Saturday night's all right, part iv

Saturday night's all right, part v

Queen of the grill.

Jennnifer, Beth, and Lisa celebrate their adventures on the J24s Wild Thing and Hot Flash.

Lots of smiles from Cindy and Sue.

Saturday night's all right, part vi

Sunday at Heron Lake

more of Stan's pix from Sunday

A beautiful day on the water.

Buccs ghost along.

Sailboats maneuver near the committee boat.

A line of Buccaneers takes off from the start.

Creatures of Heron Lake

Are things a bit fishy here?

Or have they just gone to the dogs?

Sunday's light air with plenty of Buccs and boats

Light winds brought a challenge to the Buccaneer Rodeo on Sunday. But, with sunnier skies, more boats came out than the day before, with nine Buccs starting, followed by ten boats from the New Mexico Sailing Club. Jim Daus on Quack Quack edged out David Spira's Euphoria for overall regatta honors, followed by Pat Blumm's Scarlet Banshee, in turn just one point ahead of Quack with James Gray and Josh Reed. Special notice was also made of Aaron, the Buccaneer Rodeo's youngest skipper on Blue.

Heron Lake panorama.

The Scarlet Banshee, with Arizonans Pat Blumm and Dennis Martinelli on board, enjoy the view during a quiet moment on Sunday.

More photos from the Buccaneer Rodeo, Sunday

Bob Hopper and Gerald Byrnes coax the engine into life on Sunday's mark-set boat. Without a radio, and having to place a mark in water that was 200 feet deep, mark setting was a challenge for them. They also had lots of suggestions for making future regattas run more smoothly. Mark setting duties on Saturday were provided by Lee Brammeier, Tom Brammeier, and Gerald Byrnes on the pontoon boat that Lee and Norm Schreifels own.

Antony Chapman, 5231, Lazy Bones, and Pat Blumm, 2900, Scarlet Banshee, represented Arizona Buccaneers at Heron Lake.

David Spira on 5230, Euphoria, sails near the pin.

Pat Blumm's Scarlet Banshee sails in front of the Brazos Cliffs.

Still more pix, Sunday

Rich Strasia relaxes after the race on the J24 Kachina.

Aaron Horwich, the youngest skipper in the regatta, sails 5211 "Blue" across the line to conclude the final race of the 2007 Rocky Mountain Buccaneer Rodeo.

Buccaneers and New Mexico Sailing Club boats return to The Narrows and the Heron Lake Marina.

Sailors enjoy good sailing conditions that sprung up shortly after the conclusion of the Buccaneer Rodeo.

Buccaneers at play -- come for fun and plunder!

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