Every August on the full moon, local sailors here on Cortes hold a "regatta". It's very much an island style event. There is no publicity, just word of mouth. No sailing club, no organizing committee, no handicaps... none of that stuff. You just show up, attend a skippers meeting on the beach and get the course instructions. First across the line wins. This year was our first and we elected to do a new race around Marina Island. You could choose either way around and the start was from the beach with the skipper and one crew rowing, paddling or swimming out to their boat, raise anchor and set off. We were one of two boats that chose a north start and given a break in the winds it could have paid off. As things turned out we had to do more tacking and cover more ground than the boats that started southwards. The main thing is, we had a lot of fun! After an amazing pot luck dinner, Simon and I played music on the beach while enjoying an amazing sunset. Behind 
us, the moon rose full and dramatic over the coastal mountains....
This was our crew minus Simon who took the pic. On he left my buddy Ken, his cousin in the middle and me on the right.
The following night Ken and Charles and I went for dinner at a nice little restaurant in Squirrel Cove. There we witnessed this spectacular moon rise....
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