Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Hanging on

The smart ones just held on for dear life.

For more photos of the family reunion and sailing, check out the link below.

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Captain Nick

Nick did too.
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Relief Captains




Everyone who wanted took a turn at the wheel.
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What's that

Others were on the sea serpent watch.
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Land Ho!



Some visitors handled the lookout duty.
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Beauty on the boat




During our three short sails at the family reunion, we had plenty of decorative crew.
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The benefits of aging


Tony and Mary Jo celebrate the benefit of their generation. Having raised their children, they can relax with their drinks knowing that younger people are responsible for supervising the activities in the crib.
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Double Dipping

Claire and Josie discovered that access to the chips and dip is much better if you crawl up on the table with them.
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Discoveries

Along with the new family members, Melanie found some artifacts from the past. This is the bill for Vinnie's birth at Englewood Hospital. He was a real deal at only $14.13 after his mom's 20% staff discount.
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Norah Bear

Norah Bear enjoyed greeting the crowds (Bah!) and serenely watched from the comfort of her daddy's lap.
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Swinging


We worried that Brie would be overwhelmed by the hordes of adults and noisy children. On her second day she looked out over the crowd and excitedly called out, "Look, the people are still here." She is a natural for family festivities.
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Here from Virginia


Tory, Tony (away playing shoes), and Joan brought Tanya for her first reunion.
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New friends


On her first visit, Sandra's partner Geri became fast friends with many family members.
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Cecca and Nicholas present


Jarrod and Sunny came for their first Jasinski summer reunion.
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Meeting the family at the family reunion


Unfortunately, some of the family were unable to attend, including the hard working and responsible Kevin, Matthew, Kim, Anna, Luisma, and Lenny. There were also some new faces. One of the most exciting moments came with the first meeting of our youngest: William, Ethan, and Thomas.
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Sunset off of Cutty Hunk


And at night we watched the sky show.
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Good Day


Off the Rhode Island coast we got to fly our spinnakers.
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The man behind the curtain


During those nightly dinners, John and Judy brought us the riches of their ice box including chicken, turkey, and wonderful salads. After only a few days, the Amante sailors were in a state of acute protein intoxication. Our rarely used grill became a daily event. On windy nights, the head chef had to work behind a curtain.
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Neighbors


From New York we sailed together through Long Island Sound, into Nantucket, finally arriving in Cape Cod. Each morning we would set off together and each night we would have dinner and a planning session for our next day's sail.
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John and Judy in the city


Our time was limited so we never made it up the Hudson, but High Five came down to the New York harbor. Our self satisfaction was damaged when we saw that they travel with their own helicopter escort.
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King Jagiello


A champion of the Polish people rides triumphant through the park.
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