Triton 185 wrote:I agree. What are you sailing?
Thanks. She's a '79 Cape Dory 36, designed by Carl Alberg.
bcooke wrote:I planned a final coat of finish primer and was prompty shut down by weather... That was pretty much the daily story for two weeks.
At least you're maintaining your sense of humor. It will all be worth it in the end.
We arrived in Charlevoix, approx. 270nm from our home port, Friday afternoon after a 22hr. trip from Pentwater through Manitou Passage and over the top of Grand Traverse Bay.

The map here is from another summer cruise, but it shows Charlevoix, Manitou, etc., at the NW end of the Michigan peninsula.
Great sunset Thursday evening. Witnessed quite the fireworks display that night as we slid past a thunderstorm moving west to east over the lake. Passed two tugs towing barges, and a bulk carrier.
Arrived Manitou Passage, between North and South Manitou Islands and the north end of Michigan, around 0530.

Manitou Island just visible to port.
Entered Lake Charlevoix at 1530 and saw a familiar looking design at anchor on Round Lake. Sorry, I had the wrong lens on the camera.
Spent two nights at anchor in 30kt winds before moving down to a municipal marina in a more protected part of the lake - where, it turns out, we ran out of water in our assigned slip. Apparently the soundings are a tad inaccurate.
