This was our
first glimpse of her, laying in her cradle at the Whitby Yacht Club, near
Toronto, bearing her original name, Mystique 1.
This is the
"publicity shot" for the Aloha 30 brochure; I have no idea who
the couple pictured are, but the boat (it's the actual boat I bought)
looks pretty much as it still does.
Taken at the
Whitby Yacht Club during her comissioniong for the maiden voyage back
to Ohio.
One of the Welland Canal locks; yes, it really is that big!
The "maiden
voyage" to Ohio included a transit of the Welland Canal; we are laying
to in this picture, waiting to be locked through.
Heading across
Lake Erie on the maiden voyage.
Ron Thomas,
one of my crew for the maiden voyage; Ron is a longtime Lake Erie sailor.
Penney at
the helm on the last leg of the maiden voyage (the only day it rained).
Kevin Furlong,
the other maiden voyage crew member (he's also Ron's son-in-law).
Cap'n Drew
Cap'n Penney
Cap'n Paul
Outbound from
Port Clinton harbor
Cap'n Penney
(again!)
On Lake Erie
Sunset on
the Lake
Cap'n Bob
Safe Harbor