by Eric Aaland | Mar 27, 2011 | Aurion |
Awhile back I posted that the old brass clinometer was sadly not included with the boat when we took possession. I searched the Internet looking for a replacement for hours. No luck. Nothing, nada, zip. Very shortly after my post, Honey Bunny’s sister, Maren emailed...
by Eric Aaland | Mar 27, 2011 | Aurion, Photos |
I drove by Lake Pepin on Friday 3/26 and stopped at the foot of the lake to take some photos of the area where I feared there might be some ice jams. So far it is looking well. The ice is receding upstream as it were. The river is up about four feet since my last post...
by Eric Aaland | Mar 20, 2011 | Aurion, Education, Events |
There has been much talk this 2011 spring about this being a record breaking flood year so I thought I would post a graph from our friends at NOAA. The Corp. of Engineers maintain a river gauge near the Lake City Marina, which is on Lake Pepin on the Minnesota side of...
by Eric Aaland | Mar 6, 2011 | Photos |
by Eric Aaland | Feb 18, 2011 | Aurion, Repairs |
This morning I awoke thinking about that favorite time all sailors know. It is that moment when the sails are raised, the helmsman bears off and the command to kill the engine is given. The clattering of the engine is gone and you feel the sails power up from the...
