Weather: Cold rain initially, sunny later. Winds N-NW 15 with 1-2ft waves.
40nm 7hrs. Spent part of the day standing in front of the binnacle, steering behind my back, tucked under the dodger keeping dry. The sail was straight forward.
Our marina neighbor departed about 2hrs ahead of us. We passed them about 2hrs after we departed. I don't know if they were being conservative or just didn't understand the systems, but main and genoa were fully out, but not trimmed, spilling wind. While it kept the boat depowered and at a more comfortable heal, it was noisy! The genoa was banging away. I tried to talk to them as we passed close aboard, our starboard to their port. Tried to slow down, spilling HR's main and genoa, but was still too fast for more than a brief attempt. We sailed on....
Arrival in Arcadia was different. Arcadia is a recreational port, not a capable of handing large transport vessels like Muskegon or Ludington. Even compared to New Buffalo, Arcadia is quaint. Entry through the breakwater was surprisingly narrow, after the above ports. Seemed there was only a few feet on either side of HR. Centerboard touched the sand bottom at one point.
Arcadia Lake is shallow so we only took a short tour around, looking at the geese and swans. The marina was expecting us and we had an end tie, no folding required! Further, it was a floating dock and we did not have to climb 4ft up like we did in Ludington! Very friendly staff and marina residents, many of whom were retired military. Did not get a chance to talk with them, but there was a Canadian catamaran anchored in the bay. First multihull we had seen.
A sleepy little town, quiet, peaceful with some beautiful homes. We got to see a lot of it while walking the dogs. Our first encounter with M22, the major road following the north Lake Michigan shoreline, was getting to the Arcadia Ice House Ice Cream Shoppe. Good ice cream.
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