Right off the bow you can see the ramp that the Speaker Dennis Hastert and his wife, Jean went up for her to christen the ship..


This is the start of the Mac starting to slip over into the cannel... you can now see the Speaker and his wife on the end of the ramp..


It was a really neat experience seeing this moment and I am glad I can share it with you almost immediately after it happened..


The Mac is now nestled along the dock where it will be for a while getting fitted ready for sea..

Sue and I are now off to join up with the club at a local restaurant for lunch and a meeting.. 25 members of the WILD group were present for the launch