When the wind is right and the mood is right, sailing is fabulous!  Just like last Saturday 10-17-2015.  We left around 1:00 p.m. on our cat, Aventura, a Lagoon 37 TPI with northerly winds between 13-16 kts. and 1-2 ft. waves. Taking a turn to the West once outside of our marina on Lake Pontchartrain, the wind on the beam had us moving along swiftly.  A wonderful experience for our friends and enjoyment for us, too.  It's what makes sailing fun: good friends and good sailing conditions.

Looking for more such days to set off on our Fall trip!

Testing New Kyak

Testing the Kyak

Exciting!  Getting ready for our Fall trip.  This is our first kyak, and we're considering another one -- two people, two kyaks, right?  Given my mother's illness and then passing, we didn't take a Spring trip.  We're ready now, mostly. Northern Gulf Coast, here we come. And the kyak(s) should provide extra exploration options.

Any suggestions whether a second kyak should be seat on top or seat inside?

Spring trips coming up

The last few months have delivered rain and unappealing weather, plus family visits and other issues.  So now we are so looking forward to our Spring trips.

After making Bimini and mainsail cover, Mike tackled the tricky project of the helm seating. Look how great it came out! And, we just had to have a kayak too for added excitement.

Mike and George, our friend and marina neighbor, are headed off for a couple of weeks of guy fun. Then Mike and I will go for a month long cruise along the northern Gulf Coast from our home town of New Orleans. Stay tuned!