Pictures from Grand Prix Regatta Oct 25, 2009

On the last day, the race committee did get off four buoy races in Shilshole Bay. The last race we had a three way tie for third!

I am driving and Robert is meditating(or maybe sleeping).

"Absolutly"

The winds were light most of the day.

Pictures from Grand Prix Regatta Oct 24, 2009

The second day was scheduled to have short races in Shilshole Bay. The wind did not fill in for a couple of hours. Two races were started and then abandoned by the race committee.

Peg enjoying the warm weather on the run.
"The wind is over there!" Dave.

Waiting for the wind.

Boats trying to finish the second race just before the race committee abandoned the race.

Replacing the broken control cable for the reverse gear.

Pictures from Grand Prix Regatta Oct 23, 2009

Here are some pictures from the first day of the three day Grand Prix Regatta in Seattle. This is an invitational event for the top boats in the NW .

The first day was an afternoon race of about 20 miles to Blakely Rocks, Pt Wells and a short lap in Shilshole Bay. The winds were an honest 30 knots during the first lap and 20 knots after.

Kathleen

Bodies on the rail.

The fast run.

Robert and Peg

"Eye Eye" surfing past us.

Home Theater

The weather has been nasty for a few days, so I started thinking about some mods inside the house.

One of the cool things about my house that I liked when Ibought it was the home theater. The previous home owner installed surround sound speakers in the walls of the basement as well as a rack built into the wall for components. I actually had to buy the install seperate from the house. In other words, if I did not buy it, he would remove the speakers and patch the walls. We negotiated a rent agreement along with some cash (the realtor covered that part) and I ended up with a home theater. I don't watch that many movies and the TV is really not that wide or great. But one thing that always bothered me was the seating. Sure, it was fine when I was alone and I could set in the recliner. But the rest of the furniture was a hodge podge of a couch, rocker and recliner that was parked along the back wall. Those that set at the end had a bad angle to the screen and the surround sound was not set up as well for them.

So, today I built a riser to make tiered seating. $30 dollars of material and a few hours work and I had a 10" high riser that the couch set on and people sitting there can see over the recliner and rocker sitting on the floor. A lot like a real theater. The next step is to get the riser carpeted. And maybe someday some more or differant furniture for what sits on the floor. Making two rows of seating seems to take up less room than the single row of furniture along the back wall.

An accaintance is building something he calls his "man room". Basically it is a rec room and will have a wide screen TV. He too was thinking about making tiered seating. But since his room will have a sports theme, he was trying to find stadium seating. So far I don't think he has found anything that is available. Good idea though!

Making improvements on a home can be as much fun as making mods on a boat. That is why I don't think I could live on a boat again. I have too much fun having a "homebase" to return to.

Step up for seating in the back!