What a fantastic group of Scouts and leaders. Due to some mechanical problems with the shaft we had no engine for the week. It didn’t slow this crew down a bit. They became a fine sailing machine! They did us proud. Thanks so much to Troop 111!
Daren’s hermit crab
That’s better!
Come on Dan, give us a smile!
Off they go again! ?
Time to go dive Fowle Cay Reef
Making their own music. ?We like that!
Row row row your boat!
Back winding the staysail. ?Great job Crew!
Off to Nippers. ?Uh oh………
What form…….Wow!
Yeah Tom! ?You da man!
What are you guys doing??
Where did you come from?
What a rowdy bunch!
Just a cool shot!
1-2-3-Goooooooooo!
Bombs away!
Hanging out on the bow sprit!
Isn’t he adorable??
This is the BEST!
Their wives must be so proud! ?Hi Honey! ?Miss you!
Our “special” Nugget at the helm!
Plum tuckered out
We put it back in the water to be fruitful and multiply!
Tom found a beautiful triton shell with the animal still alive in it.
Bill and Ron sweating off the jib halyard. ?Tough stuff!
Tom and Tom Jr. working together on folding the staysail.
Getting ready to hoist the staysail.
Mike getting his staysail sheet ready.
Rob did great on the mainsail sheet! ?Thank you!
Mainsail Crew doing an awesome job!
Hoist that mainsail!
Spannker Crew on the throat halyard.
Tim, oh I mean “Mooch” hoisting the spannker peak halyard!
Another one bites the dust!
Spannker Crew backwind to starboard! ?AWESOME job Crew!!
First Mate Daren made a delicious cup of coffee for the Captain!
Great job folding up the jib sail. ?It ain’t easy!
Ed caught a nice size mutton snapper. ?We all enjoyed it for dinner. ?Yummy!
Chris loved being on the helm!
That is the conch meat. ?This crew loved eating the raw conch meat. ?Good on ya!
Watching the Captain clean the conch. ?Very cool!
Getting ready to get the conch meat out of the shell.
Oh yea, they do dishes!
Chris was our official conch horn blower!
Hanging out with Dad this week was great! ?Come on Mike SMILE!
Wow, everyone is paying attention!
Captain is giving a knot tying lesson
First Mate Daren showing the crew how to make coffee. ?We like our coffee!
Rise and shine!
Thanks Dad! ?I am glad we had this time together!
A morning view of the deck of Ciganka
Our first snorkel in the Bahamas!
Welcome aboard Ciganka. ?This crew is looking good!
Another Father and Son moment. ?I am sorry this picture is blurry but I was trying so hard to get Dan to smile that I was laughing as I took the picture!
Thanks Rob & Kevin. ?Great having you both on board!
Congratulations to Chris, our “Conch Award of Excellence” recipient. ?Yeah Chris!
Troop 111 – Lake Hopatcong, NJ