Commander # 200 "Grace"

[ebb]

ah, but do you whisper back the same?

[Robert Lemasters]

I like your photos of the  Navy Blue Angles. I flew in a Blue Angle F-4 J Phantom, tail number 839 when I was a young airdale sailor at NATC Pax River, Strike Aircraft, more years ago then I care to remember. The base had a small fleet of rentable sailboats and one of them may have been a Commander. But there was little freetime to sail. When I became frustrated repairing my Commander I thought back to what it was like hanging J-79's in a Phantom at o-dark-thirty,  fighting the everpresent Maryland mosquitoes, on night check, then standing watch, or doing it on the ship. My little ol' boat is no problem what so ever. :rolleyes:

[commanderpete]

The skill you must need to fly those planes. Amazing.

I suppose we all need to keep our little frustrations in perspective.

Here's another pic. This one is Homeland Security after chasing Grace out of the exclusion zone.

[commanderpete]

Back in business again. Been sailing alot, making up for lost time.

Rough few months

[commanderpete]

The Air Show this year featured the Air Force Thunderbirds

[commanderpete]

My local lighthouse, Fire Island Light  ca. 1858

[commanderpete]

Just another sunset

[commanderpete]

I get a kick out of the name of my neighbor's boat

[commanderpete]

There's my girl

[commanderpete]

Bone in her teeth

[commanderpete]

Pushing water

[CapnK]

Cpete - Soon it will be time for your annual "I took the boat out for winter" post. Too bad. You can come sail down here anytime, though, our water stays soft.

[ebb]

post #39
Portrait of a gorgeous boat!
A whole different animal from the Ariel.  Really gotten to admire  the Commander's topsides, a handsome lass!  Grace would hold her own next to that new in-your-face 38' Alerion daysailer.    
Who's your muslin tiller person? :rolleyes:

[commanderpete]

Who is that mystery man? Nothing like Kurt's picture

More of a debonair man-about-town, I like to think

[commanderpete]

Then I wake up  

That little boat looks downright powerful