by Eric Aaland | Aug 22, 2012 | News |
Lightning flashed, hail fell and the wind roared as the mostly novice crew aboard a 26-foot boat pulled down the sails and motored for the Minnesota Point sand spit outside Duluth on Saturday evening. Although they were doing everything right under the circumstances,...
by Eric Aaland | Aug 10, 2012 | Events, General, Videos |
Long before I started sailing I was a biology nerd. I have been on the lookout for a Blanding’s Turtle for about 20 years. I came home from work this afternoon and whom do you suppose was waiting for me in my driveway? So much for safari’s into the gnarly bush country...
by Eric Aaland | Aug 1, 2012 | Aurion, Photos |
Last weekend we made the move to a new marina a little further down the river. Our Islander 28, Aurion is now resting peacefully at Lake City Marina. The marina is owned by the city of Lake City, Mn and has a panoramic view which is unsurpassed on Lake Pepin. Last...
by Eric Aaland | Jul 17, 2012 | Aurion, Islander Yachts |
Kinda looks like Aurion is floating through the stars, but quite the opposite. Outer space is peering down on Aurion it seems. I found our beloved Islander 28, with the dingy in tow on Google Maps the other day while poking around trying to figure out where we should...
by Eric Aaland | Jun 16, 2012 | Boat de Jour, General, Photos |
I just popped into the Hallberg-Rassy website this morning and I have to say it is by far the best designed website of any of the sailboat builders! The have recently re-designed their site and they did an outstanding job! Their old website was great too, tons of...
