Sailing Nokomis

25 February 2015 | Barker's Island Marina
14 February 2015 | I do not know where I am
12 February 2015 | Cracker Boy Marina
03 February 2015 | Cracker Boy Marina
01 February 2015 | Riviera Beach Marina
31 January 2015 | West Palm Beach
30 January 2015 | West Palm Beach
25 January 2015 | Mid-Atlantic
18 January 2015 | Sailing past Tarifa
10 January 2015 | Tivat, Montenegro
07 January 2015 | Monfalcone, Italy
03 January 2015 | Aegean Sea
27 December 2014 | Gemlik, Turkey
21 December 2014 | Or is she?
12 November 2014 | Ronda
08 November 2014 | Gibraltar
31 October 2014 | On the beach
28 October 2014 | Lagos
24 October 2014 | Lagos, Portugal
23 October 2014 | West coast of Portugal

Storm of the century

30 October 2013 | Ipswich
Vicki
Actually, it was the worst storm in 26 years. Strong winds, lots of trees down. Phil, the guy who runs the marina, was driving and a tree came down on his car hood, bounced, and came down on the back of the car. Talk about split-second luck. I was out on the bow of Nokomis adding chafe guard to the dock lines when we had the biggest blast of the storm. Between the strong wind and the boat tilting so far to the side, I had to crouch down and hold onto the lifelines. Then I saw huge chunks of white styrofoam go floating by. Turns out the building just outside the marina was losing its outside wall. You can see the damage in the picture above. If you look carefully in the upper right-side you can see someone rappelling down the side, checking out the damage. That is the building with the dance studio, and the ballet class I take was cancelled for the night! Trains could not run for a couple of days and people were without electricity for up to four days. But we had no damage.
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Vessel Name: Nokomis
Vessel Make/Model: Pacific Seacraft Crealock 37
Hailing Port: Minneapolis, MN USA
Crew: Vicki & Paul
About: Vicki and Paul Have sailed Nokomis on Lake Superior from 2002 until 2011.
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Beside sailing they enjoy nature hikes, cross country skiing, bicycling, and to kayak. In 2011 we sailed through the Great Lakes and have put Nokomis up for the winter in North Tonnawanda, NY. 2012 begins our grand adventure... sailing out the St. Lawrence onto Newfoundland and the [...]
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