My Song
| Vessel Name: | My Song |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Hunter 30 |
| Hailing Port: | Tawas Bay, Michigan soon to be San Carlos, Mexico |
| Crew: | My Children, Craig, Trevor, Noel , Rachel, Katie and my awesome wife Delmarie |
| About: | Family and friends who will be joining at various points to keep the boat full and the captain entertained. All of my fun friends are invited. Now looking for crew. come join my adventure. |
| Extra: | My adventure of a lifetime that I wish to share with all my friends. Fair winds or hard on the nose at least I am moving in a different and sometimes unkown direction. |
09 January 2012 | Still in Oak Harbor
A Stones throw away
Last Thursday as we were about to depart Oak Harbor for the 15 mile crossing of Lake Pantchartrain the fog again rolled in. As we learn about sailing plans,, always have a backup. My Song is still at Oak Harbor and today I became a resident.
05 January 2012 | Sidell, LA
Oak Harbor
Long sail yesterday ,, Biloxi, MI to Lake Pontchartrain,, 50 nm.
03 January 2012 | Daulphin Island
Marriage proposal
The proposal video is a large file that Noel had trouble uploading. To see it go to Nole Gingerich on facebook or check it out here.
31 December 2011 | dauphin island
FOG
Sailing plans are made to change every few minutes. Woke at daylight with plans to spend New years Eve in Gulfport, MS only to find the boat engulfed in pea soup fog. By 2pm all plans of moving anywhere were aborted a second anchor was placed at 90 degrees to the main anchor and Noel & Andrea went [...]
30 December 2011 | Dauphin Island, AL
Sailed all day
Today was one of those sails you remember for a lifetime. Full sail, steady southwest winds, 30 miles across Mobile bay, good company with Andrea and Noel.
Merry Christmas
Now I want to thank everyone who has supported and followed "the trip" here on sailblogs. Especially those who actually sailed with me; Earl & Diane who made the Great Lakes leg fun. My sons Trevor, Craig and Noel who were invaluable installing the engine in Muskegon. Captain Ron for sailing on the meanest of rivers in terrible weather. Keith & Heather who shadowed me in their trimanan Star Hunter for the lower 600 miles or so to Mobile, Al. Also the many new friends I have met along the way. Which has been the greatest benefit of the adventure , all the kind and helpfull souls at every turn of the river, be they other boaters doing a similar trip to marina operators to towboat captains asisting My Song in passing on the rivers.
Merry Christmas
Michael Gingerich
