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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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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
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
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
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
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
Meandering along the south shore of Lake Superior
The plan is a relaxed trip to Duluth with plenty of stopovers. Our first port of call was Munising, but first, we had a great day of sailing. The winds were out of the North and Northwest at 10 to … Continue reading