Cruising Destinations

The Boomershines Great Loop Birthday Battle on Lake Michigan

Captain Mark’s 51st birthday began with a quiet harmonica solo and a chocolate croissant, but Lake Michigan clearly had other gift ideas. After surviving a day as a "42-ton surfboard," the crew of SeaShine faces a final leg filled with rogue storms that refuse to show up on radar and a marina entrance that looks more like a high-speed whirlpool. Between dodging lightning and wrestling with a "ripping" current that tries to spin the yacht like a toy, the family finally spots the Chicago skyline. But getting the boat into the slip is a whole other level of chaos. Will a fender mishap ruin the party, or can they survive long enough for deep-dish pizza?