We have gone back and fourth on what to do with our sail boat. We have really enjoyed this boat for the last 4 years and feel like we still have a lot of adventuring to do with it. But having two boats is dumb and I don't have enough time to keep both up. After spending a couple weeks on a tug its boring compared to sailing where there is always something to trim or mess with while underway but it is comfortable. We have decided to keep both for now and figure out what we want to do after some extended time on the tug. We both think the tug is perfect for traveling but not very exciting for day or weekend trips both of which we would rather do by sail boat. I guess after this trip if we decide we want to continue traveling by boat to do the Maine loop or even take it for a trip up to Alaska the tug is surely the way to go. Both trips are on our long term to do list as is possibly a circumnavigation that may require something else yet, though I'm sure our sail boat would work fine for this trip it would require quite a few upgrades and it would be nice to not have to be healing all the time while underway. Anyway we decided to put the sail boat into storage while we decide what we want to do next. A lot of this will depend on how Max feels about this trip and if he wants to go back to a traditional school or keep home schooling into high school.
Anyway we took the sail boat over to Put-in-Bay for the weekend. It was really our first time to be there this year where we could enjoy the island vs working some sailing event, being a chaperone at the hotel, or attending a team dinner with the kids. We had a good time and it proved to be a good distraction from boat projects and everything we have had going on with our lives.
After we got back it was time to start getting the boat ready for the winter and to figure out how to pull the mast (something I've never done on this boat). The girls had something to do at home so Max and I stayed and worked on the boat. Drained the water, cleaned, took the boom off, folded up the sails, and all the general stuff involved in winterization. We treated this like the last time we might see this boat and took everything off and prepped it should we decide to list it for sale this spring. I was amazed how much stuff we took off the boat. It filled my entire truck and the water line came up at least an inch. Compared to most in our boat club we really don't have much on our boat.
I pulled the boat up to the well at Sandusky Harbor. They meet us with 5 guys to pull the mast & within two hours they had it down and ready to start prepping for winter. About an hour after that they had the boat pulled and parked in their storage barn. After a bit more work the boat was ready for winter. Hopefully it will rest well and maybe we will be back to sailing next summer.
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