Day 2: Long Day

 What a day! After over 13 hours of sailing, with much stronger wind and 3-6 ft. chop, we have anchored in Frankfort. 

So far, we've traveled 87 nautical miles in the last two days. Lots of beautiful dunes today.


There were a couple points today that made my heart race but Blue Jay is pretty solid and built for heavy weather. I was glad for life jackets, especially as Chad was reefing the mainsail (while I wS praying and mentally reviewing Man Over Board recovery procedures).

We hit our speed records of over 7.3 knots, though we stayed pretty steady around 6 knots throughout the day.

Wind was ranging anywhere from 6-13 mph, gusting to 17 mph as we were coming into Frankfort's channel...while trying to avoid a bunch of kite surfers!

Another first was using our gimbled stove for breakfast coffee and prepping dinner. Nice to have some amenities. 

After dinner, we took our dinghy (Little Bird) to the beach for a refreshing swim.

Chad went for an early bed and I'm reading and listening to the live band at the wedding across the harbor. 

We'll be staying in Frankfort tomorrow,  hoping to get a slip at the municipal marina. The big lake is going to be (supposed to be) pretty churned after tonight's little storm. It'll be nice to visit some shops and test out my land legs. :)


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