Lake Effect Sailing

10/29/2017

Namaste closed the season sporting a new sail...The day before we pulled Namaste out of the water for the winter, a rainbow appeared in the sky just after sunrise and Capt. Ed snapped this shot. Maybe this is nature's way of letting us all know the best is yet to come...

07/28/2017

The Story of "Namaste" - Part 1 in a two part series...I'm hoping you will be able to read this article...In 2008, "Island Packet" magazine published a two part article that I wrote about how Capt. Ed and I ended up buying a yacht when our intention was to buy just a few more feet. To this day, Ed insists that he had to talk me into the purchase, but the TRUTH is I had to talk him into buying "Namaste." Either way, we've never regretted our decision...If these scanned pictures of the article are legible, I'll post Part 2 next week. Until then namaste, Mary Garr

07/24/2017

Sail away from the demands of land...

07/24/2017

Meet Chloe and Carmie, Our 4-legged sailors...

06/02/2017

Never having sailed before Waylon and Joy's brave decision to buy a sailboat demonstrates to all that "the distance between dreams and reality is action."

05/13/2017

First, we washed Namaste. Then, we waxed her. Finally, she was ready for launch...

09/19/2016

09/04/2016

The perfect mix - breeze, sunshine, and open water...

09/02/2016

Not all clouds are to be mourned. Some, like these at the end of our sunset cruise last night, provide soulful magnificence beyond description. This was the backdrop as we made our way back through the channel.

08/31/2016

Last week, just before it was scheduled to set sail, Capt. Ed snapped these photos of the Norwegian Viking Dragon Ship in Erie, PA.