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
Tag Archives: Cruising
On our way home from Providence last April, we stopped to visit our friends Sheila and Mike in Bel Air, Maryland. … 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
Once upon a time, in the early 1970’s I decided to build a sailboat “Someday”. … 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
Hwy 321 bridge We decided to stick closer to home this year as our 16 weeks on the road last year was really taxing and we had little time to enjoy East Tennessee. After all, we did move here to … Continue reading
Our cruising club scheduled a two night trip to Chattanooga in January and Mary & I decided to celebrate our 22nd anniversary a week early on the trip. The Delta Queen is a real stern wheeler built in the 1920’s for … Continue reading
04 April 2010 | Tellico Lake Easter sail Beautiful day 70+, light winds, significant trafic on the lake (now I remember why I only want to sail on weekdays). We sailed North from the yacht club to Tanasi clubhouse then back … Continue reading