by Eric Aaland | Mar 15, 2012 | General |
I drove by a lake pepin today, The top half of the lake is ice free. The lower half still has ice, but it looks like it will melt by the end of the week. There were eagles everywhere.
by Eric Aaland | Jan 6, 2012 | General |
Hello Readers, I’ve added some new menu items to the top of the site to enhance the Boat de Jour experience. Hope you find this helpful. I’ve added a “Weather” menu which includes the weather maps which previously occupied space on both sidebars. Also, a new “The...
by Eric Aaland | Jan 5, 2012 | Boat de Jour, General |
I thought I would start off the year with a new column that goes more to the root of my original idea for Boat de Jour. Namely, writing about sailboats and more particularly, sailboats which have caught my eye for whatever reason. Hopefully, you’ll enjoy reading these...
by Eric Aaland | Dec 23, 2011 | General |
A Sailing Carol – Or a Visit from St. Puffy by Captain Puffy Pants Twas the night before Christmas and all through the boat, not a sailor was stirring not even a goat. The foulies were hung in the wet locker with care, In the hopes that sleep soon would be there. ....
by Eric Aaland | Nov 18, 2011 | Aurion, General, Photos, Tales of the Sail, Videos |
Labor Day weekend kicked off a ten day sailing trip for Honey Bunny and me this past fall. We had very loose plans with the idea of visiting all the cities along the shores of Lake Pepin. We made five ports in all, starting with Red Wing, Mn. Having sailed all around...
by Eric Aaland | Nov 11, 2011 | Events, General |
Here is a photo on the new Coast Guard sail trainer, the new Leadership 44, built by Morris Yachts of Trenton, Maine. (From CGA Leadership 44 website) David Pedrick of Newport, RI, designed the Leadership 44s. He is an internationally renowned naval architect, who has...
