New Boat "Shinola" "Shining Star" Arrives!

From Columbia 50' to Hershine 41'.
It's the natural progression.
Sailboat to trawler.
But for some of us, there is a catamaran in the equation.
For Dave and Cherryl, "Shining Star"!
Even though we named it "Shinola"...
And if you think about it real hard, you may be able to guess what we named their dinghy!

They just had to have the word shine (stemming from Hershine) in there somewhere.

So on a nice Saturday in the neighborhood, one finally free from rain and wind, we went on a trawler ride from Channel Islands Harbor to Ventura Harbor.


Dave drove.
We sat.
Boys had beer.
Girls talked.
Dolphins swam at the bow.
Smooth ride.
Entered Ventura Harbor.
Went to pump out station.
Waved at Randy.
Waved at some chick Brian's dating.
Parked.
Celebration!
Champagne was brought over, but we skipped it because we had to do the five car shuttle between harbors.

So in true new boat fashion, an evening party and celebration transpired.
Including the awesome cake decorating skills of omg, what happened to this? no one...Really, this originally said:
"Congrats Dave & Cherryah forget it"
Really.



Finally had that champagne.

A dozen people over.
Drinks.
Food.
Congrats card to Cherryl and Daveyboy from the crap cake decorater me and Jimmylee.With persistant precision petting, Bella got the stupid cat to understand this was the cat's new home.
Poor brainless cat had been living at Island Packers office the last month or so.
HA HA HA!!

Relaxed on the recliners.Yes, recliners.
RECLINERS!
Now the sailboat to trawler transition make sense, doesn't it?