[Public-List] Misery Cruise '08, end of season sails

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Gord,

I always enjoy your renditions of this annual cruise........................the usual embellishments and witty narrative more than make up for any lack of any would be encounters with misery, ;-).

David Terrel and I had a wonderful last season sail aboard Scholarship II on Traverse Bay, MI last Sunday.  Brisk wind and good company made for a delightful afternoon.

Michael  

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From: Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> 

> Hello Gang - 
> 
> Well the Misery Cruise of '08 is history - and I am sorry to say there was 
> not much misery. 
> 
> We left Midland Bay Sailing Club at approx 11:00hrs Saturday in company with 
> TULAK, a 33' steel hulled yawl. In very light airs, under perfectly clear 
> skies and an air temperature in the high teens we motored down Severn Sound. 
> Considering that we were facing a voyage under power, we opted for a 
> perilous inside passage through Big Dog Channel, past Honey Harbour, Deer 
> Island etc and on up to our rendezvous point at Frying Pan Harbour. 
> 
> Big Dog was a thrill as the bottom was clearly visible in the still clear 
> water with every ripple in the sand and rock bottom visible and apparently 
> within hands reach. Arrived at Frying Pan about mid afternoon...found 
> several powerboats anchored in the usual odd manners around the perifery of 
> the harbour with lines to trees (I will never figure out why they do that, 
> invariably pinning themselves broadside to the wind or on lee shores) 
> 
> We lay about in the cockpit eating cheese and crackers, reading and 
> snoozing. Roused ourselves later for a walk around the island and had the 
> pleasure of introducing our Dutch friend Charles to the first beaver dam he 
> has ever seen. He was amazed that mere rodents had constructed such a 
> thing... We suggested that it was not such a great achievement, pointing out 
> how poorly the beavers had laid out the pre-construction survey, commenting 
> on the complete lack of architectural accents that might have made it 
> prettier, etc etc. 
> 
> In time for supper WANDERLOVE arrived, and after all hands had been fed we 
> retreated to the woodstove ashore, dragged picnic benches close and got a 
> roaring fire going. The absinthe sipping, wine quaffing and story telling 
> continued briskly until midnight. At one point the last powerboat shut off 
> his generator - we cheered as loudly as we could. Later, under incredibly 
> bright blazing stars we retired to our various yachts and denned up for the 
> night. 
> 
> In SURPRISE we got a fire going in the woodstove and turned in. Awoke to 
> thick frost on the decks and another lovely day. 
> 
> No misery this year. 
> 
> Mark and Sandy - thanks for joining us - can't wait to rendezvous with you 
> again next spring! 
> 
> Gord #426 SURPRISE 
> 
> 
> 
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