Day 46 – Grand Haven to Saugatuck
After getting rudely awakened by the surge in the Grand River, we got going relatively early only to be met by a low level fog. Maybe 30 feet above the water. See pictures below. Also wind out of the north west (bad). It was supposed to be out of the west. I want my money […]
Read moreDay 45 – Muskegon to Grand Haven
We took a short trip from Muskegon to Grand Haven. Roughly 2 hours. Grand Haven came highly recommended. So we thought we would give it a try. Grand Haven has a major Coast Guard presence and you can see it in their station and the waterfront. See the pictures below. Also they have a very […]
Read moreDays 45 – 53 – What’s left
At this point many of you may be wondering what’s left. Well here it is. Grand Haven, Saugatuck, South Haven, St. Joe, New Buffalo, Burnham Harbor, Waukegan (home sweet home)
Read moreDay 44 – Ludington to Muskegon racing down the Michigan coast
We raced down the Michigan coast to get to Muskegon before some rain and high winds commenced. The total length of the trip was 44 miles. We made it in 7 hours thanks to the East to South East winds. We were sailing close hauled (sails pulled in tight). The winds were strong ranging from […]
Read moreDay 43 – Manistee to Ludington
I’m posting these a little out of order. Oh well. We got up early on Friday. Michael was taking a Cape Air flight from Manistee Airport to Ohare. It was a 9 passenger turbo prop. So we left Manistee around 8:00 o’clock. As we were leaving a fisherman who had already been out there said […]
Read moreDay 44 – Leaving Ludington for Muskegon
We are going to go on the longest single leg of our trip as we go to Muskegon to wait out dome predicted storms on Sunday / Monday. The plan is to hunker down in Muskegon until Tuesday. We left Ludington to every Lake Michigan sailors dream, winds out of the East (or West). We […]
Read moreDay 42 – Big Wind and Waves develop
There we were sailing along and the winds and waves picked up again and came out of the wrong direction. After sailing for 3 hours, the wind started blowing “on our nose”. And the waves were big. Peen honin was up to the task and we made it to Manistee around 6:00. However we had […]
Read moreDay 42 – Going from Frankfort to Manistee
Interesting time in Frankfort. We were racing a sailboat into the Frankfort breakwater. They were under sail and we were under motor. Thus they have the right of way. Turns out they were our next door neighbors at the Marina. Matt and Lacy. Super friendly, putting Frankfort near the top of the friendly marina list. […]
Read moreDay 40 – Going from Leland to Frankfort
We are down to just Michael, Jeanne and me. Danny has joined the world of land lubbers. This was an interesting adventure (as Michael called it). We were the last transients out of the harbor. I think I know why. So we head out with a course to get around Pyramid Point, Sleeping Bear and […]
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