Gen X foodies learning to sail
The journey across Lake Michigan, from Chicago to New Buffalo and back, was a beautiful and eventful adventure. But a whole lot happened! The trip involved sailing, motoring, a famous freighter ship, and unexpectedly running aground with family on board! However, through the kindness of strangers and maritime miracles, we overcame the challenges. The joy of reaching the finish line after the long passage was totally worth it!
Kent shares his meticulous planning for our first Lake Michigan crossing. Despite detailed map plotting and weather monitoring, unexpected calm winds disrupted our journey! Forced to adapt, we resorted to using the "iron sail" on the first leg of or trip. This experience serves as a humbling reminder of nature's unpredictability and the need to remain adaptable while sailing.
In this post, we share our philosophy on preparing to host a day of sailing with guests. We discuss the importance of weather considerations, the use of checklists for supplies and tasks, and our choice of food and hydration. We delve into setting clear expectations for our guests, prioritizing their safety and comfort, and addressing seasickness. We also touch on our sail plan and the anticipation of sharing this unique experience. Safety and comfort are our primary concerns.
The 2024 season's "check sail" with SailTime Chicago marked another new beginning for us, with a new boat, Red Sky, which was quite a bit different than our previous boat, Sister Sail. We familiarized ourselves with the traditional mainsail, electric winch, reefing process, bow thrusters, and double rudders. Although challenging, the sail was a success, and we look forward to more outings on Lake Michigan!
This is part two in a three-part series where I describe our sailing school adventure in St. Petersburg, FL. See Sailing School Part I here. Tuesday: February 7 Morning Coffee Tuesday morning brought a pleasant surprise: The boat had a coffee percolator! It had been a long time since any of us had percolated coffee, …
We are approaching the one year anniversary of our Offshore Sailing School adventure where we spent 8 days learning to sail. It remains one of the most exciting things Kent and I have ever done! Thought I'd put together a little write-up of the series of events. Here is how it went: One good thing …
As I mentioned before, we signed on in late August with SailTime Chicago, a fractional membership sailing club, and have enjoyed several outings in Lake Michigan since then. The club keeps their boats in Burnham Harbor in Chicago during the sailing season, but winter is coming and it’s time to move the fleet up to …
A few months ago, Offshore Sailing School (OSS) announced they were going to run a contest in celebration of their 60th anniversary. They invited their graduates to "create an original photograph or artwork (painting or sketch) that illustrates or was inspired by taking a sailing or powerboating certification course…. Include a 100-word, typed essay about …
If you’d have asked me 5 years ago if I’d ever thought about sailing, I would have guffawed - it’s not feasible, not practical, and frankly, not possible here in Iowa. (Isn't Iowa a fly-over state?!) So when we tell people we’re learning to sail in Iowa, we sometimes get the side-eye. I’m not saying …
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Last Sunday we crossed another set of firsts: we sailed our new club boat out of Burnham Harbor in Chicago. Read about our new club membership here: We did something…. This is new. Weekend before last, we spent a night on the boat and practiced docking just inside the harbor. But this time, we took …
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