Happy Thanksgiving! From Boat de Jour.
Some sporty sailing conditions from one of our last sails. Up winding on a beautiful day for sailing. The fall colors are magnificent! What a background for sailing a Beneteau. An O'day making a splash.
Cruising Lake Pepin on an Islander 28, First Port, Red Wing, Mn
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...
Happy Veterans Day! New CG Leadership 44 by Morris Yachts
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...
Labor Day Vacation
Here is the first installment of our Labor Day vacation. We spent 10 days on the boat traveling from town to town along the shores of Lake Pepin. These are from out time spent at the town of Pepin, WI and also down stream a bit at the town of Wabasha. Wabash is known...
Reflections
I've taken some time off from writing as you may or may not have noticed. The photo above is yours truly as captured by photo sensation Sarah S. who was featured as a contestant on the Tall Ship Photo Contest last fall. The photo was taken on one of our last sailing...
Sailing Last Weekend On Lake Pepin
Miguel and Maria joined us on our sailboat last weekend, what a hoot! Maria shot this video on her phone and was kind enough to share it with us. Thanks Maria. The winds were blowing from 12 to 19 knots and we had a great time. Was some of the best sailing of the...