Photo cred: Gemini Nano Banana Happy holidays from Kent and Becca! Wishing you peace, love, and joy this season and throughout the new year.
Wishing you peace, love, and joy!
An Unbelievable Course Correction: New Boat, New Crew
Our plan looked tidy on paper. We picked a boat. We selected a destination. We sketched an itinerary. And, we imagined a Grenada trip like this would answer some big questions about how we are able to handle the cruising lifestyle. Well. The universe had other ideas. A week ago, the charter company called to …
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Sailing Next: Our Grenada Adventure
It’s time for the next step in our journey, and we’re glad to have you along! After a successful BVI trip, and an amazing Lake Michigan season, we’re ready for our next challenge. We’re cruising the Grenadines in January! While we’ve loved having company on our trips, this one will be just for us: we’re …
Charting Our Course, Sort Of
Retirement is still a long way off but it’s been creeping into more of our conversations lately. We both want our Captain's license in hand by the time we cast off for longer voyages, and I’ve started to realize that navigation—specifically, the chart-and-compass kind—has me spooked. The math, the precision, the possibility of being “off …
Happy Thanksgiving!
Photo cred: Gemini Nano Banana As we sail into the holiday season, we’re choosing a slower tack. We're savoring the small moments and the people we love. Happy thanksgiving to you and yours.
A Season in the Logbook
The Dock Goes Quiet Our season on Lake Michigan has come to a close. The marina is emptying out, and Red Sky will soon be tucked in for the winter. But before we trade our deck shoes for slippers, I want to take a moment to reflect on what this season has meant, what we …
50 Years Later, the Edmund Fitzgerald Still Haunts
Reflections from a Michigan transplant and a novice sailor. As a kid, the story of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald was lore, a tragic marker of November 10, 1975, and a solemn reminder of Lake Superior’s unforgiving power. But now, as a sailing-obsessed adult, that legend carries a different weight. When my family moved to Michigan …
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Final Sail of the 2025 Season
Casting Off I feel so good about this sailing season, really proud. We’ve learned so much, grown more confident, and weathered the things that Lake Michigan threw at us, from choppy waves to the occasional small craft advisory. After a season so rewarding, I really wanted calm water and good weather for our final outing, …
Docking: The Rabbit Hole I Dove Into
It’s true that docking is just one skill among many in sailing, but it’s practically its own discipline. Sail trim, points of sail, tacking — those are glamorous parts of sailing. But docking is different. It’s gritty and humbling. Docking is where nerves meet nuance. And after my gawd-awful dock-job a couple of weeks ago, …
Gusts, Waves, and a Docking to Remember
The forecast for Chicago on Thursday: There would be a small craft advisory in the morning, west winds up to 30 knots - easing later to 20–25 - with 5–7 ft waves. On paper, not ideal conditions for a day-sail. Still, forecasts promised improvement, and we weren’t in a rush. We pushed our departure to …
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