What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear Sault Ste Marie?For us, there are two things: the Soo locks and the big ships that transit the locks. St Mary’s River We felt some excitement and nervousness as we prepared to leave Whitefish Point and headed towards St Mary’s River. “I wonder how […]
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“Take 2” to leave on our sailing trip was a success! After months of working on boat refit projects, a handful of shakedown trips, and a major oil leak just a few days ago, we were almost in disbelief that we were actually going to leave Bayfield. “Here we go!”
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After months of boat projects and a couple of shakedown trips, it was time to throw off the bowlines! We left Bayfield on Aug 1st with the destination of the North Channel.
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Let’s go on another shakedown trip, this time with teens! Similar and Different This shakedown trip was similar in some ways and different in other ways than our first one. Both trips included bringing grandsons as crew. The last shakedown trip was with Isaac and Titus. This trip is with their older brothers, Ethan and
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After months of working on boat projects, it was time for some shake-down trips in the Apostle Islands. Isaac and Titus, a couple of our grandsons, were happy to join us! During our crew briefing, we explained our motto as “safe, fun, teamwork”. The boys settled into life on a boat quickly and easily. Being
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Family planned to come sailing for the weekend, but as we all know, “we can’t control the weather”. No problem, we’ll pivot and make this more of a retreat weekend to chill out and rest a little bit in Bayfield.
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We weren’t looking for a refit project when we bought our boat, but here we go again! Over the winter months, we made lists, researched ideas, and ordered parts in preparation for a concentrated few months of boat projects this spring.
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We were beginning to think we might name our sailboat Mystery because coming up with a name was a mystery for so long. Why was it so hard for us to choose a name? There were many names that we liked and reflected different aspects of our personalities, values, and sailing lifestyle, but yet indecision reigned!
After being at dock for many months during hurricane season, there’s plenty to do before shoving off. In short order, Black River was ready to go sailing! The Grenadines are a favorite sailing spot for many cruisers. We’re excited to see it!
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We see why Grenada is a popular spot for Caribbean cruisers to spend the hurricane season. Grenadians are friendly, it’s a safe country, the landscape is gorgeous, they make world-class cocoa, there are beautiful beaches, an underwater sculpture park, and more. We sampled a few of these highlights of the island and hope to return soon to experience more!
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