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Saturday, June 5, 2010

Visitors and Home Improvements

A couple of days ago I looked out on the Bay and saw a Rossy. I launched the dinghy and rowed out to welcome Dale Burge to Sturgeon Bay. Dale is from Lawton, Oklahoma and is doing a backward Great Circle single-handed. Later in the day he rafted off of Buddy for an hour or so...

I was involved in installing the new Fridge and Pro-Sport 20 automatic Charger... 

Monday, May 31, 2010

First "Cruise"

Even though it was only 48 hours total, Cath and I did our first cruise on the "Buddy" We left our dock Saturday at noon and returned today at noon. The boat and all systems worked purrrrfect. Here we are heading north to Fish Creek...


We met sailing friends Paul and Deb in Fish Creek after we both got settled on our harbor moorings.  We then decided to head to Sister Bay for dinner. Not having wheels, we took the "Buddy" It was a beautiful night. The Admirals appeared to enjoy the cocktail hour on the way to dinner...



The next day Terry (Cathie's sister) and David and Nancy (Cathie's cousin) and Dennis joined us for an afternoon of cruising off of Door County. The girls liked the size of the V-Berth...




Meanwhile, Dennis and Dave kept watch...










While a new experience for us (cruising on our own powerboat), it was a great day ...



Door County is called the Cape Cod of the Midwest. It is a great place to mess about on boats. A recently restored 1930's launch cruises into Fish Creek...