Classic northeaster late last week. Three days of high winds with the highest tides in a while. We had a tide line up on the lawn, just short of the roses. Just a matter of time before rising sea levels close the road and the town gives us true waterfront property.
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High tide line on Friday. Only another three feet to get to the porch.
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A bit more sand has been added to our beach. Sometimes it comes, sometimes it goes. Such is life at the edge.
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Picking away at the berth project. This is one of the supports being trimmed to fit. Guess where the cuttings go?
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Last of the Northeaster blowing itself it out on Saturday. Still plenty of water. Let’s hope it doesn’t start blowing out of the south too soon. Cool enough for a fire and the usual.
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Randy taking possession of the Saturday tradition of Joe Leone’s Hot Sausage Bread. Yummmm.
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Finally, here’s a neat photo sent to me by reader Dave Wagner. He’s sailed on the Bay for years and remembers Beaton’s as a kid. Dave’s the blond in the pic, out for a picnic with family. Look’s like it’s from the early 60’s.
More from today later.
1970 to be exact. Melges E-scow, canvas decking, wooden spars, and a Garcia Vega in my Dad’s mouth. Life was rarely ever better.
the guy sitting first in the escow is bob armstrong. also sailed on barnegat bay for a long time. had/has that machine shop on rt 35
Peter: That was the original “Emotion”, Bob’s first boat, MC 1, on which both my Mom and Dad crewed.
dave
wasn’t there a wagner that sailed penguins as well? is that the smaller dark haired boy? wasn’t the boat named wassail or something?
Peter: Right on! The smaller dark-haired boy is my brother Hans. However, My Dad Jim (at the helm) and I raced for years in Wassail! What a good memory. As for E-scows, Bob had Emotion MC1, Dad had Repechage MC2, and you and your brother had Amerada S1. How’s that?