At last the masts are up! It was a really hot day in the marina today. We spent the morning attaching all of the rigging to the masts & then hoisted them up after lunch with the help of a few dock mates.
Now we’re fitting the sails. We should still be on schedule for an early morning departure on Tuesday.
Today we begin to get the masts ready to stand on deck. I am always amazed at how the rigging is able to keep these two brutes standing through all kinds of wind & waves.
We recruited Mitchell from the marina to help us two old guys wrestle the main mast off the storage rack and haul over to the mast hoist. With any luck we will have them standing before dinner tonight.
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2016 Cruise – Introducing Ananda’s Crew
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 First Captain Wally MacKinnon – The Human Seagull
Chris and I have sailed together for years. We often joke with each other about our appetites and our likes and dislikes. I am a connoisseur of Spam and other culinary delights that Chris constantly passes on. He often compares me to a seagull that will eat just about anything, but he forgets that I pass on lots of stuff like liver, kale, keenwah…. |
 Second Captain Chris Cavanaugh – The Bad Bird
I’ve known Chris for around 20 years. We quickly identified things that we both liked such as: sailing, cigars and Scotch. Chris introduced me to one of his favourites “The Famous Grouse” which he fondly refers to as “The Bad Bird”. |
| We invite you to follow our adventures this summer as we head towards Green Bay, Wisconsin and Chicago, Michigan. Weather permitting, we will cast off on from Goderich Tuesday, July 26. It should be a great time and a fun adventure and we’d love to you to join us via this blog. Cheers Mates! |