http://feeds.tripsailor.com/rss/451-aquisition-trip This is the log of the Aquisision Trip from Holland, Michigan ( 9/21/2007) to Oriental, North Carolina. The Sailing Vessel Hale Kai passed through Lake Michigan, the Macanau Straights, Lake Huron, the Saint Claire River, Lake Saint Claire, the Detroit en-US Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.tripsailor.com/blogs/451-aquisition-trip/posts/2091-day_one http://www.tripsailor.com/blogs/451-aquisition-trip/posts/2091-day_one Hale Kai S. <p>After a late night of arrival by Rick Floyd into Grand Rapids, we were up at day break and headed out.</p><p>A following sea of 4 &#8211; 6 helped wash us north. The weather was seasonably warm and pleasant. We began our at sea meals regimine with a snack here and there. We were provisioned well enough to be out for the duration to Detroit.</p><p>Hale Kai handled well and was a pleasure to be aboard.</p><p>We had intended to sail all night but at some point those plans were interrupted</p><p>Late in the evening we begn to encounter seas that were at odds. The Full Moon was slightly visable behind the clouds,</p><p>Then all broke loose. We were in the middle of a Gale with unruly seas and horrible winds.</p><p>At one point we healed over past 45 degrees. What a ride.</p><p>We were able to make it in to the Frankfort Municipal Marina and with some help of partons there, were able to get tied up in a protected slip for the night.</p><p>Early comes early and we were out just at the bread of dawn and again headed north with following seas .</p>