The kids, sailing into town to get Ice Cream in Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard.
How cool is that?
When I saw this little old boat that had been donated to our Jr. Sailing program’ bi-annual auction last spring I though it would be a blast for the kids. No way I’m fitting in that little thing, but both children know how to handle an Opti so how much harder could this be? No one bid on it (I was off attending to business since I was Chairman of the auction…) so I picked it up at the end of the night for $100. Maybe over paid for a 30 year old 8′ boat, but given the fun the kids have had to date I think on an hourly – and a quality – basis it was a steal. And the money went to charity anyway.
The first time we splashed it my son spent the next four hours or so ghosting around Oak Bluffs harbor, checking out the boats, talking to other kids and just having a great time. While his younger sister liked it enough for him it was love at first sail.
On Block Island he and his friend sailed it from the anchorage over to Champlin’s for ice cream and bumper boat rides. He sailed it all over Salt Pond, checking out the boats, stopping in the boat basin and just having a good time.
A bottle of water, a snack and a VHF handheld – what more do you need?
