by Eric Aaland | Mar 18, 2012 | Aurion, Videos |
Spring Sailing on Lake Pepin Here is a video from last spring. Our first sail aboard our beloved Islander 28. Let me know what you think of the video! As spring seems to be fully upon us now, I thought it would be nice to see a little sailing from last year. I have...
by Eric Aaland | Mar 3, 2012 | Events, Photos, Videos |
Inspiration comes in various forms and at various times in our lives. Take the Hjemkomst, for instance. Robert Asp, while recovering in the hospital from a fall which resulted in broken ribs and a punctured lung, came up with the idea of building a Viking ship and...
by Eric Aaland | Feb 11, 2012 | Boat Reviews, Videos |
My latest Boat de Jour, is the venerable Passport 40, designed by Robert Perry. Why does virtually every sailboat that captivates my desire seem to be a Perry boat? The top of the mast is just now clearing the horizon, but so far I’m liking what I’m seeing. Today I...
by Eric Aaland | Feb 1, 2012 | Videos |
Some nice sail footage from the Caribbean! Alex sailing “Duende” past St Kitts and Nevis, January 2012 from worldtourstories on Vimeo. Alex sailing “Duende” past St Kitts and Nevis, January 2012 from taru tuomi on Vimeo. A great video from The World Tour. I’ve heard...
by Eric Aaland | Dec 3, 2011 | Aurion, Tales of the Sail, Videos |
Here is another video of us coming into Red Wing, Mn aboard our sailboat, Aurion, an Islander 28. We had a close encounter with a towboat and barge just before coming to our destination, namely, the public wall in front of the city park in Red Wing. Of course it was...
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...
