Historical Lake Ceour d'alene

Amelia Wheaton... First steamboat on Lake Coeur d'Alene Idaho, launched 1880. In this picture she is docked in the big pool on the Coeur d'Alene River in Cataldo, Idaho. Notice the Sacred Heart Old Mission in the background. This was typically the furthest these large steamboats would go up the river but sometimes during high water they would go a few more miles up the river to kingston, Idaho. Information, pictures, etc. like this will soon be posted on our new Lake Coeur d'Alene history site.

It is with great anticipation that we are announcing that our 2nd edition Historical Lake Coeur d'Alene chart will be coming out this May 2024, to be shown for the first time at the first annual Northwest Hunt Fest at the Kootenai County Fair grounds. This show is for hunters but is also an outdoor show in general as well.

This new chart, called Historical Lake Coeur d'Alene chart will include as before the Steamboat history but with new features, Native history, depth lines, navigation aids, kayak routs, and other new info. The chart will continue to show boat launches and access points.

Our chart will of course be available in printed form but also in artistic form, such as light up chart, wood, and metal. And we will also include clothing, with designs on hats, shirts, and hoodies, etc.

We will continue to have lake information on our site, FunToSAIL.com but our new chart and products will have its own new site at historicallakecda.com or historicallakecoeurdalene.com . For now these 2 web address our pointed at our funtosail.com lake cda page, but again as soon as our new site is up and running it will be directed to the new site.

Our new website will have extensive lake history not seen on our current funtosail page or anywhere else online. We will also include current day info, such as restaurants, resorts, and services.

So stay tuned, its all coming very soon!

If you never saw our old 1st edition chart here it is. Click here to visit our current Lake CdA page.

boatingtheinlandnw.com website noted on this chart is no longer in operation.

Hunt Fest Outdoor Show

I want to yell from the tops my lungs, FINALLY!!!!!! We finally have a North Idaho outdoor show. This show as is noted in its name, has a big focus on Hunting but again you will find other outdoor info and stuff at this show.

This show takes place this May 10-11, 2024 at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds, North Idaho.

Some say its best to have big shows in Spokane due to their population but now that N Idaho has grown so much, we have a new larger population. In addition Spokane is not that far from where this show is taking place, at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds, so its a short driver for them as it is for us to go to Spokane.

In addition Gun shows have died in Spokane due to WA state government anti gun stance. Eastern WA is very pro gun area but their governments sadly not. I must add most Eastern WA sheriff departments are pro gun and uphold the 2nd Amendment. It makes sense a show with a big gun and hunting focus would be in Idaho versus WA.

Visit the Northwest Hunt Fest website at https://northwesthuntfest.com . Please come and support our first N Idaho Gun, Hunting, and Outdoor show.

We, FunToSAIL and Historical Lake Coeur d'Alene will be there. Come visit out booth at this event. We will show and sell for the first time our new 2nd edition Historical Lake Coeur d'Alene chart at this show.

 

Malbec18 Sportboat keelboat

  
Malbec18 Sportboat/Keelboat

We currently have a sale on our Melbac18 at $44,000 with $2500 off of options. This is an amazing dealer offered rarely.

Saturday, June 25 of 2022 was the second time I have sailed my Malbec 18, and first time in the summer. I had 1-5 knots of wind during my sailing class I was teaching from noon to about 3, but then after the class the wind piped up to 7-10 knots while sailing with my wife. I cannot express enough just how well this boat sails in very light to stronger winds. The boat will sail with a whisper of wind and handle stronger winds as well.

The boat is easy to rig, taking my time it only takes 20 minutes are so. Less rigging time means more sailing time.

Part of the plan is to use my boat for our sailing classes and use as a RV for camping, a Recreational Vessel (RV). Stay tuned for more.

 

Hobie Potholes

After a couple of challenging years, it's time to get our Inland NW Hobie Cat and Small Boat Sailor club going again. This is our first event of 2024 that will include a fun Saturday distance maze race through the sand islands of the Potholes Reservoir just below Moses Lake, WA. in Eastern WA. Prizes given! In the evening we will have a beach party.

Bring your kites. This area has amazing winds.

You can come for the day's events or stay longer and camp with us. We will camp for free on the northeast side of the reservoir.

Event takes place July 27, Saturday. Camping over the weekend.

Learn more about the Potholes Reservoir by Click Here!

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Wave R2AK

 

Miles Moore of FunToSAIL  will be applying to enter the Race 2 Alaska as Team FunToSAIL.com in 2025. This is a 750 m/1207 km race from Port Townsend WA USA to Victoria CAN (Vancouver Island), and onto Ketchikan Alaska. No gas or electric motors allowed, all muscle or sail power, or both.

Learn more at waveR2AK, Learn about what sailboat he will be using, plus watch his training videos, etc.

2024 Spokane Outdoor Expo

 

Come to the best outdoor show in the Inland NW, many vendors to see, activities and presentations to experience.

FunToSAIL will be offering sailing lessons at the show via their Sailing Simulator and many prizes to win.

Learn more by visiting the Spokane Outdoor Expo