Festival of Sail: 2: A Canon Battle in Postcards 4

Crew members loosen the sails on the “American Pride.”

Among the entertainments offered this year were cannon battles. The two ships taking part in this great endeavor were the three master the “American Pride” with her tanbark sails, and the gaff rigged schooner “Spirit of Dana Point.” You could go out on them as we did a few years ago, or you could watch as they tacked back and forth emitting great explosions out in the bay.

The “American Pride” pulls away from the dock easily. The “Spirit of Dana Point” has the wind holding her to the dock, and a rubber ducky used as a tug pushes her off far enough so she can move out into the bay.

As the passengers get a safety lecture, the crew member climbs on board and the boat is drawn up.

They motor to the main channel, and tack back and forth pretending to shoot at anything that captures their fancy. Carriers and swift boats alike are not immune to cannon shot.

Boom!

• Himself: Gym. Found all sorts of money yesterday then took me out to dinner.


• Herself: Pool, breakfast, work, met with Miss Z and got a most lovingly restored book back, home to download pictures, to womens group, and out to dinner. Fell asleep over a bad book and TV early.


• Reading: Thought a Patterson adventure would be fun. No. Fractured, don’t like the characters, don’t like three story lines going at once.


• Balance: Keeping today simple and finding homes for some of the stuff from the garage.