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Greetings from Salvador Brazil

Here is a “log” of notes I jotted down during my trip from Lunenburg to Salvador.  I have also posted pictures to my trip album take during the journey, and here in Salvador. This is raw and unedited!!!! Thursday Sept … Continue reading

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Dockside in Lunenburg

The last 10 days have been spent getting the ship ready for the trip to South America. I have posted quite a few pictures of these activities as well as pictures Lee and I took on our travels around Nova … Continue reading

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Exciting Times in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

We arrived in Lunenburg on Sunday September 12th late in the evening, so we anchored outside the harbor to sail in Monday morning.  There was a nice crowd on had to see us come in to Lunenburg under full sail! … Continue reading

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The winds of November came early!

To paraphrase a famous song about sailing the Great Lakes, the trip from Chicago to Lunenburg has proved to be a fine sailing trip so far. We experienced some very large swells in Lake Michigan with brisk winds. Speeds of … Continue reading

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Muskegon to Chicago

The trip to Muskegon was fairly uneventful with very little wind to sail. The tall ships once again gathered, this time outside the Chicago inner harbor. There was a large crowd at the end of Navy Pier, and after much … Continue reading

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Green Bay to Muskegon

Leaving Green Bay was uneventful. We sailed up Green Bay and through the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal to Lake Michigan. We anchored in early evening about two miles out in the lake in position to start the last leg of … Continue reading

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Sault Ste Marie to Green Bay

We are once again on a non-racing schedule for this portion of the trip so our first stop was Mackinac Island. We pulled up to the dock and after tying up, we all jumped ship and visited the island. . … Continue reading

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Racing from Duluth to Sault Ste Marie

On Tuesday morning we paraded out of Duluth harbor, and jockeyed for position to start the race to Whitefish Bay. We had favorable westerly and north westerly winds for the entire race. On the last day of the race, the … Continue reading

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Duluth Tall Ship Festival

There was a very large crowd on hand to watch the tall ship parade Thursday afternoon (July 29, 2010). We tied up, and then had to untie and move the ship 50 yards further up the sea wall. The crowds … Continue reading

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Sailing The Apostle Islands.

We left Copper Harbor, and the winds were very unfavorable, so we sailed for a short while, then motored on , arriving in the Apostle Islands the following morning around 4am. We anchored off Stockton Island, and after breakfast, with … Continue reading

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