[Leica] Re; Beach umbrellas on boats

[lrzeitlin at gmail.com (Lawrence Zeitlin)]

Dick writes:

Sometimes, too, it's just more fun to be alone.  Beach umbrellas seem to
have become a new accessory on boats.  I can't remember ever seeing them
before yet this year they are quite common.  They make alot of sense in a
hot, windless day, I think, but do look way out of place to me.


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Obviously your boating area is more affluent than mine. Beach umbrellas have
been used by local boaters who couldn't afford custom made biminis for more
years than I can remember. They are great for keeping off the sun when
anchored. You have two choices. You can go to a marine chandlery like West
Marine and buy a beach umbrella especially crafted for boats for upwards of
$100 or you can go to Walmart and buy one to stick in the sand on a real
beach for about $10. We used a beach umbrella for years when canoeing. In
calm weather it would simply keep the sun off. When it got windy we would
use the beach umbrella as a sail to pull us along provided the wind was in
the right direction.
Larry Z