With temps in the 90's it was off to the Greasy Pole by boat. With my boat in the mud at low tide I had to leave the dock no later than 12:30. I departed about 12:10 and joined the other rafted boats just in time. Any later I would have been shut out from a good enough spot to photograph the mayhem. With boats on all sides of me and with a myriad of boats blasting their stereos with different music, it was a long day on the water. Unfortunately I had a bad spot to photograph the seine boat races. Sunday I'll be back on the beach.
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Fenders deployed!
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Party time!
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Gooey!
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Picture time...this is the "crew" of the boat I tied up to...A great bunch!
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High dive!
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Back flip!
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Seine boat rows by.
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Mohawk fail!
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Feet!
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Falling backwards!
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Greasy entry!
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Flipped!
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Great attempt!
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Upside down!
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Spread eagle!
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SPLAT!
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Rib buster!
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Just out of reach!
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Oh so close!
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Nicky Avelis sits in front of the flag!
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Avelis grabs the flag!
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Going down with the prize!
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