Book: "At The Mercy Of The Sea" by John Kretschmer

I have read this terrifying true story of three sail boats in just a couple of days. It shows how insignificant the human effort can be in the eye of the nature's fury, how heroic the character, how precious the life. The book is also a riveting and informative guide on heavy weather sailing. It is a great book, very well written, and a "must have" on the sailor's bookshelf.

Transatlantic Minis 6.4 Metre class

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Last day of the season

Sailing on Sunday

Paweł and Lili sailing

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Last Thursday on Lil Walkabout

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First sail out of North Point

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Sailing today

This week plans

I might take time off work Thursday, or Friday for sailing if the weather is 

nice. Check this blog for updates, I really want to get out few more times this season.

DF920 Trimaran Demo Video

Sailing 37 foot Jeanneau out of Monroe

This trip was courtesy of John.. Thanks a lot!

Me, Uki.

The wind was very light, at most 7 knots South-East, no waves, so there was not much work on the boat, but to relax and soak up the sun. 

Jeanneau 37 is a beautiful boat inside and out.

It is set up for charters with all the running lines to the cockpit and with the in-mast furling mainsail that makes it very easy to operate.

You can get this perspective on Chicago ONLY from water, people who are not yachties miss the point of living in this town.

This is as far as we sailed today, the turning mark, from, and to the Monroe Harbor. Not far, but again there was barely any wind.

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Saturday sailing

So far it look like Saturday may be OK to get out and sail. 

Let me know if you would like to join us - we need a helping hand!

Plan on warm windbreaker jacket and pants.

10 AM in North Point Marina, Winthrop Harbor, IL,  peer I.

Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, Canada picture

Why someone would like to sail the Great Lakes? Just take a look!

Stitching the sails

Occasionally, every sail has to be re-stitched, especially around the edges and batten pockets.