Soon after we arrived in Leland, with strong winds blowing, a sail boat, COCOMO, started to enter the harbor and turned too wide. In that turn a wave picked up the boat and set it aground on the nearby sandy beach. Each wave afterwards pushed it further ashore and closer to the rocky-breakwall. BIG TOW, a local tow service, attempted to pull the boat off, pulling on the bow.
First pull attempts . . . unsuccessful.
Second attempt, tow line located on the mast base rather than on the bow; and . . . after four hours a successful result.
There were five loopers in Leland. We had a looper party on SONATA the night of the sailboat grounding; Jerry and Jenny Reves, Charleston, SC, SWEETGRASS; Mark and Terri Wey, Goderich, Ontario, TERRMAR IV;
Frank and Cathy Hearn, Toronto, Ontario, SALTY PAWS; and Paul, traveling on board SWEETGRASS.
The next night we had a "pot-luck" dinner in the Marina Lounge,
and, we were joined by Bruce and Karen Macdonald, Ottawa; OOKPIK.
The next day we waited again for the wind's permission to depart.
The wind blew for four days at 20-30 knots . . . we waited for a calm day so we could leave. While waiting we took the bus from Leland to Traverse City and saw the movie "The Help". The movie was terrific, the setting was Charlie's home town, Jackson, Mississippi, in the early '60's, and is based on the book of the same title written by Charlie's neice, Kathryn Stockett.
Early on the 26th SONATA was underway by 0630 headed South. Noon we arrived at the entrance to Arcadia . . . winds again building to 25 knots in the afternoon.
Saw Sonata tied up at Naval Station Great Lakes marina Saturday, 9/3. Beautiful yacht. Intrigued by it being from Virginia, I "googled" Sonata and found your blog. Sounds like some nice voyages on the Great Lakes and elsewhere. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy.
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