Sailing Aug 4-8 2016

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Crew: Kevin, Brian, Zevi, Srini, Tay, Justin


 

Highlights/Route:

Wednesday:
- Arrived @ boat from Maine, Michigan
- Grunkie's dinner

Thursday:
- Breakfast @ Egg Toss
- Two Liquor store cashiers reported "biggest sale I ever had"
- Groceries @ Washburn IGA; cashier reported "2nd biggest sale I ever had"
- In W wind, sailed to Julian Bay; Battery/generator/GPS/radar problems exiting Bayfield, in rain & fog.
- Dinner: live lobsters shipped from Maine
- Brian kayaked at night; not to be outdone, most of the rest of the crew jumped in for night/cold swimming

Friday:
- Hiked across/around Presque Isle
- Kayaked/swam balancing rock
- Sailed into W wind to Rasberry
- Dinner: grilled white fish, Israeli salad, shishkabobs

Saturday:
- Hiked across Raspberry, lighthouse tour, croquette
- Sailed in W wind to Sand Island, kayaked/swam sea caves
- Finding no good anchorage for the night at Sand, motored to north side of York Island, dark
- Dance Party
- Wind shifts N overnight, wavy ~3am; other boats & helicopter seem to be searching shoreline with spotlights (possibly related to pom pom broadcast previous night about vessel missing from Little Sand Bay [Update: confirmed here]).
- Motored to south side of York >3am; pom pom cancelled as we anchored

Sunday:
- Srini first swim, in the Big Lake
- To York shore, observed Sun through sun telescope, walked shoreline
- Back to Sand Island - kayaked/swam sea caves
- Motored to Devils Island - kayaked/swam sea caves through sunset
- Dinner: Paleo Tuna cakes, unplanned rum-coconut birthday cake
-  Clear night skies, as all nights this trip

Monday:
- Motored home

Photos:
- Brian's
- Zevi's

Comments

Zevi said…
What a great summary - thank you, Brian!

This link provides additional information on the Saturday night events near York Island.
August 9, 2016 at 12:23 PM
Nikkas_mom said…
Brian,
Concise and a great summary !
August 9, 2016 at 3:42 PM
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