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Summer of 2013
Well its been awhile, I know.
We had a great sailing season this years and the weather was great, hot and lots of sun. We headed West this year and discovered the Western end of Lake Ontario. Or plan was to stay a few nights in as many Harbours as we could but this all changed when we pulled into Niagara on the Lake, our first stop. http://www.niagarasailing.on.ca/017/main.html We ended up staying seven nights on a Ball at Niagara on the Lake Marina. There was just to much to see and do in Niagara, biking and walking the town of Niagara on the Lake, Wine tours and of course sampling the wines. We have advanced from beginner samplers to the more professional approach of sampling. The difference being we sample by the bottle not by the glass!
After our seven day wine tour we spent the next week Gunk holing back to our home Port of Port Whitby. On our return trip we sailed into a flotilla of sailboats participating in the Golden Horse rally. http://www.ghyra.org/ This rally is more geared to the cruiser and not the racer and these sailors were having way to much fun for Vick and I not to join in 2013. So if the Stars are aligned next year we plan on joining this six day festival. On our last day of sailing Vicki had her first real taste of really bad weather. We came through it with fling colours and she can add it to her resume. This was a storm that would have seen most sailing couples parting ways when it comes to sailing. We hove to and went down below and had a hot lunch until the storm passed. I am a lucky guy!!
The boat projects are still ongoing and I am getting tired of talking about them but I keep telling myself its better to do them up here than try and do them down South. One thing I have found is that Sailors in Canada are getting it up the ASS when it comes to prices. As soon as something comes across the boarder you can add 15 to 20% to the price as compared to the USA price. Free Trade, Bull Shit! I have decided that I will do all the structural refits in Canada and wait until we take the boat South to purchase the other items. That is as long as our dollar stays strong.
We had a great sailing season this years and the weather was great, hot and lots of sun. We headed West this year and discovered the Western end of Lake Ontario. Or plan was to stay a few nights in as many Harbours as we could but this all changed when we pulled into Niagara on the Lake, our first stop. http://www.niagarasailing.on.ca/017/main.html We ended up staying seven nights on a Ball at Niagara on the Lake Marina. There was just to much to see and do in Niagara, biking and walking the town of Niagara on the Lake, Wine tours and of course sampling the wines. We have advanced from beginner samplers to the more professional approach of sampling. The difference being we sample by the bottle not by the glass!
After our seven day wine tour we spent the next week Gunk holing back to our home Port of Port Whitby. On our return trip we sailed into a flotilla of sailboats participating in the Golden Horse rally. http://www.ghyra.org/ This rally is more geared to the cruiser and not the racer and these sailors were having way to much fun for Vick and I not to join in 2013. So if the Stars are aligned next year we plan on joining this six day festival. On our last day of sailing Vicki had her first real taste of really bad weather. We came through it with fling colours and she can add it to her resume. This was a storm that would have seen most sailing couples parting ways when it comes to sailing. We hove to and went down below and had a hot lunch until the storm passed. I am a lucky guy!!
The boat projects are still ongoing and I am getting tired of talking about them but I keep telling myself its better to do them up here than try and do them down South. One thing I have found is that Sailors in Canada are getting it up the ASS when it comes to prices. As soon as something comes across the boarder you can add 15 to 20% to the price as compared to the USA price. Free Trade, Bull Shit! I have decided that I will do all the structural refits in Canada and wait until we take the boat South to purchase the other items. That is as long as our dollar stays strong.
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Fall and winter project for Zingara
- refinish sole flooring as well as adding storage under floor.
- replacing sanitary lines in forward head, aft head was done in winter 2011.
- reinstall A/C
- Cut out anchor locker and re-design new one. The present one is to shallow to add a Windless.
- remove, re-bed and reseal Keel, this is a biggie and I will post a blog on this alone.
This should keep me out of trouble for the winter, fingers crossed. (:
Vicki and I wish all a MERRY CHRISTMAS and Happy New year and hope see you on the water.
D&V
