Sailing Adventures of the Shumakers
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Lake Michigan – Grand Traverse Bay
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…
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Lake Superior – Apostle Islands
Our first bareboat charter (where we rent a boat and I’m captain) was in the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior in June 2020. We got the early season discount and we found out why when we had some chilly days. We didn’t have proper foul weather gear so at one point we were wearing all the layers…
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Racing in the Midwest
This is Jesse writing. Racing is not for Corrie since she prefers not to be in close proximity with other boats 🙂 As I mentioned in the “About” page on this site, I started racing on a Laser (a single person dinghy), then started crewing on Snipes (a two person dinghy), then I got my own…
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Our first Zephyr – Rhodes 22
As I mentioned in the “About” page on this site, our first boat was a Rhodes 22. This turned out to be a great mini cruiser and we loved taking it out on Lake Manawa. I also took it on several day trips larger lakes including Lake Rathbun in the middle of Iowa as well as Milford…
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Getting started
This is Jesse writing. So, why create a blog and share this with others? Well, to start with I’ve always found it interesting to read about other peoples adventures and the challenges that they have gone through for better or worse. A long time ago, I created or helped create a few web sites and blogs. When I…
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