2001 Starts with Spring Travels

We have had a wonderful 2011 with lots of fun, activity and milestones.

The year started off with Will in New York city looking for work in his field of Chinese and International relations. Times being what they are he was happy and lucky to land a job working for OMD. This is a large advertising conglomerate. He handles Hersheys TV buys. He currently lives in Brooklyn and commutes to work.

Chris graduated in May from Colorado College with a degree in Bio Chemistry. After a national search he landed a position in his own backyard at Alexion Pharmaceutical in Rhode Island.

We started our year out west since we are officially on our way over the hill we thought we would go over the hill, literally. We started with a January trip to Vail Mountain and into the back bowls. Wonderful snow and some new friends.

 

First day in Vail Colorado we hiked Ptarmigan Ridge

Cold as can be - 30 below at the top but luckily no wind

Lovely powder conditions. I'm about to dive down this chute.

Edward Howard Hutchinson III, aka Howie, came up from Denver for the day.

Howie and his wife Bri - there will be a EHH IV in March

Nancy, David Bush- Brown, Lynne and Chip Whipple, Mary BB and Platt in Aspen

While is Aspen we rode at Aspen Highlands and Snowmass

Hiking the Highland Bowl at Aspen Highlands - 12,392 feet

On our way down G-4 in Highland Bowl - we had the place to ourselves

Diane DeSpirlet and pals in Edwards CO. - How lucky am I?

Outer Mongolia Vail Co. about to take a fresh powder run February 1st

Had just enough time in between runs to visit out son Chris at Colorado College.

Delray Beach always has lots of action

On the beach in Delray

Ed and Mattie Sears

Jeff Beck at Sunfest in West Palm Beach

We were pretty happy with the show

We made two trips west - these are from the March trip where we got to hang with Christopher who was a senior at Colorado College in Colorado Springs.

Saint Patrick's Day at Copper Mountain - Moe Dixon on right.

Nancy at Vail Village

Nancy, Chris and Platt at Vail

Our long drive back to Rhode Island from Florida took us west past Harper's Ferry and many of the Civil War Battlefields.

Harper's Ferry - the blockhouse where John Brown was captured.

 

Antietam Battlefield

Cousin Jane's backyard in Purcelville

Virginia Mourns her dead - VMI

On the Blue Ridge Highway

Visting my Aunt and cousin in Lexington Virginia

Chris Graduates

Our graduate

With his chemistry professors

Will and Nancy

Summer sailing in Newport

I am adding to this over the next day or so - be patient as there is lots more stuff to come.


It's hard to beat Newport in the summer for action on the water.There was just so much to see and do it was almost to much. Certainly you missed a lot of the action if you were land locked unless you were at Fort Adams on June 2nd. So we are there for a little windsurf session and what happens to reach right by but the Volvo Open 70 Puma fresh up from a shakedown cruise from Miami

Puma arriving in Newport doing 25 knots

Here we are in our dry suits

We raced in the Lots's Shields quite a bit this summer. Her is Sven and Brett with Nancy

Drake Johnstone on his J-80

Ocean Drive

Nevin Sayre out windsurfing in Vineyard Haven Harbor June 14th - I shot this from the ferry.

The Edgartown Yacht Club with the Wianno Class arriving for the regatta July 14th

The world's largest private yacht Mirabella IV starts the transatlantic race

My good friend Stu Krous marries the girl of his dreams

Marie and Brad Beebe, Billy & Barby MacGowan - We won the IYAC cup

Nancy and Bob Ade out onboard Destiny

Chris and David Kennefeck crewed for me on a chartered Vector for the 

Sail Newport Regatta

Block Island Race Week with the Lotz's on their NY-42 Arethusa

Phil Lotz and main trimmer Chip Whipple lead the around the island race.

Lay day was windy and rainy so Nancy and I went for a sail.

Brad Beebe looks for an anchorage at the July 4th IYAC raft up.

Hurricane Irene

Hurricane Irene Sunday August 28th 

It's not every day that a Hurricane comes by but this was two close calls for Middletown in a row.

"Dad, are you sure this is such a good idea?" 60+ knots
Time for a walk with Nancy and Chris

This is 3rd Beach in Middletown RI - normally protected.

Yes we lost a tree or two.

Four foot races at the 3rd beach boat ramp - this is where the town wants to build a dock!!

Whale Rock at 2nd beach.

The next day Monday the 29th - Amazing windsurfing and kiting this day.