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  • Fender Boards
  • Electric Winch Upgrade
  • Refrigeration Refit, Part III: Frigoboat Keel Cooled System
  • 2022 North Channel Cruise Summary
  • Midlake Wind Shift: Pentwater to Milwaukee
  • Progress South to Pentwater
  • Spinnaker Run Under the Big Mac: Les Cheneaux to Garden Island
  • Detour Village to the Les Cheneaux
  • Clearing into the US with the ROAM App
  • Back in the US in Detour Village
  • Gore Bay to Milford Haven
  • Staying Flexible: The Benjamins to Gore Bay
  • A Gale in the Benjamins
  • Heywood to Little Current
  • Killarney Hike and Sail to Heywood
  • Chikanishing Hike and Killarney
  • The Bustards to Deadbolt via the Collins Inlet
  • The Bustard Islands
  • Covered Portage Cove to Killarney
  • McGregor Bay to Covered Portage Cove
  • McGregor Bay
  • Hike up to Casson Peak from Maryanne Cove
  • Back in the Wilderness: Little Current to Maryanne Cove
  • Little Current
  • Boat Work: Hog to Rous Island

Category: Sailing Adventures

Steering Cable Failure

Repairing a significantly damaged steering cable.

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Posted on September 19, 2018Categories Maintenance / Upgrades, Sailing AdventuresTags Damage, Repair, Steering2 Comments on Steering Cable Failure

Crossing Lake Michigan to Pentwater

Crossing Lake Michigan from Milwaukee, WI to Pentwater, MI, and anchoring in Pentwater Lake.

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Posted on September 1, 2018September 19, 2018Categories Sailing AdventuresTags Anchoring, Cruising, Lake Michigan, SailingLeave a comment on Crossing Lake Michigan to Pentwater

Solo Sail Across Lake Michigan

Overcoming some minor challenges on a solo sail across Lake Michigan.

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Posted on August 5, 2018Categories Sailing AdventuresTags Anchoring, Cruising, Lake Michigan, SailingLeave a comment on Solo Sail Across Lake Michigan

Panama Canal Transit

Maersk Timaru slowly advancing into the top Gatun Lock

Jeff crews aboard "Skabenga" during a transit of the Panama Canal

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Posted on March 3, 2018March 4, 2018Categories Sailing AdventuresTags Cruising, Other People's BoatsLeave a comment on Panama Canal Transit

A Storm, A Frog, and A Drifting Dinghy

Nearing the end of her cruise to the North Channel, Priorities and crew was forced to deal with a dinghy adrift in high winds.

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Posted on August 28, 2017August 5, 2018Categories Sailing AdventuresTags Cruising, Dinghy, North Channel, Sailing, WeatherLeave a comment on A Storm, A Frog, and A Drifting Dinghy

Eclipse in the Benjamins

Exploring the Benjamin Islands Archipelago in the North Channel during the solar eclipse.

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Posted on August 25, 2017August 5, 2018Categories Sailing AdventuresTags Anchoring, Cruising, North ChannelLeave a comment on Eclipse in the Benjamins

Boat Repair in an Exotic Location

Dealing with a minor electrical problem in Moiles Harbor, North Channel, before it becomes a big electrical problem.

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Posted on August 18, 2017August 5, 2018Categories Maintenance / Upgrades, Sailing AdventuresTags Alternator, Cruising, Electrical, North Channel, RepairLeave a comment on Boat Repair in an Exotic Location

Thomas Bay

Exploring Thomas Bay, off Canada's Georgian Bay, for the first time.

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Posted on August 12, 2017December 1, 2017Categories Sailing AdventuresTags Anchoring, Cruising, Georgian Bay, North ChannelLeave a comment on Thomas Bay

The Collins Inlet

Motoring between the narrow cliffs of the long Collins Inlet, off of Canada's Georgian Bay, and Mill Lake.

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Posted on August 11, 2017August 5, 2018Categories Sailing AdventuresTags Cruising, Georgian Bay, Motoring, North ChannelLeave a comment on The Collins Inlet

Covered Portage Cove

Tying to a tree amongst the cliffs of Covered Portage Cove in Lake Huron's North Channel.

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Posted on August 9, 2017August 5, 2018Categories Sailing AdventuresTags Anchoring, Cruising, North Channel, Tying AshoreLeave a comment on Covered Portage Cove

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