On Labor Day weekend, I launched at the Metro Beach launch ramp and motored over to the floating docks in the North Marina. We then had a nice little cookout and played putt-putt golf. Unfortunately I didn't take in pictures as I was entirely in the moment (and working my butt off launching and piloting the boat, etc.) So we spent the night at the marina, something we haven't done in a number of years. What I realized is that I REALLY need to get new berth cushions made and that my midshipmen will probably be sleeping on deck in a year or two, so there are a whole bunch of projects to make that happen. Overall we had a great time and the next day we motored around the bay and the canals a bit (it wasn't really windy enough for a good sail). We left the boat in again overnight and on Sunday I took some family for a miserable sail on Lake St. Clair. Not enough wind, too many big powerboats add up to a less than wonderful time, but it's always nice to be on the water in any case.
