In early June, I went with them on their first sail of the season. So far, it's been the highlight of my year. I loved the Seahawk. A normal cruise starts about 10 a.m. from Carling Bay Marina. Here, she anchors off a sand beach for lunch and swimming.
Passengers go ashore in a dinghy.
Shirley has prepared lunch,usually home-baked rolls, salad, sandwiches and cold drinks. In Furness, where he helped design nuclear submarines. Coming to Canada in 1964, he worked at Hamilton and Port Hope for 25 years in nuclear-fuel technology. Along the way, he learned sailing, bought first a small boat and finally the Seahawk. The idea was to enjoy sailing the famed North Channel in their spare time.