Hi Roger, I hope your recovery picks up speed so you can enjoy the trip to
Apostle Islands.  We would all enjoy hearing about it.  Hopefully Greece
opens up so we can look forward to hearing more of Chris G's adventures
abroad.

We've got a few trips planned.  A couple of these I have mentioned earlier
on the list.

   - Some sailing classes in San Francisco in late May / early June
   - Charter from Traverse City in late June / early July.  This time we
   are going with another couple that are also sailors we plan to make it out
   of Grand Traverse Bay and up to Charlevoix.  If the weather permits, we'll
   make it over to Beaver Island.  If we get there, then I'll look for the
   signs that your son made for trails awhile ago.
   - A sailing class in August out of Bayfield, Wisconsin to somewhere
   across Lake Superior with some local sailor friends.  I appreciate the
   insight you provided on considerations for this trip.
   - One or two road trips with my Rhodes to larger lakes in the region.
   Probably over labor day weekend but perhaps another one earlier in the
   season.  We might make it down to one of the larger lakes in Kansas.  Now
   that I've got my own tow vehicle it makes it easier to plan a trip.

Fortunately my wife likes sailing and doesn't mind me spending a lot of
time at the lake.  She's looking forward to sailing season as well,
especially since it has such a positive impact on my mood :)

Next year I may do a longer road trip with my Rhodes.  I'm working my way
up as I get used to towing.   Sometime in the next few years, I would like
to take my Rhodes up to Lake Mille Lacs in Minnesota and do a
circumnavigation.  It's a relatively big body of water for the midwest if
you set aside the Great Lakes.  At the link below, you can see a trip
report from someone that has done that:
http://www.altenberg.com/gary/MilleLacs/

It would be interesting to hear about the adventures from other folks on
the list.

Jesse Shumaker
S/V Zephyr

On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 9:49 AM ROGER PIHLAJA <Roger_Pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> So, here we are on Palm Sunday, 2021.  What are everyone’s plans for a
> summer cruise?
>
> My plan for a Great Circle Loop High Adventure Sailing/Sea Kayaking Tour
> Of Apostle Islands National Lakeshore continues to move forward.  Last
> week, I was able to reserve a special campsite at Little Sand Bay
> Campground on the tip of the Bayfield Peninsula for the beginning put-in
> and ending take-out.  After consultation with the campground manager, it
> turns out campsite #40 has an unused grassy area next to the campsite where
> we can park S/V Dynamic Equilibrium fully rigged on its trailer.  Not only
> can we use the boat as a pop top camper; but, site #40 has unobstructed
> access to/from the launch ramp.  So, we don’t have to rig/unrig the boat at
> the launch ramp.  Little Sand Bay Campground will also let us park 2
> vehicles + the empty boat trailer in their parking lot while we’re out on
> the water.
>
> The National Park Service only reserves backcountry campsites out in the
> Apostle Islands 1 month in advance.  I will have to set my alarm clock
> early on June 22-24, 2021 to make sure I get on-line and reserve the
> campsites I want.
>
> I have the design for the kayak towing harness finished and I’ve started
> accumulating pieces/parts.  After doing some research and modeling, I think
> a towing harness that lines the 4 boats up side-by-side will tow the best,
> be the most seaworthy configuration, and the easiest to deal with around
> the marina and on the beach.  But, I plan to do some tow testing with S/V
> Dynamic Equilibrium in late May or early June in Ross Lake, about 12 miles
> from my house.  I have finished the 4 cockpit covers with their around the
> hull retaining straps and verified fit/security on each of the kayaks.
> Losing a cockpit cover and filling the cockpit with water on Lake Superior
> might be the start of a bad day on the water!
>
> But, my biggest potential show stopper issue is me.  As many of you know,
> I am 67 years old with A-Fib and 2 arthritic knees.  I have a pacemaker and
> last month, I had my 2nd Cardiac Ablation procedure.  For those of you not
> familiar with a Cardiac Ablation, it involves making an incision in your
> groin, snaking a catheter-like probe up the big vein in your leg back into
> the heart, and then selectively electrocuting the biological pacemaker
> cells that are causing the A-Fib.  It stops the A-Fib; but, you are left
> with electrical burns and scar tissue inside the heart.  6 weeks after the
> Cardiac Ablation procedure, I still tire easily and have very poor aerobic
> stamina.  I have a lot of rehab work to do in order to be ready for the
> High Adventure Trip in July.
>
> So, what cruise trips are everyone else planning?
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
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