the Great Lakes trip it will be in 2025. We hope to uproot and move, the boat will be paid for, and we'll have my USCG retirement and her disability to carry us financially for a summer.
Next year I'll have to join the Great Lakes Cruising Association and see how feasible my plan is. My original plan was to sail from Duluth to Chicago, but Lake Superior sounded far more challenging, and at the time the wolves had all but disappeared from Isle Royale (US FWS has since introduced more). The kicker was when I realized I'd have to push against prevailing winds in the Strait of Mackinac. Plus I promised my wife we'd marina hop the whole way and it wouldn't work in Superior.
I know I can take the challenge and the boat would handle it, but still not sure about the wife and kids.
I'm always glad to hear that folks have a good opinion of Compac. The 27 is definitely more complex than the 23 I had originally, but I love the stability and my wife likes the AC we installed and a real head.
Are you going to submit a longer write up with pictures to any magazines? Currently I only take SAILING. SAIL and Cruising World were working a bit too hard to protect the feelings if the right wingers who subscribe. But that's another long discussion.
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