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Friday and yesterday were bittersweet Fall days for Mary and I. We moved Silver Lining from her home slip at the Tellico Village Yacht Club to our storage space here in the village. We do this every year but this … Continue reading
Category Archives: Ship’s Log
After a couple of months of travels – both expected and unexpected, we finally took a decent sail. 5+ hours and lunch down river at Tanasi. Great day. Check the video below. Sailing on the river. … Continue reading
When it comes to boy toys (and boats in particular) the tendency is to consider that bigger is better. The last couple of days has reminded me of the fallacy of that argument. We hauled Silver Lining home a couple of … Continue reading
It has been a couple of months since I posted anything here and I really can’t say why, we’ve been busy (but not all that busy). … Continue reading
Starting off April right, Mary and I took a nice little sail down the lake for several miles then back up to Tanasi for lunch. It was kind of a shakedown cruise for 2012 and things went remarkably well – … Continue reading
We headed out to the yacht club for a short afternoon sail but found VERY gusty winds 15-25kts. Too high for our small boat and our lack of practice. We ended up working a bit on the galley cabinet pattern. … Continue reading
In keeping with our decision to get off our duffs and actually sail our boat this year, Mary and I took advantage of a beautiful January day for our first sail of the year. Conditions were mild at about 49 … Continue reading
Our neighbors Faye & Karl invited us to accompany them on a trip up Tellico to the end of navigable water near Chilhowee Dam (about 22 miles up-stream from our yacht club). Of course, we were delighted and yesterday … Continue reading
We finally got a break from the incredibly hot & humid weather and an evening without too high a percentage of thunderstorms so the first mate and the skipper decided to dust off Silver Lining for a sunset cruise. Just a … Continue reading
In mid June, we picked up our 17-year-old grandson Zackary for a week of sailing on Tellico Lake. This was the first time Mary and I had him to ourselves for a full week. The winds we less than exciting but … Continue reading