruise, we had the longest sail of the week. We put full sail out just outside of Back Creek and sailed mostly on broad reaches the whole way nearly to the Herrington Harbor South jetty. I took the Tolly Point mark a little too close- Murph could have reached out and touched the barnacles. It was a dreary, cool day, but the wind was perfect. We were hitting over 7 knots. We finally passed Yes II, then August Moon caught and passed us.  The marina put a few of us inside the jetty with a couple of the big cats. I heard a splash outside the boat and Diana Gutierrez was attempting to 'watermelon' us and she fell in when South Paw drifted out from the dock. She climbed back onto our swim deck and was a little bruised up but otherwise OK. We had a couple of Anita Miller's meals left, so we grilled them up for the final pot luck. Not all boats in the fleet made it to this final stop, but we still had a good turnout. We had good food, lots of stories, and started to plan out the 2026 cruise."

"August Moon" passes "South Paw"

"August Moon"

"South Paw" tied alongside in Herrington Harbor

The grounds at Herrington are beautiful.

Captain Bill on his way to "watermelon"
a fellow sailor.

Enjoying an evening brew

Captain Sean relaxes at last.
He was the Commodore for the planning of this terrific cruise.