Introductions / How did you find sailFar.net?

[Sandy]

Hey folks,
Can't tell ya  exactly where I stumbled across this site,but I do drop in now and again.  I have been most interested as of late in the adventures of s/v Faith.  I know I'm not alone in wishing I was a bit closer to my cruising dreams.

I sail a 1977 Cape Dory 27.  My home waters are on Lake Saint Clair. Approximately 430Sq.mi., it is fed from the North by Lake Huron(via the St.Clair river) and empties into Lake Erie to the South(via the Detroit River)

This is my third season with "Blind Faith" and so far our sailing has been done on Saint Clair mostly,with a couple trips to Lake Erie.  Although this is my first "BIG" boat of my own,I grew up in a sailing family. Currently my only permanent crew is Wyatt,a seven year old Australian Shepperd. Really not much help while underway,but I sure can't knock his enthusiasm!

I am planning a few weeks next year in the North Channel of Georgian Bay, and in the not so distant future an extended leave of absence from the everyday grind to try and cool off the wonder lust that drives me crazy.

I was excited to find this site,it kind of has a "Good Old Boat" feel to it.  Hope you guys don't mind a new dog trying to learn some old tricks?

FairWinds

-Sandy Davis
1977 CD27 "Blind Faith"
Lk.St.Clair,Mich

[CharlieJ]

Mind?? No way, that's why WE'RE here ;D

Welcome aboard Sandy.  A CD 27 is a great boat- another of Carl's hits as a designer..

[Frank]

Welcome aboard Sandy. I love your choice of boats. I learned to sail not too far north of you on Lake Huron out of Port Franks(go figure).Keep dreaming...they DO come true. Post a few pics of your boat when ya get a chance. PS...if you check out Kurt,Craig and others here...this is a doggy fiendly site as well.

[skylark]

Welcome Sandy

So what motor do you have?  You need a lot of power to get past that bridge in Port Huron.  :P  The North Channel is one of my goals, eventually.  Probably no better place in the world for cruising.

Sailing a Tanzer 28 out of South Haven, MI on tropical Southern Lake Michigan.

[s/v Faith]

Sandy,

  Welcome aboard!  My wife (and the greatest First Mate a guy could ask for) hales from the Great Lakes region as well.  She comes from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan though, where the Escamos go when they want to experience a cold winter.  ;D

  Look forward to hearing more from you, glad you are here.

[psyche]

Welcome,
I am glad you decided to participate and not be a lurker. You have a very solid boat that will take you any where you and your furry first mate want to go. I live on the Georgia coast and would like to learn more about where you sail. Dan

[AdriftAtSea]

Welcome Sandy, and good to hear from you.

[CapnK]

Glad to have you here, Sandy!


Woof woof, arf arf arf, {pant} {drool}  <- From my CrewDogs to yours. :D

[PrairieSailor]

Introduce yourself in this thread, if you'd like. Tell us who you are, where you sail, what kind of boat owns you, and maybe what your cruising plans are - let's get to know each other. :)

This looks like the place to say hi, SO HI and Happy New Year.  Right now our boat is on it's trailer because the water here is solid.  I see that this forum has been designed for people with small boats that go long distances.  Well I qualify completely with one of them and dream about the other every day.  I am a landlocked sailor, where my longest tack (with the prevailing summer SW breeze) is about eight miles.  I currently own just two boats, a 1979 Venture 25 and a 1974 Flying Junior.  My first mate aka, Pam, and I have been sailing together for 34 years.  We became pocket cruisers 10 years ago and love our V-25.  She is everything I want in a sailboat and I am convinced that she will serve us on one of my closer long distance dreams.  I hope this site will assist me in preparing for fulfillment of my dream.

Pam is finally convinced that a trip to the Apostle Island would be OK and has given me "permission" to plan a trip there this coming season.  I am sure that as I prepare myself and my boat I will have many questions.  Hopefully, you all will be able to provide some input.

[CapnK]

Welcome aboard, Prairie Sailor, both to you and Pam! :D

I hope that the site helps y'all out too - that's what we're supposed to be here for. ;D

Jump on in and join the fun, and Happy New Year to y'all! :)

[AdriftAtSea]

Welcome to sailfar.net.   I'd recommend that you see the Sweetwater Cruising site, since it deals with the North Channel and Apostle Islands area.

[Marc]

Great Site Great people will check here often

[CapnK]

Grog to ya', mate!  ;D 8)

[PrairieSailor]

Learned to sail on Gray's Lake many decades ago.  Where do you sail?

[CapnK]

Prairie -

That's a great picture you have for your avatar. :) Grog!

[Frank]

Marc....Keep dreamin ..they do come true!! Lynx posted that you could do the Bahamas on a 16fter....I'd have to agree. 1st dream....but then you have to act. ;) My only regret is waiting so long.

[Captain Smollett]

Marc, there is a lady named Noemi, in Indiana I THINK, who sails an Ensenada 20 that has posted a pic of her boat that looks like she is sailing in a cornfield.  Great stuff.



There is inspiration there in that for mid-west sailors, I think.  Keep dreamin' the dream.  And grog to ya, mate.

[Marc]

I too have sailed Grays Lake, live just ten minutes from there.  I learned to sail on a lake in central Nebraska (Sherman Reservoir).  It was on a celebrity at the wee age of 10, then bought my own little "Stardancer"; then mved to a force 5, that was a lot of fun.  Taught small boat sailing merit badge at camp augustine for 3 summers.  Sold my boat and went into the Navy.  While in Norfolk I fell for the big boats, 20' plus.  Did some sailing on the Chesapeke and Atlantic in Catalinas, Balboa and a lietenant had a ensanada that was just beuatiful.  That was years a go!  I now sail in big creek, saylorville and redrock, I want to make red rock my "home port" after I finish restoring my '73 venture 242.

[PrairieSailor]

I too have sailed Grays Lake, live just ten minutes from there.   I now sail in big creek, saylorville and redrock, I want to make red rock my "home port" after I finish restoring my '73 venture 242.

Have you been over on the TSBB?  I think we have "talked" before.  We really should get together some time to swap sea stories

[Marc]

Prairie Sailor,  Yes i travel both sites.  TSBB and here, trying to get all the info that I can, that sounds like a plan to get together and swap sea stories.  You must live close by.  Marc