It’s Tuesday morning and it’s not exactly a sunny day here in Annapolis. In fact, dreary is a good description and that’s what’s in store for today and into Wednesday. That means that we will likely spend much of the day camped out on Pandora as going ashore isn’t going to be a great option unless we are willing to get wet. I don’t mind getting wet, it’s the staying wet thing that bugs me. No dryer on Pandora. Can you say humid boat?
Having said that, staying aboard may be the best thing to do today given the fact that the show setup is in full swing and there’s lots of activity to watch. Putting the show together looks a lot like a game of chess or a puzzle as each piece has to be put in place without getting in the way of another important element. As the dock pieces are are brought in they are building the show out from shore into the harbor. I may not be explaining it that clearly but when all the pieces are in place no boats can leave until the one outside of them leaves and some dock portions are removed.
As you can imagine, this is complicated stuff to organize and boats are constantly on the move and milling around waiting for whoever is in charge to tell them when they should come in and join the fun.
Right two of what are likely a good part of the sum total of all the wooden boats that will be at the show are nearby waiting to be called. One, Bear is a sandbagger owned by Peter Kellogg who is well known to support quite a number of wooden boats. Brenda and I were involved in the Catboat Assocation for many years and Peter was always generous with that group as well as he really likes catboats. Sandbaggers are a type of catboat. I recall seeing Bear, of Bull and Bear, two of his boats, identical sandbaggers that do match races against each other, at this show in the past. The names of these boats make sense in the context that Peter made his considerable fortune on Wall Street.
What sweet lines on Bear.
I like this cutter too. However, that’s a really big sail plan. Note that the skipper is completely soaked with no protection from the weather and here I am typing away in my cockpit thanks to my new cockpit enclosure. 
The show is coming together piece by piece. Last night long sections of docks, 19 segments all lined up in a row came by. The show organizers must have a sense of humor as the aluminum push boats moving things around are named, Push, Pull, Shove and Yank. Good names that make sense unlike some of the boat names I’ve seen lately.
It will be fun to watch how things progress today and besides, it will give me something to do on a rainy day.