Nicknack sailing off Cleveland

We packed the boat up Thursday night (7/29)& left about 1 a.m. for Huron, Ohio and the Tartan Rendezvous.		We arrived in Huron about 8 a.m. There were about 30 other Tartans there of all sizes
	Chip had to rest after his long sail	Pirate sailing
Chip & Pirate sitting on the bow at the Huron Boat Basin
Swimming at the Huron Beach
Sunday we sailed to Kelly's Island
Pirate peeking under the dodger This was his first lengthily sail		Paul & Chip
Sadie relaxing
Monday we sailed on to Put in Bay Instead of docking we anchored in the bay on a mooring ball. We had to call the water taxi to get to shore The dogs loved the water taxi
The dogs looking in the cabin
Put in Bay had a great beach for the dogs to swim Right under Perry's Monument

Wednesday was windy & rainy.
The forecast for the rest of the week was high winds and waves getting worse Thursday & Friday.
We decided to leave Put in Bay & head back to Cleveland.
Although not too bad when we left the Bay (about 15-20 knot winds & waves 3-5 feet)the weather quickly worsened.
A squall line moved in (not forecasted) and winds were upwards of 30 knots, gusting higher at times.
Wave we 6-8 feet.
We had hoped to get to Vermilion or Lorain for the night, but because of the conditions we got as far as Huron.

Although the weather improved Thursday, the wind & waves didn't subside until Friday night, so we headed back to Cleveland on Saturday.

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