Wednesday 4 February 2015

Work boat sailing competition



Sunday was the Work Boat Sailing Competition at Grand Anse Beach and the event I have been most excited to go to. That is because the work boats are so colourful and I knew the pictures I would take would be awesome. And they were!

It seemed to compete you had to make your main mast on the beach. There were lots of saws and bamboo. There were different classes- not that I could tell the difference. The start was cool- all boats line up parallel to the beach, when the horn sounds they turn toward the course and everyone jumps in!

To win you not only have to land your boat on the beach but race up the shore and down a shot of rum!

My kids found some little ones to build a sand castle with and Nana and Brent just hung out on one of the most beautiful beaches in Grenada. Everyone had a great time.

Aiden who hung out with me watching and got a bit red- oops

Only blue filter








Every thing here starts with "D'",!


Making the mast



Nana, Brent and Owen and I think Aiden tucked in there

Owen with his Micheal Weston sun glasses


Sometimes you just have to nap











Lining up at the start


And they are off

Some had a hard time getting crew in



Another mass start

My boat is the one the the guy outside it- they came last!

Coming in fast!!

Getting ready to go




That boat is the winner of another race coming in to land between 2 boats going out!!





Foot race!


We have a winner

Bottom's up






Wet won but then both boats got swamped by a rouge wave

The other boat recoups but not Wet

It goes right over

And everything int he boat is now in the drink

getting it back up





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