Commander #65 - 'Lucky Dawg'

[Lucky Dawg]

reverse order these pix...  from springtime - bottom paint, polishing and fixing a couple dings in the topsides.  Shiny!

 

[Lucky Dawg]

Hoisted the spinnaker for the first time in 17 years of ownership!  Spring Lake Yacht Club sailing team friends of my son Lucas (on the tiller) put it up there!  Cool.  Goosebumps  (Lucas has changed a bit since this post - http://www.pearsonariel.org/discussion/showthread.php?1604-Commander-65-quot-Lucky-Dawg-quot&p=17076#post17076 )

Also a couple pix of Lucky Dawg underway on Saturday.  Just me and the dogs - steady 12-14 with gusts to 23!

 
 

 

[Commander227]

Hey Kyle, looking good!
I was just up the street from you in Pentwater last week sailing in the Ensign Nationals. Beautiful country out there.
Mike
C221

[Lucky Dawg]

Hey Mike!
Hope you're well.  I miss interacting with folks on this site!
Michigan in August is unbeatable.  We have some sucky months, but August is so nice.
​A ride on an Ensign out of Northport, NY was the impetus for becoming enamored with the Commander and owning Lucky Dawg!  Same beautiful Alberg lines.  Just a bit more space.  Such beautiful boats.
KW

[Lucky Dawg]

A couple projects this summer - a new NOT-knee-knocking tiller from AnyTiller.com  https://anytiller.com/ and after 18 years being stock aluminium, a traditional red painting of the inside of my cowl vent. 

Thanks again Kurt for getting this site back up and running!

[Lucky Dawg]

Also, a new insignia on the main and a couple crew pix.  We've sailed every sailable summer Monday since my daughter was 3.  Kids are now 21 and 17.  "The days are long but the years are short!"