We are approaching mid-June and Gaviidae is still inside waiting impatiently for us to finish our various boat projects. The Loon is ready to jump in the water, yesterday. She really does not care about the finishing touches that are not quite done yet, she just wants to splash! So,…
Spring officially arrived for the crew of s/v Gaviidae early on the morning of Tuesday, April 19. That’s when Gaviidae was lifted from her cradle at Pikes Bay Marina near Bayfield, WI, and lowered into the still-icy water of Lake Superior. She spent the long Northwoods winter hibernating and doubtless…
Mother Nature is being kind to us this year; two nice weather trips to Bayfield between late March and early April allowed us to get all of the spring launch prep work done – got word this morning that Gaviidae was launched and is now securely in her slip. Last…
The weather looked promising, with temperatures targeted at 60 degrees and only a 10% chance of rain. So we packed the car with everything that we had ready to head to Bayfield and set out. Our first task was to remove the winter cover which required much bending, hefting, reaching,…
