10/31/15
Southport NC
Posted by Bill

We crewed our friend Ben’s boat in the Stede Bonnet race and finished in the middle of the pack. One of the requirements for the race is that everyone has to dress like pirates, so we went into town and shopped for some costume pieces at the local thrift store. $10 later and some accessories from Matt and Shirley, and we were pirates! A great time was had by all!!

Here we are underway during the race:

Shirley and Tricia, pirate wenches:

After the race we went down to the waterfront and went to Provision Company. It was the last day of the season for them and they were giving away food. They also had a good band, so we ate and drank our fill and enjoyed the music.

The next day, we finally finished the teak on the outside of the boat:




It was weeks of work. Kudos to Tricia, who did most of the staining. Also thanks to our friend John for all of his help. Now we can get ready to head south!!