the Cruising Life
the many joys of Wayfarer Cruising
as seen through a variety of logs
asterisk (*) denotes winner of the Ted Davis Memorial Trophy
(updated: 19 April 2012)
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North America's West Coast
First Wayfarer Solo Overnighter (2010) Brandon McClintock (W3576), sails the San Joaquin River  (posted 15 Nov 10)
Club Jed: A West Coast Wayfarer Gathering (2008) by Nick Parker (W982) (updated 11 Nov 08)
Wayfarer Wanderings (1988) by John Millen (W7975?)
Lake Superior, Lake of the Woods
The Quest for Donald Duck - a Lake of the Woods W Cruise (2007)* by Andrew Haill (W9657)
Lake Superior: Victoria Island 'Expedition' (2006)* by Andrew Haill (W9657)
Lake Superior: Welcome Islands (2006) by Andrew Haill (W9657)
Chesapeake Bay
Hot Days on Chesapeake Bay (2011) A Cruise Log by Jeff Kirk  (updated 18 March 12)
The Chesapeake Cruise South 2011: Crisfield > Tangier > Watts > Smith Island  (updated 27 March12)
Wayfarers cruise Crisfield north plus Smith, Tangier, Watts Islands (2010)  (updated 28 October 10)
Wayfarers cruise Tangier, Watts and Smith Islands (2009)  (updated 18 Oct 09)
Wayfarers cruise Tangier, Watts and Smith Islands (2008) by Uncle Al   (updated 5 Nov 08)
Wayfarers cruise Smith, Tangier and Watts Islands (2007) by Uncle Al
Three Wayfarers experience Smith and Tangier Islands (2006) by Uncle Al
A Dinghy Sailor's Sketches of Chesapeake Bay (2005)* by Dick Harrington
Great Lakes, Georgian Bay/North Channel, North Bay (see also)
*Wayfarer 1321 Solje sparkles in Michigan's June 18-25, 2011 Tip of the Mitt Adventure
Pictorial report of Gary Hirsch and Uncle Al's  7-day, 300-mile  voyage in the company of other small boats (updated 23 Jan 12)
Waiting for Soft Water
A bit of "winter cruise training" on the ice of Lake Superior described by Michigan's W3445, Robert Mosher.  (posted 29 March 11)
Ted Rosen's Aug. 2010 overnighter to Frenchman's Bay and back to Toronto's Outer Harbour  (posted 9 Dec 2010)
Knocking on Death's Door
Two W's spend an Aug. 2010 Weekend Off the Tip of Green Bay's Door Peninsula - log 
by Robert Mosher W3445   (updated 23 Jan 11)
After Killbear, A Solo Cruise August 14-15, 2010*  by Robert Mosher W3445   (posted 18 Dec 10)
Ted Rosen & Scott Eckert sail W8231 from Killarney to Little Current and the North Channel*
a Summer 2009 cruise logged by Ted Rosen  (posted 28 Sept 09)
North Bay Wayfarer Fleet Day Cruise to Sunset Cove, Lake Nipissing – 1 September 2007
lovely, well illustrated report by Dave and Carol Hansman (W282)
the 2001 North Channel Cruise* as seen and experienced by Uncle Al
Doug Gilchrist/Uncle Al revisit McGregor Bay in '99
Al S/Doug G: Lost and Found and Fooling Around McGregor Bay, 1997
the Maritimes
Baby on Board*    Charles and Michelle Bull with 7-month-old Joanna
explore a bit of Prince Edward Island in their Wayfarer, July 1987 (posted 15 March 2010)
Dawdling Under Canvas Along the Saint John River *
A September 2008 Cruise in Wayfarer 8328 Naomi by Jim Fraser (posted 29 Oct 08)
A Foggy Lesson   (posted 20 Oct 08)
Rob Dunbar and Celtic Kiss (CL2120) deal with wind and fog in Halifax Harbour: July 2008
Ghosts and Gastronomy in Canada's smallest Province
Allan Parry and Jim Fraser explore a bit of Prince Edward Island, June 2007 (posted 22 Feb 08)
A Short Cruise On The Northumberland Straits
Jim Fraser in Wayfarer Naomi September 2004 (posted 20 Feb 07)
A CL16 Cruise Along Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore   (posted 29 Jan 07)
Rob Dunbar sails Celtic Kiss (CL2120) from Dartmouth past Canso to Pirate Harbour on the Canso Strait
Visibility: Fair in Showers and poor in fog  (posted 18 Jan 07)
Jim Fraser and Allan Parry's June 2006 continuation cruise on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore
from Sherbrooke to St. Peters on Cape Breton Island in
Wayfarer 8328 Naomi
Gunboats, fog and lobster larceny  (posted 18 Jan 07)
Jim Fraser and Allan Parry's June 2005 cruise on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore
from Dartmouth to Sherbrooke
in Wayfarer 8328 Naomi
Through the Dildo Run to the Toads Asses: A 2004 Cruise in Newfoundland, Canada*
with Allan Parry (text) and Jim Fraser (photos)
A Wayfarer on the Saint John River (2003)  with Jim Fraser and Naomi (W8328)
Nova  Scotia,  Here  We  Come  - (4  Men  In 2  Boats) (2002) Hugh De Las Cases  W 6026
Idle Days on the Bras d’Or Lakes (2002) with Jim Fraser
Cape Breton Island in June 2001 Jim Fraser and Allan Parry
Sept. 2001 cruising holiday in Nova Scotia's Mahone Bay: Jan Katgerman and Ralph Roberts
Jim Fraser: Nova Scotia Cruise 2000*
Port Dufferin to Liscomb (1997) with Jim Fraser and Naomi (W8328)
Eastern Passage to Port Dufferin (1995) with Jim Fraser and Naomi (W8328)
Jim Fraser: Isle Madame, July 1993
Maine & U.S. Northeast Coast
Exploring Cape Cod's South Shore, July 2010  A log by Tom Erickson W275 Possum  (posted 15 Oct 10)
A 2002 Wayfarer Cruise up part of the U.S. north-east coast by Olaf (posted 15 March 10)
Danny Clears the Way for a Great 2009 Maine Cruise by Dick Harrington (with Dennis Figley) (posted 4 Jan 10)
Tom Graefe: Fox Islands Cruise, September 2007
Dick Harrington and Tom Graefe's September 2004 Cruise  by Tom Graefe
Maine Cruise 2000 Dick Harrington
Europe
Spree Lady's Irish Cruise 2011    (posted 19 April 2012)
Brandon McClintock's log of a 200-mile sail with Ralph Roberts along the Irish coast from Baltimore to Dublin
London to Helsinki in a Wayfarer     (posted 1 March 2011)
Ralph Roberts' log of a Wayfarer odyssey which took him and various crews over 10 years to complete
Cruising the Istrian Peninsula of Croatia in W9933
Ralph Roberts (W9885) and Jacques Boirie (W9933) report on their Summer 2009 cruise    (updated 5 June 2010)
Cruising the Baltic from Stockholm to Helsinki. June 23 - July 18, 2009
log by Sten Willstrand and Åke Nilsson (with photo captions and editing by Ralph Roberts)    (posted 13 May 2010)
What Happened There?  Ralph Roberts describes a Sept. 2008 Croatian cruise with Mato Ilijic
(posted 29 Dec 08)
Cruises in Cockle   A collection of Dave Barker's beautifully presented logs of his cruises in W6151
(link added 27 Nov 08)
Sailing with Pinčika:   A complete compendium of Mato Ilijic's Wayfarer sailing experiences
(link added 9 Nov 08)
A Variety of Conditions: A log of Mato, Neno and Pinčika's June 2008 sailing trip in the Adriatic Sea
(posted July 08)
Cruising the Adriatic: Ralph Roberts and Mato Ilijic sail the Croatian Coast in W10435 (2007)
(posted 5 Dec 07)
A Norwegian Cruising Experience
Ralph Roberts, Wilhelm Munthe-Kaas and Blunderbus (W1309) explore some islands
off the coast of Norway just south of the Arctic Circle in
mid-July 2002
(posted 7 April 07)
Two Wayfarers Sail to Denmark
two Wayfarers sail from SE England via Holland and Germany to Denmark in July 1998
a Log by Ralph Roberts  W9885 Spree Lady
(posted 5 April 07)
Cruising the Mediterranean
two Wayfarers spend two weeks sailing east from Hyères, France in Sept. 2006
a Log by Ralph Roberts  W9885 Spree Lady
(posted 24 Feb 07)
W4935 Circumnavigates Norway's North Cape  from Ken Jensen
the 2005 Scandinavian Wayfarer Cruise a report by Ken Jensen
miscellaneous
In the Land of the Heated Toilet Seats
Michigan's W3445, Robert Mosher, sends a charming illustrated report which, alas, finds him only dreaming of sailing.
(posted 1 April 10)
The Florida 120
Gary Hirsch (W1321) reports on a unique May 2009 event that he sailed with Robert Mosher
(posted 5 June 09)
Nick Seraphinoff (W864) looks back at a life mostly spent in Wayfarers
Nick takes a humorous look at parts of his Wayfarer-related past (updated 30 March 12)
My First Year with a Wayfarer
Gary Hirsch (W1321) describes his satisfying experiences with both the boat and our Class
(posted 4 Sept 08)
Hughes Nughes: A week-by-week, illustrated account of Lee Hughes' epic journey up the US East Coast in 2003
- an in-depth account of the journey described in Lee's book The Biggest Boat I Could Afford
Wayfarer to Labrador: Challenging the Far North in an Open Dinghy (1981?)
a log by Geoffrey Heath of his
a long solo sail north from Nain, Labrador's last bit of civilzation
Lac La Biche (Alberta) Sail/Camp Cruise in CL's 1996 by Craig Ramage
Marblehead Light House Cruise, June 2006 by Dick and Margie Harrington
Ferris Bueller Goes Sailing: A lovely, illustrated September 05 sail on Lake Memphremagog
with Erik Beauchamp (W1378)
Wayfarer: Il était un petit navire (2005)  Erik Beauchamp et Vicky Payeur (W1378)
A Wayfarer Cruise in Pakistan (Nov. 2003): Humayun Qureshi
Frank Dye in Toronto Sept. 1999 report, not really a log
Bill Fyfe meets Frank Dye in Sept. '99
Excellent Logs also available on USWA site