KDHamptons Montauk correspondent Leyla Marchetto [above] took a day off from running her hotspot restaurant, Navy Beach, to spend a day boating with her husband, Franklin and their friends on the Heron.  With a camera and a glass of rose in hand, Leyla shares her diary from the day with KDHamptons readers below:

We boarded the Heron at the Montauk Yacht Club….

Captain Shannon McLellan (Cameron’s wife and co-captain on the Heron. They got married at the Montauk Yacht Club this past November :)) Preparing Chandon ice buckets to keep our glasses chilled en route while lounging on their white marine bean bags!

The view of Montauk Yacht Club as we were getting started on the sail to Shelter Island.

Captain Cameron McLellan (Shannon’s Husband) sets our course…

Shannon’s fully stocked bar for the day was a hit!

The ladies toasting with Moet Rose before we launched…ready for the day trip to Shelter Island on a boat that spends the winter in the Virgin Islands!

Shannon with Sunset Beach in the background upon arrival before our swim…

We jumped into the water for a swim before hitting Sunset Beach for late afternoon cocktails and nibbles…

Katie diving right in! We saw a good friend of mine Anthony Coppers at Sunset Beach – he was on the white sailboat in the background [below] with a bunch of his guy friends, getting ready for a wedding this coming Saturday!

We anchored the Heron off Sunset Beach and swam before heading in to shore for a bite to eat and sunset cocktails…

My friends Katie Harman, Cathy Lorenz and my Navy Beach partner Kristina Davis hanging at the bar upstairs at Sunset Beach.

Our yummy Nicoise Salad!

Boarding the tender back to the Heron…

Riding back to Montauk as the sun began to set…

Katie and I taking in the warm sunset on the nets of the Heron as we head back to Montauk….what a fun day!