Sailing South, sand dunes to port
Eileen and Shiloh on the foredeck on our way 0ut. The clouds to the west were several miles away. We kept a close eye on them!
Teresa and Jamie
We only sailed 5 nautical miles on this outing as the storm clouds continued their trek eastward.
We had to wait for this ship to clear the channel before we could head back to Lake Mac. If you look closely, you will see a sailboat just off the port stern of this freighter. That is Tim and Julie's Benetau 36.
The Snooks joined us for a nice evening cruise on Lake Michigan. We had nice south-westerlies that calmed as we approached sunset. We ended up sailing over 10 nautical miles. Greg and Gesa brought dinner which we enjoyed while under full sail. We got attacked by houseflies that bite. They came out of nowhere 2-3 miles offshore.
Here is a pic of another boat to the west of us as we were preparing to drop our rags. Consider it a postcard to you!
This ship comes by our marina often. There is some industry on Lake Macatawa (errrr.....Lake Macatoilet). This shot is from our dock and the ship is at the mouth of the channel on its way out to Lake Michigan.
Here we are under full sail (last weekend). Our friends Kevin and Deb shared these shots with us. Eileen, Jamie and I sailed today in 20+ kts and 2'-4' waves. She handled well under reefed main and genoa. Plenty of speed and clean air! 
Sue and Gene in the galley 
Well Bri...you made the blog! What fun we had with you! Thanks for visiting us so much!
Group shot at the Piper Restaurant. Thanks again Sue and Gene!
Me and my mate!
Of course, we saved room for ice cream. Eileen and Bri getting cozy with Captain Sundae!
What a day on the lake! Strong, steady winds out of the south, under full sail. Eileen, Jamie and I sailed on this tack for about an hour and a half. We could have sailed to Chicago without tacking!!!
Okay Steve, we are cutting loose at 6.2 kts! Had her up to 7.1 kts!
This is Kevin and Deb's boat "Grace" a Capri 26. They are also on D-Dock.
Sarah, an accoplished sailor is at the helm under full sail. Winds were light out of the NW. It was actually warm on the lake today! Lake temp is still in the 40's, but headed in the right direction!
Hal takes a turn at the wheel. We had to wipe the bugs off of his teeth!
Jamie endures yet another sailing adventure!
Ahh, what a way to cap off an afternoon out on the lake! This is the smaller of two hot tubs at our marina (right next to the heated pool).
