20' Johnson Compac Sloop (1989) - MARIONETTE

Marionette is a wonderful pocket cruiser that spawned the start of the North Idaho Trailer Sailers Facebook group. Originally named “My Heart Is In the Wind,” she was purchased from a wonderful Montgomery 17 sailor from Reno, NV named Randy. Our family traveled to Reno and brought her to North Idaho in the spring of 2024 and began our small boat cruising life after many years of caretaking larger sailboats. She was christened Marionette in the early spring and she has been a joy! She makes regular cruises and appearances on the YouTube channel the Ruddy Duck Adventures. Our best cruise to date has been to upper Priest Lake with 4 other trailer sailors as documented on Brian’s channel and we do the Salish 100 together in July 2025. These videos can be seen on Brian’s Ruddy Duck Adventures YouTube channel. This coming summer she will get a new 135 genoa that was produced from a Sailrite kit, new power with lithium, and the mainsail was altered to run loose footed. I love this boat and my kids are starting to enjoy the fun too!