Today we made the short 30 mile sail to Toronto. After yesterday’s motor blast, it was nice to sail again. We had 10 knots on the beam with 3 sails out we were cruising along a little over 5 knots. Before we left, I checked my fuel level and was shocked at how much diesel …
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We made it
Today was spent navigating the Welland Canal. Yes, I know I was calling it the Wellington Canal, I was wrong. Not sure what happened, maybe I’ve had Beef Wellington on my mind lately. But, I’m not going back and fixing it. We spent the day navigating the 8 locks of the Welland canal. We were …
Port Colborne
We made it to the entrance of the Wellington Canal after doing an overnight sail from Cleveland. We had a west wind at 25 to 30 knots. Small craft advisories were issued as well as squall advisories. Since it was going to be a down wind sail the entire way I was comfortable with the …
Leaving Lake Erie
We’ve had a great stay in Cleveland the last 4 days. We were able to re-provision the boat, pick up some spare parts and change the engine oil. We also met up with Melissa for lunch Wednesday in downtown Cleveland. It’s always great to meet up with family and friends. Our plan is to sail …
Cleveland
We made it to Cleveland and we’re staying at the Edgewater Yacht Club. We were planning on leaving Tuesday, There was a perfect weather window to get us to the Wellington canal starting Tuesday. But, we’ve decided to push our departure off until Thursday. Why? There are several reasons: The perfect blow scheduled for Tuesday …
Lake Erie
We made our trek back down the Black river in Port Huron to get back into the St. Clair river. We were heading to a marina on Lake St. Clair, in the town of St Clair Shores… No more St Clair. It’s now just SC. The marina we stayed at in SC Shores was huge. …
An overnight passage
The anchorage at Club Island was rocky and it took us a couple of tries to get the anchor to set. As good as the Mantus anchor is, it won’t set in solid granite. Once the anchor was set I fired up the grill and cooked up some Italian sausages. We were hungry, cold, and …
Little Currents
Sorry I’m falling a bit behind. For those of you who have traveled to Northern Ontario know good internet is hard to come by. Another luxury towns offer is a laundry mat. Sue made sure to pack plenty of laundry supplies including a good 50 pounds of quarters. Unfortunately, they’re not Canadian quarters. While doing …
Eagle Island
We left the rolly anchorage and headed east, hoping to make it to the famous Benjamin Islands. The winds were predicted to shift south in the middle of the night so we had to take a pass on many of the anchorages. The main bay on South Benjamin island was the most protected so I …
Physics 101
Before we docked at Bruce Mines, the harbor master warned us that the harbor would be closed in the morning to accommodate a poker run. We wouldn’t be able to leave until noon. That meant todays trip would be shorter than we’d been planning. I searched and found the Grant Island chain. A group of …
Canada
We had a perfect night at a beautiful anchorage outside of Hessel. The anchor and chain came up with few weeds or mud, a welcome relief from the Christmas tree sized blobs we pulled up at Beaver Island. Winds were light so we motor sailed in the St. Marie’s River at the town of De …
Goodbye Lake Michigan
Maybe I should have titled this Hello Lake Huron. Too many Goodbyes. Anyway, we left Beaver Island and headed to the Grey Reef Pass. Grey Reef runs across norther Lake Michigan. The pass is the safest way through. Two of the most beautiful light houses make the entrances to this pass. It’s a shame these …
Saying goodbye
Today we said goodbye to my mother, left Boyne City, and headed to St. James on Beaver Island. It’s always tough leaving my mother because we see her so infrequently. But, we’ll be back. Beaver Island isn’t that far, but I was planning on a late start and tearful goodbyes. It’s also a long trip …
Boyne City
We made it to Boyne City today; but it wasn’t easy. I’ve always said that sailing is very manic. You get the highest highs and the lowest lows. I guess that’s part of the appeal to me. I love the highs and to fully appreciate them, you need to earn them by trudging through the …
We’re leaving
Today’s the day. Yesterday’s shake down cruise was a success. We’re heading out today and our first stop is going to be Boyne City in Michigan. It should be a 2 day sail and the weather looks great. For those who want to watch our progress, you can follow us using this link: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/Odyssey I’ll …
Kurt & Sue Sail 