Category Archives: Great Lakes Tall Ship Adventure

A 40 day or so trip sailing on the Bark Europa around the Great Lakes.

Going thru the Locks at Sault Saint Marie and on to Duluth

I think that they should be self explanatory. There was quite a crowd of people watching. It’s not every day that a tall ship passes through I suspect.  We motored up the Saint Mary’s river after the locks, and during … Continue reading

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Bay City to Sault Saint Marie.

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Sailing from Port Huron to Bay City Michigan

Wednesday July 13th we started promptly at 7 am and continued our trip up the Detroit River.  We changed pilots that the mouth of the river, and headed out into Lake Huron.  Winds were in the wrong direction so we … Continue reading

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Racing with no wind…

Sailed out of Cleveland Harbor around 11:00 am on Monday. The first sail race of the tour started at 12 noon. We maneuvered several times to arive at the starting line a few seconds after 12 noon. By the time … Continue reading

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At the Tall Ship Cleveland Festival Saturday the 10th.

First I want to say “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” to Lee.                    We decided to travel to Cleveland today and vist the Tall Ship Festival. We toured the Europa and spoke briefly with the … Continue reading

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The Adventure begins…

Finally retired now! Last Wednesday the 30th was a great day.  The folks at the office managed to pull one big surprise on me,  presenting me with various and sundry retirement necessities (a 6 month supply of my favorite junk … Continue reading

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