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 Andrew Streng sailing his FD solo on the Forebay |
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 Dave Planing |
 Even Hobie 14s come |
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 Hough is ahead at the Frostbite 3 02 |
 Houghs at the Woollie Boolie on the Forebay wtih dog crewing |
 Julie Edwards at Loafer Creek Boat Ramp for Feather Falls '03 |
 Lake Oroville in the fall |
 Paul Melcon at Multihull Classic '04 |
 Mark Barr on the Hobie 16 with the kids |
 Nacra 5.8 on the move at Black Butte Lake (Photo Mark Forwalter) |
 Old Thistles never die-ask Doug |
 Pink Slip Barr and Melcon |
Tony Rodeghiero at the '03 Tour du Lac |
 Pink Slip-it's really pink |
 The Houghs took this photo while leading the 2001 Foreman Island Race in theirRaven. |
 Brad Seaberg & Dan Helmick at Feather Fiesta Race |
 The Raven--a legend |
 Thistles don't always win |
 Tour du Lac at Lake Oroville |
 Nick Nichols "smoken" at Eagle Lake Regatta '01 |
 Mike Peavy flying a hull of his Nacra 5.8 on the Thermalito Afterbay |
 Wee Windmill (Dave Neilsen Driving) |
 Chris & Mark Barr with C-15 at March Hare Race |
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 Paul & Gisela on Lake Almanor |
 Stopover at "SS Relief" during Feather Falls Sail '03 |
 Dave Neilsen & Doug McWilliams Windmillin' |
Planing into the Forebay Cove, hiking hard. |  Paul Melcon and Cindy Richards "smoking" around the Forebay |
 Doug McWilliams & Jody Christopherson caught by a surprize gust on the Forebay |
 Doug (left) covered by Wade & Bettie Ann Hough |
 Dave Neilsen sailing his Windmill solo at Oroville Lake |
 Barr & Melcon barely holding a lead against McWilliams and Munson |
Jody Christopherson and Mark Forwalter at Folsum Lake |  Mark Forwalter after an epic storm sail on the Afterbay. |
 Mike Peavy doing that Laser thing on the Afterbay |
 Paul Melcon and Mark Barr planing in Pink Slip |
 Richard & Sonja smoken that Prindle at Eagle Lake |
 Mark Barr & Doug McWilliams racing a Nacra 5.8 at Eagle Lake Regatta |
Gerry Zalbo Rigging his Southern Cross 29 at Richmond Marina |  Andrew Streng & Laura Rice in a Flying Dutchman on Oroville Lake |
 Paul Ritchie sailing out onto Oroville Lake on a "Big" north wind day |
 Wade & Bettie Ann Hough winning Foreman Island 2005 |
 Wide angle view of Sycamore Cove. What a spot! |
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|  The Barr family wore matching orange for the day, clashing with the color of their boat. |
 .Jim and Michelle Marazzo reached Feather Falls first in the 2005 Mega Cruise. |
 Paul and Gisela Ritchie with friend Mike Maddox at Lake Almanor |
 Paul Melcon at Almanor with his Sea Spray 15 |
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The Barrs after launching their Thistle at Almanor's Forest Service Boat Ramp |  Miles of smiles at Almanor Lake in July of 2005 |
 Jim Marazzo and crew sailing Jim's Tempest on the Forebay |
 Wade and Bettie Ann Hough on a Breezy day on the Thermalito Forebay |
 Windmill vs. Thistle on the Forebay in the Spring of 2005 (Photo: James Bennett) |
Mark and Kelly Barr sailing their Thistle ot the Whiskeytown Alternative Sail Day |
Bruce Gillette and Kevin Muir in a West Wright Potter at the Forebay |  Jody Christopherson crewed for Jane Coleman at the Black Butte Sail & Swim Day. |
 Winners of this year's Tour du Lac were (L. to R.) Mike Maddox, Gisela & Paul Ritchie and Angela Lopez. |
 Our Pumpkin Day turnout was light, but we had some great pumpkin races anyway. |
 The BSC had a great end of year holiday party at the Barr's home on Dec. 17th, 2005. |
Boats dipping under the HWY 162 bridge in the Ano Nuevo Race '06 were (L. - R.) the Krigbaum's Holder 20, Dan Helmick's Flying Dutchman and the Barr's Prindle 18-2 : Photo James Bennet |
Dan Helmick driving his Flying Dutchman during the Ano Nuevo Race Photo: Chris Barr |  Dave Neilsen and Jody Christopherson in Dave's yellow Windmill. Dave took first place for the Ano Nuevo Race. Photo: Chris Barr |
 This shot of the Krigbaums and the Stewarts showes off the Holder 20's big spinnaker. Photo: Katie Heyerly |
This photo of Paul Ritchie's Hunter 216 was taken at Black Butte Lake on the spring funsail back on April 23rd, 2006. Note the snow up in the Coast Range. |
This shot shows Paul Melcon and Karen Cole on the Prindle 18-2 catamaran and Jim & Michelle Marazzo in the Thistle after passing the Hwy. 162 bridge during Feather Falls Cruise '06 |
This photo by Kelly Barr shows the view of Feather Falls at it's peak flow. We could almost feel the mist (but not quite). |
Mike Maddox drove his twin outboard "White Knight" up to the falls with his wife Hannelore and Paul and Gisela Ritchie. |  Some of this year's Feather Falls cruisers parked in a cove near the falls to swim and picnic. It was idealic. |
 This shot by Wade Hough was taken during the '05 Feather Falls Cruise. It shows the Barrs sailing Pink Slip 4 up. |
Richard Silvera and his crew Tyson Schaffer had to improvise to make green and red bow lights for the impromptu Full Moon sail on August 7th. What fun! |
Mike Maddox (right) and first mate Hannelore came out for safety backup on our Full Moon Sail. Though nobody required assistance on this beautiful evening, it was nice to have them along. |
Mark Barr (right) took a crew of 3 wild boys out on Black Butte Lake during the Sail & Swim Day on August 13th. |
Paul Ritchie must have been pleased (far left)... Those two Hobie 16s were having a tough time catching him upwind. |  At the Almanor Camp and Sail in Sept. of 2006, Karen Cole sailed with Paul Melcon on his Prindle 18-2, "Bertchie Girl" |
 Mark Forwalter was grinning from ear to ear, sailing his Nacra 5.5 Unirig. |
Jim Adams sailing his Gierry 18 with crew Earl Gordon. They were having no trouble keeping up with our Thistle. |
Richard Silvera sailing with friends in his new Ranger 20. What a beautiful boat! |
Kevin Smith and Paul Thurman were smokin' Oroville Lake with their Nacra 5.8 on Jan. 7th for the 2007 Ano Nuevo Race |
Wade Hough and Jim Marazzo led the way up the North Fork towards Bloomer Island on May 13th, 2007 |  Dave Neilsen makes solo look easy on his Windmill, "Almost Embers" |
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