Went sailing both Saturday and Sunday in weather that was beautiful in every imaginable way BUT winds.
The winds were slightly better on Saturday (5 – 8 knots) than Sunday (little to no winds).
On Saturday, my wife and I went for a pleasant sail and got to see the Mackinac Race Fleet go by later in the afternoon. At 3:30 we first started to see the sails of the racers coming up from the southern horizon and by 5:00 most of the fleet was in the Waukegan area off to the east from our location. Very cool to see so many sails in one area.
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| Mackinac Race Fleet coming into view |
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| Mackinac Race Fleet |
Whenever I bring someone out for the first time on the boat I always say “Respect the Boom” as part of my safety talk. One of my daughters thought it would be a good idea to reinforce that with a decal.
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| “Respect the Boom” |
On Sunday I went sailing with my brother, one of his daughters and his daughter’s friend.
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| Boring! |
