After the usual P’s and E’s (provisioning, pump-outs; exercise, emails) in Spanish, we headed to Eagle Island, 10 miles to the SE. The wind usually kicks-up whitecap waves at 15 knots, but we have another sign—Mollie’s ears pointed upwards. Mollie has great sea legs and our aft cockpit provides a pretty secure playpen for her.
Eagle Island is one of the largest (2.75 miles long) islands off the McBean Channel. It has a large harbor and only NE winds create any fetch. Watch out for the deadheads below marked cleverly by a GLCC boater with a milk jug. The island has a tuck away cove where trailer sailors can fit snugly and where we can dinghy ashore to explore. Mollie was swimming and retrieving sticks in the water but then spotted these frogs and wanted to play. “Watch out,” says that frog…….
There were a number of Loopers and GLCC boaters sharing the anchorage with us. I do not usually mention their names or do pictures this year but I will make an exception as Bayfield boaters will know this couple-- Dave and Sue Chase on Old Sam Peabody—no, not their beautiful sailboat that they had in the Apostle Islands, but a Grand Banks 32 just like our boat. They have been cruising the North Channel for years and had so many helpful tips about the islands and our boat. We had a regular Grand Banks 32 rendezvous and boat love fest when Catnip from Gore Bay also stopped by to chat. We all agreed that this is the perfect boat to do the North Channel. It’s a small world.
Eagle Island is one of the largest (2.75 miles long) islands off the McBean Channel. It has a large harbor and only NE winds create any fetch. Watch out for the deadheads below marked cleverly by a GLCC boater with a milk jug. The island has a tuck away cove where trailer sailors can fit snugly and where we can dinghy ashore to explore. Mollie was swimming and retrieving sticks in the water but then spotted these frogs and wanted to play. “Watch out,” says that frog…….
There were a number of Loopers and GLCC boaters sharing the anchorage with us. I do not usually mention their names or do pictures this year but I will make an exception as Bayfield boaters will know this couple-- Dave and Sue Chase on Old Sam Peabody—no, not their beautiful sailboat that they had in the Apostle Islands, but a Grand Banks 32 just like our boat. They have been cruising the North Channel for years and had so many helpful tips about the islands and our boat. We had a regular Grand Banks 32 rendezvous and boat love fest when Catnip from Gore Bay also stopped by to chat. We all agreed that this is the perfect boat to do the North Channel. It’s a small world.
