Today was the Scottish Studies Foundation Boat Cruise, we had a great day for ti, the weather was perfect, it was great to see old friends and make new ones. This was my third year on the cruise and Catherine's first year. Here are some of the photos.
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Today was also the Air Show, being on the Empire Sandy gives you a wonderful vantage point

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We met these lovely ladies and told them about XMarks, who knows they might stop by.
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I met up with some friends that I met last year on the cruise, afterward we all went over to the Old Spaghetti Factory for a late lunch/ early dinner

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That is about it for photos, it was a great day though we both did get too much sun.

Great pics! Thanks!

What a great day! Thank you for sharing it.

Great set of Picture's Glen

Very nice photos ! Thanks for sharing them with us

Thanks for sharing the great photos Glen! :D

Very great and interesting pics.

Absolutely grand outing indeed! Those are wonderful pictures. Thank you so much for sharing! :lol:

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Wish I knew for sure, these were on the older piper, I was taken by the sgian dubh. I'll ask him the next time I see him.

Hello Glen, stunning pictures of a great boat cruise, liked all the different
types of boats and when the US Navy Aircraft flew over that must have
been a very spectacular sight. Am sure Catherine must have enjoyed
her first cruise.

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They look like Scots Guards pattern garter flashes to me.

Great photos. Great weather for the event!

Looks like a really great outing! A wonderful set of pictures.

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They look like Scots Guards pattern garter flashes to me.

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I'm sure you are right on the money, I was thinking the same thing.

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they might just be related to these?handwoven garters

Grand set of photos, you got some fantastic close up shots of the pipers

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Yeah I love my zoom lens.

Wow, that is fabulous collection of pics, Glen.
Some good action airshow shots among them.
You got fab weather for your sail, oh for the blue skies of Canada!

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They're the Scots Guard flashes. Got a pair myself from the Tartan Thistle (www.tartanthistle.com)

Glen, great pix...

-J

Great pics, Glen. Especially the shots of the Blue Angels and "Fat Albert".

In case you didn't know, "Fat Albert" is the C-130 cargo plane that carries all the equipment for the Blue Angels where ever they're performing. Just curious though, were the Snow Birds part of the air show? I saw them perform here in California a few years ago in a joint air show with the Blue Angels. VERY impressive.

The Snowbirds were there though I did not see them, perhaps they were there today. Here is the list of performers for the show
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Fantastic pictures! I am jonesing for my kilt! I did not bring any with me as I am concentrating on graduating.

Sorry to miss this years event as was busy painting a wrought iron railing. Looks like it was well attended as the day was perfect. The younger and taller of the pipers is the owner of Cairngorm Scottish fashions on Avenue Rd.
Nice chap and I have bought a number of items there.

Peter is not the owner of Cairngorm, though he does work there and yes he is a very nice chap. I'm a familiar face up there as well. Darren is the owner.

Great photos Glen!

It looks like it was a wonderful day.

The Blue Angels must have been flying right over your heads to get those shots.

Cheers

Jamie :ootd:

Pretty close to it Jamie, but like I said before, I love my zoom lens.:)

Great set of photographs Glen, as usual. Thanks for posting. I am feeling kind of stupid today; can you explain, just what is the Scottish Studies Foundation? and why do they have a Boat Cruise? I feel I am missing something really obvious - but I just can't see it.

Regards

Chas

Thanks for the great pictures and for sharing them with us. Is this an annual event? Toronto is not that far (5 - 6 hours) away. What is the general cost of the cruise? Maybe next year we'll come up and invite the Kincardine ON family with us.