SAILING ISLAND ZEPHYR

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  • Delivery trip from Dominican Republic

    Instead of a charter trip, or a trip on the Island Packet we just purchased, this is a delivery trip that I crewed on.  I had mentioned to Captain Jeremy… Read more

  • Maine – Spring 2022

    This was a coastal sailing trip out of Rockland, Maine by Morse Alpha Expeditions (morsealpha.com) which is run by Ben and Teresa Carey.  I had heard their podcast “The Morning… Read more

  • Florida Keys – December 2021

    Corrie and I went on a sailing trip that started in Key Largo and finished in Summerland Key, which is in the lower keys, not far from Key West.  We… Read more

  • California

    We went sailing in California on two occasions. In spring of 2021 we took some classes through Afterguard Sailing Academy in San Francisco and briefly chartered a catamaran. In November that year… Read more

  • San Juan Islands in Pacific Northwest

    The San Juan Islands in the Pacific Northwest is a beautiful area with some great hiking in addition to sailing. This was the first time we sailed an Island Packet. It was… Read more

  • 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… Read more

  • 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… Read more

  • 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… Read more

  • 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… Read more

  • 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… Read more