The LAKE MICHIGAN Crossing – Ep. 10
It’s our FIRST OVERNIGHT PASSAGE! We set sail across Lake Michigan, leaving in the middle of the night to ride the fading winds of a storm.
Preparing for our Shakedown Sail – Ep. 9
We bought the boat, daysailed the boat, and have taken our first overnight trip to Milwaukee. Now we’re planning to sail up and down the west coast of Michigan, during which we want to spend some time at anchor.
First Sail on our Tartan 37 – Ep. 8
Until now, family and friends have always sailed with us on our Tartan 37, but this time we sail her by ourselves, up to Milwaukee and back.
Moving Aboard Our Sailboat & Freedom Party – Ep. 7
The Tartan 37 is ours, and it’s time to celebrate! With the 4th of July arriving just days after we close on the boat, we decide it’s rather fitting to pop some bubbly and celebrate our own new-found freedom… from land!
WE BUY A TARTAN 37 SAILBOAT – Ep. 6
WE FINALLY BUY A SAILBOAT. It feels like we’ve been searching for a boat forever! In this episode we finally buy a boat, a beautiful Tartan 37.
Battling Seasickness on Lake Michigan
The middle of the Lake -- the unknown -- unnerves me. Fellow boaters have described the Great Lakes as wild and unpredictable.