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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 (whom we hired for the last trip to help us move our Island Packet south) that I was looking to…
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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 Muster” and also watched their film (One Simple Question – https://simplequestionmovie.com) about their trip north in small sailboats to see…
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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 went with Captain Suky, who was recommended to us by our friends Scott and Michelle, who have the slip next…
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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 we chartered a Catalina 270 in San Diego and sailed from Glorietta Bay briefly out of the San Diego Bay…
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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 also the first time we were on a boat with a full keel and cutter rig, and the first time…
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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…
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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…
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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),…
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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…
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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…
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