A funny thing happened as we cruised along the Georgian Bay in August of last year. I got a call from Mike Schlichtig from Outer Reef saying that the 63 CPMY that we had tried to buy in 2011 was up for sale. While it did not make sense to pu…
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The Great Adventure
On September 6, 2012, Diana, Kodi (aka our Furry Kid) and I “crossed our wake” at Belmont Harbor in Chicago and officially completed a nautical adventure known to boaters as The Great Loop. Statistic tells a great deal about t…
We cross our wake – Sheboygan to Chicago
Today we crossed our wake, which is the official moment of completing the Great Loop. Here are the details of the final journey.We awoke Wednesday morning to an unusual sight, five flags, four at rest in calm winds and one outstretched. Loo…
Door County Adventures – Sturgeon Bay to Sheboygan
We arrived in Sturgeon Bay on the 28th around 9:00 PM after an easy crossing of Lake Michigan. We spent the morning at the Harbor Club, took a long walk through town and then decided to head for Fish Creek. Motivati…
Crossing Lake Michigan – Leland, MI to Sturgeon Bay, WI
Crossing Lake Michigan is always a challenge. Basic facts: Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake wholly within the borders of the United States. It has a surface area of 22,400 square miles making it the largest lake entirely within one country by…
It’s all about the wind – Charlevoix to Leland, MI
We departed today (Monday 8/27 at 9:30AM) for Leland, MI after spending five lovely days in Charlevoix, our favorite port on Lake Michigan. Thanks to 5 to 10 MPH winds from the west, the 36 mile four hour run was made on seas less than 1 foo…
Another rough crossing – Mackinac Island to Charlevoix
Starting on Monday (8/22), the Lake Michigan open water forecast called for southwest winds of 10 to 15 building as high as 20 to 25 and remaining constant through the weekend. Winds out of the southwest when you are sitting at Mac…
We join the fudgies – Mackinac Island adventures
A little history (borrowed from Wikipedia): Mackinac Island is resort area covering 3.8 square miles of land area on Lake Huron at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac. The island was home to a Native American settlement before European explorati…
Circling the Straits – Cheboygan to Mackinac Island
A little geography. Mackinac Island sits at the junction of Lake Huron to the east and Lake Michigan to the west. Lake Superior is a short cruise up the St Mary’s River to the Sault St Marie Locks. The North Channel lie…
What’s one more lock – Drummond to Cheboygan
Weather is always a factor in whether or not to move and Wednesday’s (8/15) offered a perfect one day window for crossing the northern end of Lake Huron. According to the forecast, if we did not move on Wednesday we would be stuck at Dr…
