Exploring Lake Superior on a 17-foot Sailboat

Beautiful content. Thank you so much for documenting your journey.

Could you please find the time to describe how your boat is equipped. I’m looking at getting another siren 17 and would like to improve it a bit

The water is nice and clear, but wicked cold for sure aye!

Even when i owend an t.c. i still had an inflateable as i could ancouher off the beech as hear in Australia there are dropoffs on the outgoing tide and there are worning notes on the chats. Idealy an inflateable can allso be used as an raft if needed.
Gerard.

Amazing video

Wonderful adventure. I’m so excited to do stuff like this with my wife. One day.

Just discovered this little jewel of a channel. Nice relaxing music. Beautiful couple. Liked and subscribed. Thank you.

many have taken short boats like that and crosses the Atlantic or even circumnavigated the globe 👍

Hello from South West UK... I've watched hundreds of Sailing-Videos, but this is the most relaxing, interesting, well-narrated and thoroughly-enjoyable video I have ever watched! Well done to both of you. Naturally, I have subscribed - and would love to see many more similar videos from you my new friends :)

One of my favorite sailing videos. I've watched the entire video twice now.

Loved the video especially the music. The scenery was fantastic!

Great looking sails! Great sailing, tennis, cycling, swimming, the good life😉 Another great small boat is the Corsair 880, extremely fast, 15 knots!

I am curious where you launched from, and where you parked your vehicle and trailer for your adventure? We are planning a similar trip and could use any tips. Thank you.

My new boat, is an Pacific 747 24 footer pocket cruiser
sailing boat with shoul draft of 700 mmeters witch is still trailerble and capable of going into very shallow water and up to the beach. I just have to be careful of the out going tide. will do an intro vlog on my new boat.
Gerard.

I really enjoyed watching this video. Thank you so much for sharing it with all of us on you tube.

On your next trip, buy an easy yo yogut maker and take some powdered yogut culture and you can make yogut overnight and enjoy fresh berries and yogut for brekkie.
Gerard.

is the lake always that calm? Or it this just during a period of really good weather ?

Greedy bastards McDonalds won’t put a little floating Restaurant in the middle of the lake there, but put one every corner where everyone drives. Sons of bitches!

very beautiful and peaceful adventure. really inspiring. life is short, time to get the trailer sailor I had put off 👍

I miss my Sirius 21.

Outstanding video... I want to move up there and learn to sail. One day

Lake Superior es todo un mar interior, alimentado por el padre océano, por vía aérea.

This is what utube was meant for. I have a 24 ft trl sailor and watching this really is motivating.

I can tell by the songs playing in the background of your videos that you have good test in music good cruising tunes

I would like to know your name so I could address you personally. Your videos have inspired me to begin work on a 1973 Siren purchased at a boat auction fundraiser for North House Folk School in Grand Marais Minnesota. I'm doing the most important safety work first and then will move on to aesthetic issues. You mention Dwyer Mast company as a resource for your gooseneck but in looking at the offerings they have on line i'm not seeing your particular piece of hardware. Do you have a product number you could share? Or has anyone out there found a suitable replacement? Currently my gooseneck is a door hinge in the mast slide bolted to the bent bolt attached to the boom.
I'm tom from Lutsen MN

Loved your video. Too bad I’m 80 now, but sailed a bunch on LK Michigan back in the day. (Bigger boat) Your boat was perfect for the relatively protected waters in the Apostles. Thanks for the show.

Love your intelligent and interesting narration along with the beautiful videography. I have sailed around the islands twice on a 39 and a 41 foot sail yachts. I would like to try it on a smaller craft such as yours. Keep on posting additional videos in the future.

I sail solo most of the time with the odd occational buddy boat witch i like rather having crew on board. I allso have an disability and having owend a few different boats over the years,
I have concluded that for myselfe an 24 footer with.shallow draft has all the requirements i need and keeping the intrerest in my budget is allso inportant handling on my owen.
I spend a lot of time on my boat and therefore i keep my boat in marinas. Theres an lot of advantages crusing like that.
Gerard.

I do enjoy the vlog well presented. I had an 22 ft trailer sailer, though i am presently saving up for an 24 footer to do longer passages in. Are you going to sail the other great lakes and the eire canal ?.
I live in New South Wales, Austraila.
Gerard.

This is so cool

Food looks great. No sense in living on jerkey and flavored water. Both of you seem like such gentle souls. Soft banjo and voices goes well with the video. I subscribed.

Amazing!! I have one 17 foot also,... preparing to do something like this here in Brazil !

Very nice boat design and sails. Did you build it? Where was it built? Do you have the specs?

Trailer sailers are wonderful, aren’t they? This Siren 17 looks perfect for trips like this. Most Canadians prefer a larger sailboat because half of all Canadians live around the Great Lakes within 100 miles of the US border, and keep their boats at a marina for the season. I find that not using a marina keeps the cost of sailing much lower because I can maintain my boat at home, and store it in my back yard for free. I got my little sailboat for $500 on eBay, and it’s wonderful. It has a small fixed keel, but it’s still trailerable. I would prefer a swing keel, like the one on your Siren, but there were none available. I would advise people to shop for the keel they want, then narrow their search from there. I wish I had waited until I found a little boat with the swing keel.

Nice trip thanks for the video this was great! Also I love the see through sails keep track of your surroundings without having to duck under a sail.

Very nice

Gorgeous sunsets with the smoke but messes up distant viewing even when I backpacked in the Western Cascade Mtns of Washington State.

🤔 hmm 🤔 Curious about your see thru sails. What material are they ? Not seen those before .. Great share .. Papa J

ah, je comprends maintenant pourquoi je comprenais tout malgré mon anglais moyen.....c'est un sympathique gaulois qui parlait...très cool reportage, merci !

If you don't mind me asking I noticed you have a DL brake winch. Did you cut your keel winch board more narrow? I bought the dl350 and touched and bent the handle as much as I feel comfortable and still need a half inch clearance.

As a Wisconsin native, previous windsurfer and wishful sailer I must admit this looks like fun.
That size boat, with updated sails like you have, would be perfect for some small lakes in Wisconsin.
I love camping and exploring along our Great Lakes but always thought it would be too dangerous to explore by water in a smaller craft.
This is intriguing-especially when campgrounds and parks are so full these days.
I also found it interesting that you found sandy coves to beach on.
Thanks for sharing!

Wonderful video and adventure on your Siren 17. I used to own one of them. You got more guts than I sailing it on Superior, even in fairly protected waters. Not really any ballast on them to speak of, but perfect for trailering long distances. I trailered mine behind a VW Jetta Turbo Diesel. Worked great! They are very popular in Canada where they were made by Van De Stadt. I live in MN and your video just may inspire me to take my Precision 23 up to the Apostles for an extended cruise.

very nice

Love your video! This has inspired me to do the same trip. Question: why did you put the boat back on the trailer to go up to Sand Island? Why didn't you just sail from Madeliene Island to Sand Island?

Great video. We are from The Petoskey area on Lake Michigan. I love seeing sailors on the great lakes, and their adventures. Keep up the great work.

living the life

Where did you launch the Siren and park your vehicle and trailer

Those sails, I have not seen them before. Could you post some info please?

Thanks for sharing ,one the best of the trailer sailor videos

What a beautiful trip! Thanks so much for sharing your sailing adventure with us.

Great video, thank you!!!❤