Glorious sail today. Steady 16kts, 2-3footers on Lake Michigan - blasting along at 6kts. It was a beautiful day. Sailing at its finest. Afterwards "Hey Sadie, thanks for sailing with me today - that was great!" "Oh, I love sailing Daddy!" (I am perfectly aware that we are time limited on that exchange)
Couple pix below - first two by Sadie a) my deck is always ship shape, and b) Captain at the helm. C) is Sadie in her favorite sailing spot.
Last edited by Lucky Dawg; 09-27-2009 at 06:26 PM.
Kyle
C-65 Lucky Dawg
Glad we sailed today... Here's tomorrow:
Monday
West storm force winds to 50 knots veering northwest gales to 45 knots. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms until midday... then showers in the afternoon. Waves 12 to 16 feet.
Kyle
C-65 Lucky Dawg
Kyle - sounds like you might have to tuck a reef in!
Mike
Totoro (Sea Sprite 23 #626)
Re my post above, here are some pictures from the storm. Might be more than a reef tuck!
http://www.walma.com/windypier.htm
Kyle
C-65 Lucky Dawg
I don't have hard-wired tunes for Lucky Dawg. Amy got me this for my b-day... and it rocks… http://www.amazon.com/Hercules-i-XPS-120-Outdoor-Speakers/dp/B000X2B5U4/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1254791115&sr=1-6
Splash-proof and apparently pretty drop proof. The perfect iPod portable sailing tune provider. Rubber surround keeps it nicely glued to the deck while heeling. The sound is pretty darn good for a little 6x12 boombox.
For original $179… still pretty good. But for $59?? You can’t go wrong.
p.s. Oop, apparently out of stock now at Amazon... $99 at http://www.nextag.com/Hercules-i-XPS...43/prices-html
Last edited by Lucky Dawg; 10-18-2009 at 07:19 PM.
Kyle
C-65 Lucky Dawg
Had a nice sail south to Grand Haven a couple weeks ago and we were able to borrow an empty slip up the Grand River. Hung on for another week and had a couple last minute sails.
a) Headed out the Grand River for our last sail of the season. Sadie brought her snow suit along - it was pretty chilly
b) the sun blasted through overcast skies the moment we hoisted the genny
c) on the hard for another long winter's nap. Ug.
Kyle
C-65 Lucky Dawg
65* in mid-November! Out for a top-down ride with Sadie on Sunday - that's my in-law's '66. Required a stop by LD for a brief hello.
Last edited by Lucky Dawg; 11-11-2009 at 05:24 PM.
Kyle
C-65 Lucky Dawg
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