Life aboard Leprechaun

Cruising towards our dream, in search of the pot o'gold

19 July 2012 | Bayfield and Twin Cities
13 July 2012 | Houghton, MI
12 July 2012 | Outer Keweenaw, MI
11 July 2012 | Marquette, MI
10 July 2012 | Munising, MI
09 July 2012 | Grand Marais, MI
08 July 2012 | Whitefish Point
06 July 2012 | Sault Ste. Marie, MI
05 July 2012 | DeTour Village, MI
04 July 2012 | Roger City, MI
03 July 2012 | Presque Isle, MI
02 July 2012 | Harrisville, MI
01 July 2012 | East Tawas, MI
30 June 2012 | Harbor Beach, MI
29 June 2012 | Port Sanilac, MI
28 June 2012 | Lake St. Clair, MI
27 June 2012 | Lake St. Clair, MI
26 June 2012 | Grosse Ile, MI
25 June 2012 | Put in Bay, OH
23 June 2012

On the road again

14 April 2010 | Church Creek, SC
John and Cheryl
Cheryl's Notes:

We left Beaufort, SC this morning at 9:00 am. We had to wait for the first opening of the Sister's Island Bridge. We motored up to Church Creek where we had anchored on the way south. Our day went the same as our previous days. It was calm in the morning when we left, but by noon the wind started to pick up and was on our nose for the rest of the trip. We hit another very skinny spot at low tide. I can see why some cruisers only move a few miles each day. They move only with high water. I am really glad that the tide changes get smaller the farther north we go. It was 8 feet in Georgia, by Charleston it will be 6 feet and just north of Georgetown, SC it will be down to 4 feet.

We anchored by 4:15 pm, and the wind blew most of the night.

John's Notes:

Not exactly an eventful day. Any day you don't hit bottom has got to be a good day though. We are getting pretty good at finding anchorages. All we have to do is look at our chart plotter and find where we anchored before on the way down.
Comments
Vessel Name: Leprechaun
Vessel Make/Model: 1999 Catalina 36mkII
Hailing Port: Bayfield, WI
Crew: John and Cheryl
About: John grew up in San Francisco and received his first boat for his seventh birthday. He has owned a boat since that day. His father and grandfather were both ship captains. His dream has always been to live on the water and travel to new places and spend his retirement years cruising.
Extra:
Cheryl started dating John ten years ago. On their third date he uttered the words that would change her life forever. "Did I mention that I own a boat?" She fell in love with John and her love of sailing quickly followed. When he mentioned his retirement dreams, she was the first to say "Let's [...]

The Crew

Who: John and Cheryl
Port: Bayfield, WI