Gen X foodies learning to sail
Day Two: Navy Pier to New Buffalo We pushed off of Navy Pier at 6:00 AM and pointed for New Buffalo, Michigan, about 60 miles across the lake, our third crossing of the lake and most aggressive to date. We had been on Our Lady for approximately eighteen hours at this point. Despite my orientation …
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Memorial Day weekend was our first actual sail on Our Lady, our new-to-us Jeanneau 419 out of Waukegan. We'd had an orientation the week before but heavy weather kept us in the slip that day. So Monday, May 25th, was our first sail. Forty-one feet of boat we'd toured, but never taken anywhere. Note: We …
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