Click on the album covers to find out more about Scott’s music.   “They say this is cruisin’, travelin’ the world by sea.” Scott Perkins lives the life he expresses in his music, exploring the world aboard the 32-ft DownEast sailboat Chip Ahoy. His 6,000-mile trip around America’s Great Loop…

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Just another great cruising spot on the Great Loop route.

Two miles to the west of Killarney lies Covered Portage Cove, a kunkholers dream. The narrow entrance, that has large boulders protruding from the water makes for an nerve racking entrance for ones first visit but made easier if the cruising guide advice is followed. Once inside it’s common practice…

Killarney, what a great name but more importantly what a wonderful boaters paradise. Killarney sits at the northwest corner of Georgian Bay and the northeast section of the North Channel in Ontario Canada. We’ve been to Killarney a couple of times but to me I think it’s a place we…

One of our all time favorite things to experience in Charlevoix, our homeport, is Venetian Festival. It occurs during the peak of the summer and is a small hometown festival like none other. With the newly constructed marina, park and harbor this is a fabulous venue for all the fun…

Ain’t that the truth. We had a fun two weeks visiting with parents, siblings, sons and lovely Sarah, nieces and friends. We even met our new grand niece, Audrey. We savored the hugs and the time we had to share. Longing for our family and friends is the downside to…

Our friend Mary emailed us to ask if “Date Night” was finally over. Sorry to keep everybody hanging with the Date Night post, but we left Solomon Island for a two week road trip back home (Michigan/Ohio) to see family and friends. Now that we are back we are starting…

We met some new friends at the Lincoln Park Zoo.  

After anchoring out Wednesday night behind Navy Pier we lifted the anchor only to find a gigantic wad of seaweed on it. Once we got the seaweed off we traveled the short distance to DuSable Marina, three blocks from Michigan Avenue, for an expected three nights dockage. We’ve enjoyed walking…

After waiting four days for a good day to cross Lake Michigan we departed our anchorage in Holland to head first south and then west across the lake. It was a pleasant ride but long, about 12 hours. We decided to anchor out our first night in Chicago since we…

We left Ludington this morning after closely watching the weather. It was nasty yesterday and we did not want to get caught in any bigger waves than we had already experienced so far on this trip. It was a good call and it was a little better than our first…

We ‘re not sure if we’re getting used to the bigger waves or they actually were slightly smaller on day two. We had a short day today only six hours on the water, stopping in Ludington, MI. While entering the Ludington Municipal Marina we notice that we were being closely…

Anxious, we left under the cover of darkness so that we could travel as far as possible on our first day of our second “Loop.” It started out just fine with one to two-foot waves, however once we got through the Leland Narrows the waves increased to three to four-footers…

We woke up to high winds and big waves today – remnants of hurricane Gustav. Therefore we have decided to postpone our departure by a day or so, in hopes of calmer seas. By doing so we’ll be able to spend a little time reflecting on why we’re heading out…