So it has been over a week since our last sail and I'm itching for the next. Last was a week and a half ago, where my wife and 2 kids took a nice sail north from our Evanston ramp up what is referred to in Chicago, as the North Shore. Very nice communities along Lake Michigan, with beautiful homes along the lake (read: very expensive property). It was our first morning sail and conditions could not have been nicer. Probably covered about 10 or so miles, north and back; with much of the return trip having our 8 year old daughter K at the helm.

This past weekend was an annual family trip in Grand Haven, MI - also known as "Coast Guard City USA", in fact in a couple weeks is their annual USCG Festival Weekend. Great sailing up there, however we left Serenity at home as the weather forecast predicted 2 days of bad weather. Live and learn...the weekend was mostly nice. Winds and waves on Saturday too big for my liking, however Sunday would have been a fine sailing day. Note to self - don't pay attention to forecasts. Bring the boat and work with what you're given...

Hopefully out on the water this weekend.

Think we'll give it a try late morning...

Today
North winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 ft or less.

Finally...

I meant to do this last year when we finally made the move to get our first boat, just about one year later and finally have the blog up! Who knows where this will go, but Serenity, a 1973 O'day Mariner, now has a place on the web for me to document the details of our adventures!