Greetings listers.
As a Georgian Bay sailor, this time of year is always a sad time. The boat is hauled out, and with it a great sailing season comes to an end. This summer I purchased a nice old 1980 C&C 30 Mk1 from a fellow in Gore Bay, on Manitoulin Island. Getting it down to my home port in Penetanguishene required some decision making. Sail or trailer? (The boat did come with a tri-axle trailer). Sailing across the vast (to me) expanse of water was daunting, and my co-pilot politely said she would not be joining me. Maybe she said it no so politely. Regardless, I decided to sail and found a partner in crime, a high school buddy with much chartering experience in Europe. Things worked out perfectly. Ray and I left Gore Bay at 6am on a Friday morning and arrived at noon on Sunday in Penetanguishene. We had perfect weather, some breeze, some dead calm; we were attacked by hungry deer flies at one point Saturday afternoon as weather warmed up. We were the only boat in the middle of Georgian Bay on Saturday, until we dropped anchor at Beckwith Island. That was a lonely feeling. The whole experience was a fantastic one, and I couldn't resist making a short movie about the trip. The movie was made using Movie Maker software (Microsoft). The photos were taken with either a Canon EOS T3, Olympus point and shoot, or my iPhone. I shot the video with my little Olympus on a RAM mount attached to the dodger hand rail. (Not HD unfortunately) Clearly the best part of the video is the music. Play it loud and enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E0QMFxa-Aw Go easy on my movie making skills, this is my first stab at it. C&C relevance: at Club Island we anchored beside what looks like a beautiful C&C 32. I'll let the aficionado's debate the model. Hopefully the Great Lakes sailors will re-live some of last summer. Peter Delean Drifter II C&C 30 Mk1
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