Lake Superior
Soo Locks
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Calumet River
Des Plaines River
Century Club: Drew Mutch
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Number of days:
32 days
Joliet town wall
so many bridges!
Chicago
Chicago by historic fireboat
SCC in Detour MI
Sleeping Bear dunes
WNR in Charlevoix
Milwaukee
Thursday, September 5, 2024 to Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Number of days:
27 days
Illinois River
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Tennessee River
Cumberland River
Pickwick Lake
Tennessee - Tombigbee waterway
Friday, July 5, 2024 to Thursday, August 1, 2024
Number of days:
23 days
Youngstown, home of "the jug for one"
8m on Sodas Bay
Welland locks with 45 ft vertical
We didn't go this far by boat!
RNR HOF
Gordie Howe
up close and personal to lakers
Traveling up the great lakes, including:
Lake Ontario
Niagara River
Welland Canal
Lake Erie
Detroit River
Lake St Clair
St Clair River
Lake Huron
St Mary's River
Lake Superior
My highlight of the month was racing 8m in Sodas Bay - these are classic machines with huge genoa, dip pole jibes and a coffee grinder. Other stops included Buffalo Naval Park, Niagara Falls, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Gordie Howe Bridge under construction.
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 to Thursday, July 4, 2024
Number of days:
23 days
Ft McHenry
From brackish to salty to fresh!
Back Creek
Severn River
Magothy River
Bodkin Creek
Patapsco River
Worton Creek
C&D Canal
Delaware Bay
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Highlands
New York Harbor
Hudson River
Erie Canal
Lake Oneida
Oswego Canal
Lake Ontario
621 NM under the keel for 5 degrees of latitude gain.
Friday, May 10, 2024 to Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Number of days:
19 days
Ted Osius Twilight Race
On the hard for 10 days makes this my worst month to date. I'm not claiming the boat work days but there was plenty of that!
A couple of days of race committee and some sailing, too.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 to Thursday, May 9, 2024
Number of days:
17 days
Coming north means it's time to break out the college sailing fleece again
sunrise over spooner creek
Belhaven is a fantastic stop on the ICW
I remember working here
There really is something special about seeing a bridge appear over the horizon
Honoring Jack Lynch, a local legend
719 miles in 10 days doesn't leave much time to stop and smell the roses.
We stopped at Butler Island, Myrtle Beach , Wrightsville Beach, Spooner Creek, Belhaven, North River, Hampton and ran overnight up the Bay back home to Spa Creek.
Saturday, April 13, 2024 to Monday, April 22, 2024
Number of days:
10 days
Hard at work, or hardly working? life afloat is a good life!
Over the last 2 weeks, 356 NM +10 underway days + 5 towns + 30 degrees colder = 100 days for 2024
It's a good thing all underway days count, because I finally managed to get my first day sailing along the home stretch. I have only missed 13 days underway!
I'm looking forward to being back in Eastport for the EWE Spirit Regatta May 18. Did someone say beer and a great cause?
Monday, April 1, 2024 to Friday, April 12, 2024
Number of days:
9 days
The USCG keeps wanting to be our friend
Maryland had the keys beat for eclipse coverage
The only way to get further south is by boat
You can't find water like this on the Chesapeake Bay
Even with a few days ashore in Key West, I'm only 10 days out from hitting the century mark.
Friday, March 1, 2024 to Sunday, March 31, 2024
Number of days:
28 days
Life with dogs on a mooring sure is good for getting underway days!
In and around SW Florida. Lost 2 days to work and 1 day pierside at a marina.
Thursday, February 1, 2024 to Thursday, February 29, 2024
Number of days:
28 days
Sunset over FMB
Moonrise by crane
Living on a mooring in Matanas Pass provides lots of opportunities.