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July arrived hot and steamy with a record seven tropical
storms by mid-month. When Corpus appeared in the "cone
of probability" for Emily, we spent a full day preparing
the boat for tropical storm conditions. Luckily, Emily made
landfall in Mexico and Corpus only had some high winds. So
we spent the following weekend putting the boat back together.
Not that we're complaining--it beats filing an insurance claim.
After Emily, the BYC enjoyed the hospitality of the Padre
Island Yacht Club, whose members served up a great pot luck
dinner. Those guys have the best sunset view in the coastal
bend.
To close the month, we participated for the first time in
the annual Navy Regatta. We sailed with the cruising fleet
from Corpus to the naval airstation on the south side of the
bay. Although unusually light winds on both days made for
a slow trip, we enjoyed sailing on a tranquil bay for a change.
On the return trip, Kiva decided to make the best of
the situation by dropping sails and jumping overboard for
a swim in the bay. They were having too much fun, so we drifted
over and joined them. Later, the wind picked up and we flew
our cruising chute for the downwind run to Corpus.
Many thanks to Jan on Kiva for the great shots of
Caribbean Soul under sail.
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