104th Race to Mackinac, 326 yachts, 2,000 men, 7 women, 105 rum drinks, 336 belly laughs, 153 heart-to-hearts, 19 years for first mate Cathy and Captain Kim, my good friends, on their #1 virtual reality boat THE CHIT CHAT!
Cathy Waggoner of Springfield Ohio and Kim Beach of Cincinnati who originated the idea of the virtual reality sale boat, the Chit Chat, have sailed...along with their crew...to the Island for 19 years!
Yachts & yachts of yachts in the Mackinac Harbor during the Chicago to Mackinac race.
The Cable Cottage also known as Chit Chat Race Headquarters.
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| Olympic opening ceremony...can you guess the countries? |
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Lights on for the 3rd Annual Euchre' Party, Red Solo Cup style!
All the fixings for the Euchre' evening! |
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Cathy, Captain Kim, Steve (owner of Horn's Bar) and Andrea, hanging out in our second favorite spot on the island.
Chit Chat mascot dog called....Puppy....or 15 for short!
Oooopppps....call the puppy neglect hotline!!
Senior Chit Chat, Jane, and Betsy from Cincy on the Awards ceremony rum party day!!
 
Chit Chats Cathy, Betsy, Kim and Sally stopping for "the pose" on the boardwalk.
Some things seem to stay the same, yet at the same time things change for better and for worse. The summer of 2012, Cathy hit 50 and Sally lost her wonderful husband, Casey.
A tribute to both!
I so enjoy my few days with the Chit Chats and never say goodbye to them but always, "see ya' next year, and....here's to tall ships, here's to small ships, here's to all the ships in the sea. But the best ships are friendships, so here's to you and me!" Chit Chat Jane :)
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