Sailing "Thanks Dad"

Big winds for a Lake Michigan sail. We were doing 7+ knots steady for a good long time with a reefed main and foresail.

Another light wind day sailing on Lake Michigan with my daughter and granddaughter. Forecast was for winds to be gusting to 25 knots, but we didn’t see anything greater than 10 knots and then the wind died…

First sail of the season with very light winds on Lake Michigan.
Max wind speed was about 6 knots, but not for long and waves were less than 1 ft. Wind died after about an 1.5 hrs out.

We flew the drone and found a new “feature” that limited it’s range and prevented it from flying any further. We had to to turn the boat around to go back and retrieve it.

Start of the 2024 sailing season. Boat launched yesterday (Friday 4/26) and we headed to the marina today. A little exhilarating with 35 knots winds and waves to 5 feet.

Had a fun solo sail on Lake Michigan. Winds were very light within about 2 miles of shore, but freshened quite nicely further out.

Great day for sailing on Lake Michigan. Winds 8-12 knots & waves to 2-3 feet. Flew the replacement drone for the first time with its hot pink floats. Hopefully, if it ends up in the lake like the last one, it will float and be recoverable.