Hi everyone! The location page is now working and you can track our voyage via GPS. Just click the “Location” menu button at the top right of this webpage and it will re-direct you to our tracking page. Enjoy 🙂
Location Page Is Up & Running!
Carpe Diem Being Launched
South Manitou Island, MI to Northport, MI
Well, it was a little bit of a rough night last night. The wind howled all night and the boat was blown around in every which direction. There were not any storms like the forecast predicted, but my dad was
Frankfort, MI to South Manitou Island, MI
Another beautiful day 🙂 We began our morning by checking out the farmers market in Frankfort. There was a collection of miscellaneous goods and eats to be had. Unfortunately, nothing really caught our eye (aside from some delicious looking pie).
Sturgeon Bay, WI to Frankfort, MI
What a fantastic first day of sailing! It was an early start at 5am on Friday morning, but we had about 15knts of wind right off our beam the entire way over from Sturgeon Bay, WI to Frankfort, MI.
And We’re Off
It’s a beautiful morning! Well, it’s not cold I mean. Cloudy skies, 61F, winds out of the SSW at 6mph. We’re off to our first destination in Michigan in a few minutes. We anticipate arriving in Frankfort in roughly 10
In the Water!!
It’s been another long day today! We were up at 5am for breakfast and back to the boat to arrange things before being dropped from the slings into the water. The launch went very smoothly (although my dad was a
We’re in the slings!
Tomorrow’s the big day! We go in the water at around 6:45am CST. Right now we’re hanging helplessly in the Marine TraveLift slings about 4ft off the ground.
Bottom Coat- Day 3
The much anticipated day has arrived. Today we applied the bottom coat of anti-fouling paint to Carpe Diem. This project has been the source of great anxiety for my dad. He actually told me that he would lay awake at
Bottom Coat- Day 2
With the majority of the VC-17 removed during the prior day, all that was left to do was patch up the spots where we got a little bit too aggressive with the sanding and removed parts of the epoxy barrier