We are just about to enter Lake Michigan from Lake Huron. It is a beautiful sunny day …. cold and breezy … but then it is September! Already! We feel as though we are advancing into a whole new leg of our journey, since we are now heading south. I…
Windshield Canvas
Our windshield canvas is done! Something like, oh, maybe a year or two ago, we got an estimate for a new windshield canvas. $600. Uh, no. It’s just a rectangle, right? Well, it turned out to be a bit more difficult than we thought (not a rectangl…
Dinghy on Davits!
Happy birthday to me!On Wednesday the 19th, Mark picked me up at work (we both work near New Carrollton), we picked up the pram at his place, and took it down to Shipwright. Michele met us there, and a short time later, we had the pram on the davits. …
Solomons, MD to Annapolis, MD: 06/09/09 – 08/30/09
We’ll, we ended up spending a good chunk of the summer in Annapolis taking our medical insurance out for a spin! After I experienced some stress-inducing GI symptoms that don’t need to be discussed further, the local Doctor determined that in spite of his belief that there was nothing to be concerned about, an endoscopy [Read More…]
Travels of The Rose 2009-08-30 10:25:00
Our daughter Pam celebrated her birthday with pulled pork and ribs!Grandson Victor spent time onboard without any siblings, a big step.Sofia volunteered to be the 1st to sleep on The Rose this season.Grandma with Evelyn. Check out the crown and tu-tu…..
The skipper is going to hate this…
Results of Todays Cowes Torquay Cowes RaceHe’s too modest.
Cruising Chronicles August 2009
31 August 2009
Williamson, NY, – Olverson’s Lodge Creek Marina, Lottsburg, VA, – St. Mary’s City, MD, – Solomons Island, MD
Summer’s official end is nigh upon us! We hope you had a great summer. This was voted our best ever!!!
Canandaigua Lake, NY…
Second Application Of Restructure Marine Polish
The Makai was first polished in November, 2007. Then she spent 4 months basking in the hot Ensenada Mexican sun and has been in Long Beach since April of 2008. Last week, we noticed that the top of the pilot house and some of the foredeck surfaces were starting to lose the glossy shine provided […]
Dinghy Davits
Some time ago, Michele and I bought a Chesapeake Light Craft sailing pram, intending to carry it as our dinghy. Well, it took quite a bit of time, but we finally got the sail kit, had the kit finished, and had the pram modified to accomodate it (thank…
Hokkaido to Yokohama
In the end, we spent 6 days in Hokkaido, just as we had planned. Although we enjoyed being there and the people were wonderful, I look back at it as a bit of a letdown after all of the anticipation. As I said, the people could not have been nicer a…
