here is my friend carol’s beautiful dog, bob.
bob lives in Maidstone, UK, with carol and her husband Alan. we will be VISITING THEM later this summer.
but right now i have ONE MILLION THINGS to do out in the yard, but before that we have to get right out on the water because they’re hosting the 2011 Star Class Western Hemisphere Championship Sailing Regatta right here on our lake.
here’s info about the race from an article in the paper:
“This is the first time this event has been held on an inland lake in the 100-year history of the class,” said Joe Londrigan, co-chairman of the event and a world-class sailor himself.
The annual Star Class Western Hemisphere Championship is raced in venues throughout North and South America, awarding a silver star to the skipper and crew who earn the best record of finishes in a series of races over the course of the weeklong event.
The regatta was held last year in Nassau, Bahamas, and has been in Annapolis, Md., and Tampa, Fla., in other recent years.
Competitors race a Star Class sailboat, which is a 22-foot Olympic-class keelboat. Past champions of the Western Hemisphere Championship, which began in 1934, include America’s Cup veterans, Olympic medalists and world champions.
so, WOW about that. the article also said there will be yachtsmen from Europe, Brazil, and Australia. i will bring my camera and take many photos.