Hi Roger, I had good experiences on both trips to the Apostle Islands this
summer and learned a lot.  Your request gave me an excuse to do a brief
writeup on the trips including an overview, general info, and some
photos..  You can access that at the following link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11de_-DynpiEc6D-zMGJbfU9BvzTBvDDK/view?usp=sharing

I will definitely return to these sailing grounds.  I would really like to
make a trip to Grand Marais and Isle Royale.  If there's any specific info
you're looking for that I didn't cover in the attached document, please let
me know and I'll try to help.

Jesse Shumaker
S/V Zephyr

On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 8:55 AM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:

> Hi Jessie,
>
> Before I propose the idea of a Sailing/Kayaking High Adventure Trip in the
> Apostle Islands next summer to my family, I would like to have some local
> knowledge about the archipelago.  From your recent charter trip, do you
> have any insights regarding good anchorages, transient boat slips,
> restaurants, grocery stores, marinas, etc.; especially in the outer
> islands?  Do you have a good navigation reference resource?
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
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> From: Jesse Shumaker<mailto:jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 4:23 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] sailing in Grand Traverse Bay in Michigan
>
> Jeanneau 379.  Definitely bigger than what we need, and a couple of steps
> up from the Jeanneau 33 that we chartered in Apostle Islands, but that is
> what is available on short notice.  We'll have some family on board, one of
> which is a sailor out of Traverse City so that will be helpful.  I'm
> curious to try the IMF on a larger boat.  Our itinerary will depend on
> weather conditions.
>
> Jesse Shumaker
> S/V Zephyr
>
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 2:41 PM Tom Van Heule <
> tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:
>
> > What are you chartering?
> >
> > I spent 20+ years in west michigan.  Beautiful.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 6:05 PM Jesse Shumaker <
> > jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > My wife and I had sailing plans out west, but that has been rescheduled
> > due
> > > to the wildfires and resulting air quality.  I really feel bad for
> > > everyone affected by that on top of everything else delivered by this
> > crazy
> > > year of 2020.
> > >
> > > We swiftly changed plans and will be chartering a sailboat out of
> > Traverse
> > > City, Michigan
> > > later this month.  We're actually going to be up there again in the
> > middle
> > > of next summer.  We have some family nearby that will be joining us on
> > > board for part of the trip.  For this round we plan on spending most of
> > the
> > > time within Grand Traverse Bay and going as far North as Charlevoix or
> > > possibly Harbor Point in Little Traverse Bay.  Next summer we would
> like
> > to
> > > make it over to Beaver Island if weather permits.
> > >
> > > For the first day, we're going to hire a captain and practice docking
> and
> > > other boat handling since this will be a bigger boat for us.  We had to
> > go
> > > with what was available on short notice but end of season discounts
> help.
> > > It has IMF so it will be interesting to try that on a bigger boat.
> > >
> > > Tentative plan:
> > > Thursday  9/24 1 Captain - spend the night at Elmwood Marina in
> Traverse
> > > City
> > > Friday    9/25 2 Power Island & Sutton's Bay
> > > Saturday  9/26 3 Northport / Old Mission Bay
> > > Sunday    9/27 4 Charleviox / Harbor Point in Little Traverse Bay
> > > Monday    9/28 5 Omena Bay / Ingalls Bay
> > > Tuesday   9/29 6 Elk Rapids / Old Mission
> > > Wednesday 9/30 7 Return to Traverse City
> > >
> > > Would anyone on the list happen to be familiar with the area and have
> any
> > > recommendations?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jesse Shumaker
> > > S/V Zephyr
> > >
> >
>
>