We left around 7pm and sailed to Lincoln Marina. We just had kids 5 and 6 with us. The winds were pretty strong, and the waves 2-3 feet. Under main sail alone, we made about 5 1/2 mph.We'd never...
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My least favorite part of any trip is the last night. I find myself tempted to thing about the following day being the end of the trip. So I am careful not to spend time thinking about it....
Buddy-boating with my brother's powerboat caused me some anxiety. My foremost worry was that my crew (my kids) would decide they preferred power boating, mutiny, and be reluctant to come sailing in...
Beach camping was something new to us. Our family backpacks together and has camped often, but camping on a beach is very different. Between our 2 families we had 3 sleeping tents, 3 shade tents, and...
We spent several days sailing on Lake Mead, and it was easily one of the best vacations I have ever had. I forced myself to leave the cell phone in the car (not that I would expect to get coverage in...
It was unusually warm today, and the family was begging to go sailing. (Like, do they really think they need to beg??) I advised the kids that it was probably too cold to swim, but undaunted, they...