Smokies Light

A nine year old lass sails a wooden dinghy solo around a protected bay near the lighthouse. Her seven year old sister took it for a spin a few minutes later. The girls demonstrated excellent sailing skills and when some trouble arose when trying to head upwind, instead of looking to shore for Dad's help they worked with the boat and sails to get moving again on their own. As a casual bystander I was feeling proud of them myself much less the beaming papa who has taught them well.