Last Chance ... A Two Year Journey

Leaving the Great Lakes for a Caribbean/Pacific adventure

26 June 2020 | Beaver Island
24 June 2020 | Mackinac Island
21 June 2020 | Off Racine
02 May 2020 | Larsen Marine
17 August 2019 | Half way across the lake and back
20 July 2019 | Sturgeon Bay, WI
15 July 2019 | Start of Hook Race off Racine, Wi
24 June 2019 | Mackinac Island
16 June 2019 | Waukegan Harbor
30 May 2019 | Somewhere off Waukegan
29 April 2019 | Waukegan, IL
14 February 2019 | George Town, Exumas
12 February 2019 | Great Galliot Cay
11 February 2019 | Sampson Cay, Exumas, Bahamas
09 February 2019 | Big Majors Spot
08 February 2019 | Near Midway Airport, Chicago
01 January 2019 | Larsen Marine
19 November 2018 | Hanover Park, IL

Last major steps completed

06 July 2017 | Larsen Marine
I am at Larsen Marine today. I have finished the last four major projects. The ocean genoa is hoisted and furled, ready to go. I replaced the CNG tank for the stove. Got the last one before the Mac racers, even though I made sure two weeks ago there would for sure be a tank for me. I cleaned out the hold where the tank goes, throwing out the last styrofoam lining the hull. In this case it blocked the drainage access to the bilge. So it was wet. Removed the wet filth and lined the bottom with DriDek. Got a topping lift installed. This was a new item. It is needed to protect the solar arch. It keeps the boom from drooping too low while sailing and therefore when the boom swings across, it clobbers and destroys the arch. Yesterday, the boom tent was dropped off (see photo for this blog). This is critical to keeping the sun off the deck so one doesn't bake down below. It will also be used to collect rain water. So all my critical items are now checked off. What is left is checking out the dinghy and organizing/removing what is currently on the boat and stowing provisions.
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Vessel Name: Last Chance
Vessel Make/Model: Islander 36 (1979)
Hailing Port: Waukegan, Illinois
Last Chance's Photos - Main
21 Photos
Created 1 February 2019
3 Photos
Created 22 July 2018
18 Photos
Created 8 April 2018
31 Photos
Created 22 January 2018
Traveling down the Chesapeake and the East Coast
53 Photos
Created 11 September 2017
Erie Canal and Hudson River
33 Photos
Created 18 August 2017
Great Lakes part of the journey.
45 Photos
Created 15 July 2017
Boat prep and races prior to departure
12 Photos
Created 14 June 2017