by Eric Aaland | Apr 4, 2010 | Boat de Jour, General, Photos |
Mille Lacs is the second largest lake within the borders of Minnesota at 128,223 acres. It’s maximum depth is 42 feet with an average of 21 feet. It is 20.5 miles by 13.5 miles, which gives us plenty of room for sailing. It is also where the banner image on this...
by Eric Aaland | Mar 8, 2010 | Boat de Jour |
In contemplating our future plans on what would make the perfect sailboat, we seem to be waffling. Up until recently we were quite certain that our next sailboat would be something in the 28′ to 32′ range. Something from the mid to late 70’s and of the cruiser...
by Eric Aaland | Feb 22, 2010 | Boat de Jour, Videos |
I found this video while checking out the sailboats from Com-Pac Yachts. This looks like way more fun than slipping on the ice and falling down, not that I did that today or anything. The video features the companies Com-Pac 23, which was one of the sailboats we...
by Eric Aaland | Feb 19, 2010 | Boat de Jour, Videos |
LOA 36’5” LWL 31’5” BEAM 12’4” DRAFT 4’0” DISPLACEMENT 17,800 LBS. BALLAST 7,100 LBS. SA 708 SQ. FT. DESIGN BOB JOHNSON, N.A. As the truly sick person that I am, I seem to be always thinking about two boats into the future. Please tell me I’m not the only one! Anywho,...
by Eric Aaland | Feb 12, 2010 | Boat de Jour |
Robert Perry, Robert Perry , Robert Perry. The man is every where I look lately. Practicle Sailor, he’s in that, Cruising World, he’s in that, Sailing, he’s in that. We spoke to Capt. Thom Burns at the Minneapolis Boat Show recently, he has/ had an Islander 32, also a...
by Eric Aaland | Jan 20, 2010 | Boat de Jour, Capt. Puffy Pants |
Today I’m adding a new section, which will be located on the left side-bar, that I’m calling Capt. Puffy’s Boat de Jour. I will be posting sailboats which I find intriguing and exemplify our current Boat de Jour ideas. Keeping in mind this is a very fluid definition...
