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Jessica Rabbit, core of the earth, cat, biker chick - IMG 2398
Global warming--get it? (You would if the damn globe were in the shot.) - IMG 2396
Guests begin to arrive. - IMG 2395
Final touches... - IMG 2394
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wig arrangement - IMG 2390
tattoo artistry - IMG 2389
hair design - IMG 2387
fake eyelash application - IMG 2386
A pre-party costuming congregation. - IMG 2315
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bit of the prettiest (and most nausea-inducing) stretch of Hwy 1 - IMG 2310
Oh, and now we jump to the drive home. Too bad you're missing those riveting shots of us sitting around in a circle, or organizing post-its. - IMG_2261
The finish line! We got in about 12:30am on Saturday morning, squeaking in ahead of at least on boat in our class. Sorry for the poor quality, camera operation was a tall order given my mental state at this point. - IMG_2256
Doug at the helm. - IMG_2250
Bryan at the helm. - IMG_2247
One of many offshore oil/gas rigs with a boat alarmingly close to it. - IMG_2246
Our happy family: Julie, Mike, Patrick, Sam, Doug. - IMG 5552
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Look at the ease with which Bryan steers. - IMG 5548
A bird that miraculously managed to get miles and miles off shore stops for a rest on our boat. He seemed tame but was probably just too exhausted to hop away. - IMG 5543
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A view from the deck up at the mainsail and jib. - IMG_2243
Bryan pulls on some lines. - IMG_2242
Doug sailoring. - IMG_2241
More fun with the whisker pole. - IMG_2239
Bryan doing some random sailoring. - IMG_2238
As the wind dies late in the morning on the second day, we bust out the "whisker pole," a pole to hold out the jib (sail at the front of the boat) perpendicular to the boat and allow us to sail with the light wind at our backs.