Category Sailboat Adventures
It’s been a fun month, we’ve had several guests out to our boat and have gone out for a few day sails. But the best part is always the dinner and the drinks back at dock.
Time to head back home. We were nearing the end of our trip and decided to sail back, seems like winds typically blow in from the East so we had a good tailwind most of the way.
Our trip today has taken us to the Northern tip of Grenadier Island at an island called Adelaide. It was a quiet, but shallow anchorage. We enjoyed a few days here and was the most relaxing part of our trip.
Our night at Mulcaster was nice. A few houseboats had rafted up on the dock next to us and a pack of other boys aged 4-13 swarmed the island. Our kids wanted to go out for an adventure on their… Continue Reading →
A generous 10:1 ratio on our anchor meant close to 100 feet of rode. Wind and current were favourable at bed time, pulling us away from the island. But this changed overnight, the wind direction shifted and we are now… Continue Reading →
It was a beautiful day to sail with some good wind. We started with sails reefed to keep things a bit more level than last time. Still learning where to run lines and realized we didn’t have things setup right… Continue Reading →
The beautiful thing about a Macgregor Sailboat is that it has a top speed of around 60 knots (110kph). Which means that we can easily get from Lakefield to Gananoque within three hours. But there’s some important prep that you… Continue Reading →
It was a full boat with Bri, Riley, Gavin, Owen, Lori, Barley and myself. This is our first overnight cruise in the boat and despite the huge crowd on a small boat it turned out better than I thought.
First dinner on the boat, chilli buns! Nice to have shore power, the previous owner left us with a nifty electric induction stove top. Never used one before, but great for the boat since it doesn’t get hot. It transfers… Continue Reading →
It was a beautiful day and there is a nice trail from our place to Lakefield Marina. So I slipped my notebook into my backpack and rode my bike out to the boat for the day. This turned out to… Continue Reading →