But it was not quite over. By Sunday mid-afternoons, the members were generally in the throes of packing: boats have been lifted, hauled or hoisted ashore; outboard motors have been hosed and flushed, Hobie Cats have been derigged, sails folded and hulls washed and wiped and covered; windsurfers dismantled into large and losable pieces and boards slid into shelves one above the other; while scuba gear has been dunked in the rinsing tank and dried on racks and grass in colorful displays of plastic, rubber, aluminum and steel. There is generally then a pause, a transition during which some alcoholic bottles and cans are opened and consumed, and last-minute boating and diving stories are exchanged, while equipment is inspected and admired before the final task of loading up the vehicles. Fina
