We had a house on Lake Superior. The waters are freezing cold year round.
I watched Matt's "Sunfish Sailboat Camping" about two weeks ago.If you have ever wanted to go cruising on a Sunfish, you owe it to yourself to check this series out! I am planning my first Minifish cruise, and I was able to pick out a number of helpful ideas. One thing is for certain: Lake Superior is too much for me! I think I will stick to calmer, more predictable Destinations!
I suggest everyone here click to get this Sail Amsterdam picture to "Full Image". There are two large square-riggers in the pic and at least two schooners.Thanks for the compliments Cactus Cowboy. The Dutch are indeed grazy about sailing and boats. To illustrate this feeling: Here's a picture of 'Sail Amsterdam', an event that takes place every 5 years and everything that floats will be on the waters then.
For most of history, sailboats were workhorses. It is nice we can enjoy them today purely for fun.I live in Huizen in the Netherlands, a smaill town that used to be a little village near the sea. Most of the people were fishermen and sailed the 'Zuiderzee' (Southsea) in their 'Huizer botters'. The fleet used to be more than 100 boats. We still have some 'Huizer Botters, some are 100 years old and somtimes older and still sail!
I’m intrigued by these sailboats:I particularly like these slender Portuguese sailboats.