Sailing, life, smoked fish.
Points A, C, and Bingo!
Or, 3 points equal a plane but they also equal a line
by Skipper Mary
9.15.11
September 15 is a good day in that last year I left for a there-and-back to Cedar River and this year cruised around Green Island. …
Communication
Like, “Ease the main!” and “Wasn’t this what we drank
in high school?”
by Skipper Mary
“Remember what you see” — Groove Armada
8.28-30.11 to Egg Harbor and playing
We cast off and headed east to a place Toast had yet to visit on our cruises around the bay. …
New Experiences
by Skipper Mary
Boat, food, words and design—mostly good stuff.
AT THE HELM
When Connie emailed, “Let’s go sailing,” I packed my bag. Jeff and I had once sailed with her and Ronn on their Gulf 32, Waseekaa, when our hosts graciously allowed Keksi to join us.
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Winter's End
by Skipper Mary
Revision was launched May 6. Lots of water in the Menominee but got the boat docked without incident, i.e., no smearing of the vinyl Revision. Dennis, who rode over with me, didn't even need to leap to the dock!
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Turbulent Waters
by Skipper Mary
"You *%&# Socialist!"
—passing motorist
Rhinelander—This time last year it was ice-out with temps in the 70s. This year, spring’s been chillier, and the figurative waters have been turbulent. …
Asian Carp Public Hearing—Green Bay
by Skipper Mary
January 25, 2 p.m., Northeast Technical College
Army Corps of Engineers
The Feds know how to put on a show: Personal welcomes and introductions with handshakes and smiling faces, detailed and colorful informational banners, handouts, impressive titles, and the proverbial powerpoint.
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Tennis, anyone?
By Skipper Mary
"Now, if the developers can just get by our state’s pesky snarl of permits and restrictions, the resort to be known as Anna’s Vineyard may become a reality we can all enjoy on what currently is mostly a brushy wasteland in the Bay of Green Bay. …
Highlights of Stuff 2010
by Skipper Mary
SEE THE HOME PAGE FOR INFO ON JANUARY 25, 2011 ASIAN CARP PUBLIC HEARING
Now on to the fun stuff...
GUEST CONTRIBUTORS
One thing I'd like to do with this site is get a variety of sailing stories posted. …
Haul-Out, Poetry & Punk
In a newly minted Clean Marina
by Skipper Mary
Big birds flying across the sky,
Throwing shadows on our eyes.
Leave us
Helpless, helpless, helpless
—Neil Young
October 6—The dog's tags jingled as we made our way to the boat, this walk we've made for five years, a marker, of sorts.
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Fifty Miles of Fluid Dynamics
Cedar River with Helga, Quark and the grid
by Skipper Mary
9.15-18.10
Marinette — Cedar River — Marinette
50 miles or so
5 to 6 knots boat speed
The only reason to come here
is to watch the unimportant happen
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Rock, Paint, Steel & Yarn: Art Around the Bay
Fish Creek, Sturgeon Bay, the New Egg Harbor, and Revision
4th week of August, 2010
by Skipper Mary
Painting is so poetic, while sculpture is more logical and scientific and makes you worry about gravity.
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5-Day Cruise & A Superior Flashback While my old buddy falls in love with the bay
by Skipper Mary
Golden Years, Gold Whop Whop Whop
Look at that sky, life's begun
nights are warm and the days are young
—David Bowie
July 9-13, 2010
Marinette—Cedar River—Washington Island—Sister Bay—Fish Creek—Marinette
First Solo of 2010
A bright day for a tack and a half
by Skipper Mary
Daysail to Green Island and back
65º course/18 kts max wind
6 kts boat speed
Left the dock at 8 a.m., shoving off myself, with the wind coming off the bow. …
Rocking Our World
Newlyweds, new tones and a storm
by Skipper Mary
6.22.10
Sail from Marinette to Sturgeon Bay
65º starboard 10 kt air
5 to 6 kts boat speed
This is the kind of sailing one dreams about—sunny skies, steady winds and streaming telltales. …
Abby Sunderland, I Salute You
Fame is a fickle food —Emily Dickinson
by Skipper Mary
Recently, you may have heard news about a California 16-year-old's sail around half the world.
Abby Sunderland's grand adventure didn't register with me until reaction to her distress signal splashed across the screens. …
Helga the Hodag's Sail
Helga is rail...er, lifeline meat
6.3.10
Blue sky
10 knot air
1 foot waves
No other boats
13 miles out and back at 60º
45º N 087º W —Connie and I motored downriver passing more offloaded wind turbine bases to port and, to starboard, some people from Rhinelander who were somewhere in the wetland near the river’s mouth. …
Secchi Disk and the Bay's Drinkability
By Skipper Mary
Revision has assumed the role of research vessel and the question about drinking the bay's water straight has been answered.
Ah! A bit of science!
SECCHI DISK
On loan from UW Extension's Citizen Lake Monitoring Network, the 8" black and white metal disk with the line marked in 1' increments had been in our basement for 15 years.
…Launching with Helga
by Skipper Mary
Launch took place May 6th and we are delighted to have a new crew member, Helga Hodag, aboard. On loan from the Rhinelander District Library Children's Department, Helga comes with tips and a due date. …
I Brake For Sailboats
by Skipper Mary
Just stuck this on my car's bumper after designing it on my Mac and ordering a one-off online.
It complements the other stickers: a red, white and blue UP; a ghost (really faded) rainbow trout, and; the blue and white Hyvää Päivää¨ (rescued from our old refrigerator) which means Good Day a.k.a Hi, in Finnish.
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Cheery Things
by Skipper Mary
OPENING DAY
The Brewers host the Rockies so I'm wearing my home game jersey. Yo Gallardo is pitching and last year we saw him back in fine form after recovering from from his 2008 collision with first baseman Prince Fielder.
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