"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ups.com...
While Heart of Gold gets a new shaft and prop next week, we're
sailing, sailing and doing more sailing....

Odd day since the weather was ideal, and yet very few boats out.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Gw0YqCp0Fgc

But we did run into a few friends....

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...it/Hunter2.jpg

Still, the LIS has been anything but crowded this season. It's almost
like the Iraq war, rotten president, gas prices and sad state of the
USA has taken the wind out of a lot of sails....

Somewhat unfortunate turn of phrase there, Rob.
The wind is still there for free and (what you consider to be) high gas
prices will probably have led to a reduction in the numbers of the pesky
power boaters out there so all sailing people ought to be out there enjoying
the relative peace.