Strictly Sail Pacific II

Today is the day!  Have to do some work this morning then at noon we head to the boat show!  The Pac Cup had a boat on display, Bequia, as an example of good boat prep.  I am not sure if this is the same boat they had on display last year.  Whatever boat it was last year I believe had won the best prepared trophy in 2008.  They had a lot of great ideas for stowing odds and ends.  Of course we took lots of mental notes but it we saw so much it is hard to recall just what all those great ideas were.  This year I am taking the camera! 

Last night at Wednesday night beer cans I got my framed Commodore burgee from last year, which is one of my two gifts from the club for serving as Commodore.  I was supposed to receive it at the Commodore's Ball in January but trying to get it framed was quite a challenge for Kim.  The same place, around the corner from Kim's house no less, had been doing the framing for years and years but they closed.  Actually they were still open when she tried to take it to them but they were not taking any new business.  She was able to get detailed records with photos and measurements and they recommended another shop.  Thus started a series of being told either "we don't do fabric, try xxx" or "we don't do brass plaques, try xxx."  She finally found someone who said, "we don't do brass plaques but you can get xxx around the corner to do the plaque and we will put it together." SUCCESS at last.  And they were less expensive than the prior place.  She was tempted to go ahead and get the brass plaque done for this year's Commodore so it would save next year's Rear Commodore some trouble.  But that involves first getting cloisonné burgees from Di's Impressions so I don't think she actually did that... YET.  AH, gotta love this yachting stuff...