Mainsail Cinema

Okay, here's an interesting twist on the concept of film al fresco; one of my slip neighbors rigged up a video projector to his laptop so he can show movies on his boat. The catch is of course that there's no really large wall on which to project the image. His solution? Stick the projector out on the deck of his boat and use his mainsail as a projection screen! Voila! Instant big-screen outdoor movies! We watched "Star Trek: Nemesis" on Friday and have another screening planned for this coming weekend. Since this is in the nacient stages, we're still looking to improve the system. For instance, next time, he'll probably turn his boat around so it's in the slip bow-forward (with the stern end toward the walkway), and we'll use the power cruiser in the slip across from him as our seating area -- that way we can have at least 3 tiers of seating, thus accomodating the impending hoards of marina denizens who will no doubt want to get in on this great deal!

Boat people are just so ingenious!