Marcia Beer – Page 4 – Sailing aboard Reflection

Water- Pentwater

Post author:Marcia Beer
Post published:August 13, 2024
Post category:Ports of Call
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There is a lot of water in Lake Michigan. You can't always get the wind you need when cruising. We called upon Mr. Westerbeke (our Diesel Engine) to take us up the coast, past Stony Lake, Little Sable Point Lighthouse, Silver Lake Sand Dunes to our lovely anchorage across from Snug Harbor Marina in Pentwater. The wind was 1-3 mph the whole way and the waves were 1 foot or less. The oily heavy looking surface was gentle and showed no signs of wind. It was a pleasant motor - as motoring goes. We are staying here again tonight and rowing into town. Our view at anchor.

Wind

Post author:Marcia Beer
Post published:August 10, 2024
Post category:Reflections
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"wind will change when you ask it, if you ask for long enough" - Slocum Ashore A gentle summer breeze soft as a whisper stirs the air and cools those who sit in the shade A light wind entices leaves to flutter and flowers dance in the meadows. Shadows waltz lightly upon the grass. Good for sitting in the hammock. Stronger winds wrestle with trees and twist limbs to and fro smaller twigs tumble to the ground. Usually accompanied by storms - time to read a book. Very strong winds bring down even the sturdiest trees and branches, blow nests and debris across parking lots and fields. Hunker down inside. Watch Youtube videos on sailing oceans. Sailing A slight breeze won't fill the sails and they hang limp and gently flap back and forth. The water looks thick and heavy. Also, perfect weather…

We got our ship together!

Post author:Marcia Beer
Post published:August 8, 2024
Post category:Introductions
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I finished my work week, tied up some loose ends, and sit on the eve of our month long sailing adventure on Lake Michigan. We've only anchored out one night on Reflection so far. We are looking forward to trying on the cruising lifestyle aboard our comfortable sailing vessel Reflection, a 2007 Catalina 350. This summer we got our ship together. Harold added davits for the dinghy and solar on the bimini to run the refrigerator/freezer, as well as recharge the batteries when we are anchoring out. We've tuned the rig, added a snubber, dieseled up, checked all the systems and engine fluids and completed our to do list. Our son, Tim will drive us to Muskegon tomorrow and catch up to us in a couple of weeks - hopefully, somewhere around Frankfort. We won't need the car for a whole month. There…