Lake Michigan – Grand Traverse Bay

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We took two sailing trips in Michigan. In fall of 2020, Corrie and I went on our first bareboat charter with just the two of us. In summer of 2021 we went back again but this time with our friends Jed and Teresa. We chartered through Great Lakes Sailing Co. and they were great to work with. You can see more detailed writeups in the PDFs below the photos.

Fall 2020

We chartered a Jeanneau 379 and for this trip we stayed within the bay.

Map – the numbers show where we stayed each night

View from marina at Sutton’s Bay
Local schooner
Northern Michigan really is beautiful
Corrie’s uncle Mike
Mike’s brother-in-law Jim, who owned a Cape Dory and an Island Packet
Old Mission Bay
View from town of Elk Rapids
Weather inbound to Omena Bay

Summer 2021

This time we ventured out of the bay to Charlevoix and halfway across the lake to Beaver Island which turned out to be full of interesting history. We were on a Catalina 385 for this trip.

Video going downwind from Beaver Island to Northport

More detailed recaps in PDF

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