Beautiful Autumn Sailing!

[cyber-sibes]

Last weekend, we went sailing on Narragansett Bay for the last time this Fall. It was a gorgeous day, and we sailed around Gould Island, a small island in the Bay between Aquidneck Island (where we live in Rhode Island) and Jamestown Island. The water was really sparkly!

Gould Island is surrounded by submarine docks, and was used during WW II as a munitions loading area.

This is one of the old elevators:


Then we sailed around and closer to Jamestown Island, so picturesque.



more in the next post...

[cyber-sibes]

This is sailing back towards Aquidneck Island - These buildings are part of the Naval Academy Prep school, hubby's office is in the center building.:

The War College complex:


And a view of the oldest building, now the museum:

As we sailed back to the docks, we were greeted by the peanut gallery:

What a nice afternoon! You can see a few more pictures (including a couple of us) HERE

[CountryWolf07]

BEAUTIFUL! =) I'm jealous. Where is this? Rhode Island?

[cyber-sibes]

BEAUTIFUL! =) I'm jealous. Where is this? Rhode Island?

Oops - YES, in Newport. I'll add that in the first post.

[Killearn Kitties]

It looks absolutely fantastic, and what great weather for it.

My husband is on a sailing course this weekend. He was there last weekend too, but the weather was better last weekend. Today is grey, damp and very windy - poor thing!

[CountryWolf07]

Cool! I have never been to Rhode Island... pretty cool.. I think I am so out of the loop here - when did you move there.. and you lived in Ohio, correct?

[cyber-sibes]

Yes, we lived near Findlay. Hubby took this job & moved last October, but I didn't come out here till the end of May, right after the Findlay PT pic-nic. We like it here. JoJoe got certified for sailing this summer. We've gone out several times, I just haven't been good about posting pictures.

[Cinder & Smoke]

We rent the sailboat from the NAPS, very reasonable for employees!

JoJoe got certified this summer for sailboats.

They are called Rhodes.

He needs a Captain's Hat >>>

We learn all sorts of New Stuff ...

"NAPS" = Naval Academy Preparatory School = pre-entry school for the Marine Service Academies ...
Is that where JoJoe Teaches math?

Now to the BOAT!

NEET-O! Where'd the Skipper go to Sailin School?
How BIG (long) is the boat ... got sleeping bunks or a galley aboard?
We need a pix of the whole boat!

And - WHERE are the REST of the Crew?
Don't the Furry Kids get to go sailing?

Your on-the-water pix are great!!

[lizbud]

Looks like a gorgeous day for sailing. Thanks for posting these beautiful
scenes.

[Alysser]

Wow, that is a gorgeous area! I love all the fall colors. I bet you love living there.

[chocolatepuppy]

Wow, it's so beautiful there! The water looks so cold to me.

[cyber-sibes]

"NAPS" = Naval Academy Preparatory School = pre-entry school for the Marine Service Academies ...
Is that where JoJoe Teaches math? Now to the BOAT! NEET-O! Where'd the Skipper go to Sailin School? How BIG (long) is the boat ... got sleeping bunks or a galley aboard? We need a pix of the whole boat!
And - WHERE are the REST of the Crew? Don't the Furry Kids get to go sailing?

Yes, Phred, that's where he's teaching now. He voluntered to be one of the sailing instructors when the new classes come in, so he took sailing classes thru NAPS. The boat is a Rhodes 19. It's 19 feet long. No berths, no galley, just the basics. And nope, no 4-footeds allowed on the NAPS boats. But we regularly pass up other boats with furry crew along.

We also went out on a racing sailboat, I'll upload pics & get them attached to this thread in a couple days. And I'll attach a few from the Tall Ships Festival - very fun!

[Cinder & Smoke]

He voluntered to be one of the sailing instructors when the new classes come in,
so he took sailing classes thru NAPS.

And nope, no 4-footeds allowed on the NAPS boats.

Math and Sailing ... interesting specialties!

No 4-Foots, huh?


Good ole "Navy Regulations"!
Must be because they found some 4-Footers couldn't *Salute the Colors* when boarding.

[4 Dog Mother]

Wow, with sailing to do and the other things you have posted, it must be hard to miss Findlay! Glad you are doing so many new and interesting things. Great pictures!