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We&#8217;ve tuned the rig, added a snubber, dieseled up, checked all the systems and engine fluids and completed our to do list.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our son, Tim will drive us to Muskegon tomorrow and catch up to us in a couple of weeks &#8211; hopefully, somewhere around Frankfort. We won&#8217;t need the car for a whole month.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There are two things left to do: 1. Provision and 2. Wait on a good weather window. Unfortunately the forecast through Tuesday is 3-7 ft waves 15-20+ winds with higher gusts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We are sailing for fun and sloshing around in 5 ft waves and 20 mph winds is not fun nor comfortable. And besides, we&#8217;d like to sail north and the winds would be right on our nose &#8211; also unpleasant. We are eager to get going, but not to the point of sacrificing our general well being or breaking something on the boat! No one wants to start a trip seasick or with a boat repair project.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, we wait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;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. 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