We stumbled across the Peterborough Yacht Club on Clear Lake. We joined, fell in love with sailing, and spent our summers learning to sail dinghies. (more…)

Successful completion of Sail Canada’s Coastal Navigation.

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We buy our first sailboat without a plan on where we were going to store it or how we were going to transport it.

We trailer our boat to Lakefield Marina on the Otonabee River (Trent-Severn Waterway) near Lock 26.

We trailer our boat to Gananoque and spend seven days in the Thousand Islands.

WE move our boat to Lake Ontario and launch at her new home in Cobourg, ON.

We spend eight days sailing to Picton and back to Cobourg again. Visiting various spots along the way.

The Macgregor 26x has gone to a loving new family.

Dionysus is launched from Bluffers Park Marina and we take her to her new home in Cobourg, ON.

We traveled west on Lake Ontario from Cobourg to Toronto. Several interesting stops along the way and we were very nervous about navigating the busy Toronto harbour!

Name changed from Dionysus to Foghorn Lullaby and first time going  through all the recommission steps on our own. Launched from Wiggers Custom Yachts.

We return to Trenton, this time with family and two boats, continue on to Belleville and then back to Cobourg.

Government of Ontario declares emergency under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA). Effectively shutting down all access to marinas.

It’s been over two years since we’ve been able to get back to our favourite place to sail and anchor, the Thousand Islands. It was just as beautiful and amazing as last time.

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Late launch with limited options to get to Foggy amid another Covid lockdown. We spend a couple days sailing back to Cobourg.

Helped our friends aboard SV Vitae transit the Welland Canal from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie.

• Guests to Kingston
• Grandson in Gananoque
• Time on our own in Kingston