POTW: Practicing!!

Sept 8, 2022

a few shots of my wife Maggie practicing her silks routine on our 1982 C&C in the North Channel for use in your publication.  

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One shot is against the rocks in Covered Portage and the second is sunrise at West Mary Island. 

POTW practice 2 400Our boat name is Full Tilt. We are out of the Thornbury Yacht Club in case you see us out there somewhere!

Happy sailing!

Well now – your Photo of the Week may not include a gymnastic feat of this maginitude but every shot has a story to tell.  Please send your photos, acrobatic or otherwise (anything boat-related – beauty, funny, pets, people or whatevery you like) to cyonboard@kerrwil.com and please put POTW in the subject line.  We publish a new one twice a month and we look forward to receiving yours.

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