Baba 30 – Our Current Obsession
Well, I've been bit by the Robert Perry designed sailboat bug yet again. This time it is a Baba 30 which has captured my imagination. Of course, it is a double-ender as well. I don't know why, but those pointy sterns just make me think “safety at sea”, even though...
Lake Pepin Photo of the Day
6.2 Knots on a Beam Reach
We finally got down to some real sailing last weekend, hooray! We had winds approaching 10 knots and with Honey Bunny at the helm, were able to sail 6.2 knots on a beam reach. Of course, I probably deserve most of the credit for exceeding hull speed because of my...
Snow Saturday, Sail Sunday
In my previous post I was griping about a trifling bit of snow as you may recall. It was gone by 9 AM and forgotten soon after that. The weather reports for Sunday were now capturing our imaginations as the weather was predicted to turn for the better, sort of. The...
Oh Mighty Smiter!
What cruel twist of fate is this, this which has befallen us on this Saturday morn. Have the gods no sense of fairness, no sense of compassion, no shame. What could we have done to deserve this cruel punishment, theses tortuous treatments? Are we not good and...
In the Slip without a (Rolling) Hitch.
Well, as previously reported we put our beloved sailboat in the slip last weekend. Much to our satisfaction it went swimmingly as the Brits say. We only had to drop the mast once to make some minor adjustments before raising it for good and then it was in the water...
The Big Day is Tomorrow at last.
So it looks like tomorrow is going to be the big day! Bella goes in the water at last. We have had her for almost a month now, so it has been hard not going sailing. But at last we will be on the water, perhaps only in the marina, but on the water nonetheless. The...
Tall Ships Duluth 2010 Sailaway Tickets Going Fast.
There are only a few spots left if you want to experience sailing on a historic tall ship at this summers Tall Ships® Duluth 2010 event. The only tickets left are for Roseway on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Roseway is a Grand Banks Fishing Schooner built November 24,...
Naked!
I'm feeling a bit naked today. You see, we are once again boatless. Not to worry though, we are just having out bottom painted for the upcoming and much anticipated launching of our new to us Precision P-23, Bella. We are hopeful that next Saturday will be the “big...
NOAA adds BookletChart Service to Help Recreational Boaters.
I discovered a new product available through NOAA. They have introduced an experimental product called BookletChart™. You can now print charts on your home computer for FREE, as in free beer. Very handy. If they decide to adopt...