Zingara: December 2011

Shoestring

Congratulations go out to the Captain and Crew of the sailing vessel Shoestring who just finished a 3000 nautical mile voyage from Whitby Ontario to Nassau Bahamas. Great job Guys!! You can read about their trip by clicking on the link at the left of the page.

Summer 2011

After Zingara was launched in the spring of 2011 it was time to move back on board for the summer and GO SAILING. My first sail however would not be on Zingara but rather on a friends boat named Coracle. David & Karen had built this boat, over seven years, in the town of Minden Ontario; you can’t get any more land locked then that. The boat is a 54’ Bruce Roberts Spray design and made of steel. They had Coracle trucked to Whitby were they launched her and then spent the summer outfitting her. In the fall of 2010 they headed out for their knew home in Bayside Nova Scotia. Due to bad weather they were forced to haul Coracle in Gasp Bay were they left her for the winter. In the Spring of 2011 Jennot, Gord and myself joined Dave & Karen in Gaspe bay to help sail her home. Here are a few pictures of the trip.

Another sunset

Now that is a Travel Lift

Confederation Bridgle PEI

Pierce Rock

Lake Ontario 300

Once home from the East coast it was time to finish re-building the mast and stepping and tuning her. After this it was time to go sailing again, and again not on Zingara. It was time for the annual Lake Ontario 300. This is a race around Lake Ontario and as its name indicated its 300 nautical miles non-stop around Lake Ontario. The boat that I race on is a 1978 Viking 33’, old but very fast!!!! Much like me, old that is. Her are a few pictures.

Definition of sleep depravation, you will sleep anywhere

Zingara’s turn to sail

(or should I say Vicki’s)

Our holidays would take us east to the 1000 islands of Kingston and Gananoque for two weeks. Three other boats from our pier and Terry & Christine from pier 7 all headed out at the same time. We spent the next two weeks bumping into each other in different anchorages. Here are a few pictures of our trip.