WhimSea's Log

Posted by Karen A. Brown

The Tall Ships are here! Dave woke us a little earlier then we thought with that announcement. We didn't think they would be going past the marina that early, but it turns out that we only saw the last one go by. They were all congregating outside the Duluth entry allowing boats to take pictures and get right up close to them.

At one time we sailed by the Niagra close enough to toss a biscuit on deck. They hollered over wondering where we were getting our wind. We were sailing circles around them, the engine was clearly not running. It was awesome!

When all the ships went into the harbor we joined in the parade. I've never sen so many boats in the harbor or just outside of it.

When the ships went through the channel they fired of their cannons. It was absolutely amazing the way the noise reverberated off the waves of the channel. The walls were lined 10 deep of people and the entire boardwalk was full all the way down past the cribs to the veterans place. The people came around to the DECC and the Aquarium too. I've never seen that many people in Duluth, least of which on a Thursday afternoon.

We hung out in the bay for a while before heading back home. On the way under the bridge Troy cut it so close the people on the boardwalk applauded him for not hitting the bridge with our mast.

We ended the day with dinner at Dixie's and a Culver cone. A pretty good day all the way around.