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FOR SALE SOLD! With mixed emotions, our family has decided to sell our beloved boat. We’ve had two fantastic years with her and enjoyed every moment. But we’ve caught the deadly sailing virus, twofoot’itus. While the boat is perfect for… Continue Reading →
The end of another season and the start of winter storage woes. We started thinking of different options for storage, from indoor, to neighbours yard, to marina. And ended up going back to the free option of the family farm… Continue Reading →
We’ve mostly been using our camp lanterns for light in our boat. Since we don’t have shore power we need to be stingy using our batteries. I finally got frustrated and went out and purchased some LEDs and replaced our… Continue Reading →
We headed back towards Presqui’le and made the journey back through Murray Canal without incident. OK… maybe one incident, we had to wait this time for one of the bridges to open. And I was in the situation where the… Continue Reading →
We had another late start (compared to the other sailboats). We used our morning to fuel everyone up with a delicious pancake and apple breakfast. You thinly slice the apple, put them into the pan and then pour the pancake… Continue Reading →
Slept in and had a late start from Picton. Went to fuel harbour for gas to top up one of the tanks, second tank still full. It’s just across the bay from the yacht club and doesn’t offer much more than… Continue Reading →
The journey out of Napanee felt quicker this morning. Once we were out in wider water, we tried to sail but not enough wind. We have a 2 knot rule. If the wind consistently keeps us under 2 knots, time… Continue Reading →
Starting to realize that most sailboat owners are crazy. When I get up, most of the boats we saw docked the night before are all packed up and have left well before 7am. Lori and the kids are usually still… Continue Reading →
This was our first trip through the Murray Canal and we were both a bit nervous. We had to use the radio to call ahead to the two separate swing bridges and knew we would have to navigate some narrow… Continue Reading →
We had the boat all packed up, dinghy rolled up on the foredeck and got to enjoy a beautiful night before heading out on our week long trip. Our first stop this morning is the Presqu’ile Yacht Club.