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Sailing June (8-11) 2017

Crew: Brian & Lisa L, Peter VH, Lori R, Noah C, Betsy M, Eric T Highlights: Thursday: - Weekend theme established early - "What Would Matt Do?" - Space Station sighting from dock, ~10:30pm Friday: - As Lori was recovering, crew trekked to Bayfield, ate at Greunke's - Got food provisions in the afternoon; shoved off ~5:30pm - Supper ~9pm - Hotdogs - Anchored N side of York Island (only boat), NE winds were to shift S overnight Saturday: - 5am - winds shifted SW (good), but some wave action from NW (bad) and rain - motored to Raspberry Bay (also the only boat, but another followed us in). - Breakfast ~12 noon - Eggs, Bacon, Sausages - *Hot* 15-30kt SW wind all day, some rain - With open hatches, nice breeze flowing through for cooking bacon, etc. - Took dinghy up into Rasberry Bay river/inlet (Noah, Betsy, Lori, Brian) - heard sand hill crane(s) inland, saw merganser, innumerable flies. - Noah jumped in bay a few times (46 degrees F, per panel readin