Geoff Schultz's BlueJacket Sailing SiteGeoff Schultz's BlueJacket Sailing Site2010-09-07T18:07:02ZGeoffrey W. Schultzhttp://www.geoffschultz.org/Charlevoix, MIhttp://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=1384Ahoy from Charlevoix (the Beautiful), MI!
I'm a bit behind on my logs, so I'll try to get caught up...When you
last heard from us, we were in Mackinac Island where we had a great
stay. From there we made a quick 8 mile jump to Mackinaw City during a
brief respite from the heavy winds that have been buffeting the area. We
went to the newly built,...2010-09-05T00:00:00Z2010-09-07T18:06:59ZMackinac Island, MIhttp://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=1383Ahoy from Mackinac Island, MI!
I'm happy to report that we're back in the USA! Not that
we didn't like our time in Canada, but it's nice to have US TV,
non-roaming cell phone service, and we're free of HST, which is the 13%
tax that Canada adds on to everything. But as the Canadian's like to
say, they have free health care...yeah...FRE...2010-08-28T00:00:00Z2010-08-28T09:07:00ZNorth Channel to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontariohttp://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=1382Ahoy from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario!
We're
now at the most northern part of our journey, which is at 46.5 degrees N
and is about 300 miles north of where we started in RI and 650 miles to
the west. So far we've traveled about 1500 miles and have another 500 to
go. We're also at about 600' above sea level, which is has high as we've
ever been.
It...2010-08-23T00:00:00Z2010-08-25T19:19:29ZNorth Channel: Little Current to Bear Drophttp://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=1380Ahoy from the Bear Drop anchorage in the North Channel of Lake Huron!
Instead of my normal report where I tell you about where we've been
(I'll get to that later), I think that I'll start out talking about what
we've seen, heard and experienced other than physical locations.
One of the first things that I've noted in all of the Great Lakes is
how cl...2010-08-19T00:00:00Z2010-08-19T23:06:59ZNorth Channel: Killarney to Little Currenthttp://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=1378Ahoy from the Little Current, Ontario, eh!
Since I last wrote we've been exploring the anchorages between Killarney and Little Current. This area is full of beautiful places where you can drop your anchor. Some are named and other's aren't. Most people seem to pull into the named anchorages which are typically larger and provide significant protection, but you see lots of boats just anchored in other locations. It's been very calm lately, so we haven't needed protection from the wind and waves.
This is ab...2010-08-13T00:00:00Z2010-08-14T07:33:13ZKillarney, Ontariohttp://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=1377Ahoy/Eh from Killarney, Ontario!
We left Tobermory first thing yesterday morning and
headed towards Flower Pot Island, which is about 4 miles away. Flower
Pot Island got its name from some free standing rock towers that someone
decided looked like flower pots. It's big business to bring people out
to the island to see these. They charge...2010-08-08T00:00:00Z2010-08-13T11:29:18ZPort Elgin and Tobermory, Ontariohttp://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=1376Eh from Tobermory, Ontario!
Sorry, but I couldn't help but throw in that colloquialism, but it's
certainly true, eh!
Anyhow, when I last wrote we were in Kincardine and were headed N to
Tobermory. As we were getting ready to put up the sails, we heard a
vibration/noise coming from the prop shaft unlike anything that we've
heard before. We got the sa...2010-08-07T00:00:00Z2010-08-08T09:07:00ZBayfield and Kincardinehttp://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=1375Ahoy from Kincardine, Ontario!
I'm
happy to report that we've been working out way up the western shore of
Lake Huron and are now in the delughtful town of Kincardine. One of the
things that we noticed as soon as we entered Canada was that the pace of
life slowed way down and everything felt more relaxed. I have a hard
time quantifying what cha...2010-08-03T00:00:00Z2010-08-03T22:18:16ZPort Huron, MIhttp://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=1373Ahoy from Port Huron, MI!
When
I last wrote, we were in Detroit and headed to Lake St. Clair, where I
was going to meet some old Michigan State friends. I'm happy to report
that we had a great sail to St. Clair Shores and the reunion was great
as well. I hadn't seen some of these people in 25 years when we worked
together in the Boston area and in many w...2010-08-01T00:00:00Z2010-08-01T08:06:58ZDetroit, MIhttp://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=1372Ahoy from Detroit, MI!
I
decided to write a quick trip report about Detroit to offset some
negative reports that I've read from other cruisers. Detroit seems to
have gotten a bad wrap about it being a dangerous place to stop, but we
had a very nice, albeit short, stop there. We departed from Put-In-Bay
yesterday morning with virtually no wind and...2010-07-28T00:00:00Z2010-07-28T17:59:59ZKelleys Island and Put-In-Bay on South Bass Island, OHhttp://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=1371Ahoy from Put-In-Bay in OH!
We're currently located in the Bass Islands at the S end of Lake Erie.
You're probably saying to yourself, Islands,
Ohio?, What's he talking about? But yes, it's
true, there are islands in Ohio! These islands seem to be a Mecca for
local boaters wanting to get out on the water and let their hair down.
The two largest isl...2010-07-27T00:00:00Z2010-07-27T14:06:59ZCleveland, OHhttp://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=1369Ahoy from Cleveland, OH!
One of the things that I underestimated in this trip was the difficulty in working our way from Buffalo down to the other end of Lake Erie. On paper it looks like a 250 mile trip that can easily be broken up into reasonable sections. All of that is true until you take into the account the fact that the lake lies roughly on a NE to SW axis and the prevailing winds are out of the SW. While that in itself isn't unusual, the relative shallowness of the lake is unusual. Lake Erie only h...2010-07-20T00:00:00Z2010-07-21T08:33:26ZCedar Point Amusement Park at Sandusky, OHhttp://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=1370Ahoy from Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH!
I'm happy to report that we've pretty much made it to the end of out
SW passage down Lake Erie and from now on we'll have a northerly course.
Yeah! Of course, I should now expect northerly winds...Anyhow, we had a
bouncy ride to Sandusky after waiting for a line of thunderstorms to
pass through. Then we sailed for a few hours before the ...2010-07-20T00:00:00Z2010-07-24T11:06:59ZErie, PAhttp://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=1368Ahoy from Erie, PA!
This will just be a quick log, but I wanted to write one since it
will probably be my only log from Pennsylvania! Yesterday we had a nice
77 mile motor-sail from Buffalo to Erie. The winds were pretty much from
behind, leaving us with very little apparent wind. In the afternoon they
went more westerly and we were able to ...2010-07-15T00:00:00Z2010-07-15T23:06:59ZWestern Erie Canal: Medina to Buffalohttp://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=1367Ahoy from the crew of the BlueJacket!
We're currently in Buffalo, NY, which is the at the western end of the
Erie canal. We've made it through 34 locks on the Erie Canal, 6 locks on
the Cayuga/Seneca canal, and a final lock on the Niagara river. During
that time we've risen 570 feet, which is definitely much higher than
we've even been before. Our locki...2010-07-14T00:00:00Z2010-07-14T19:06:59Z
I'm a bit behind on my logs, so I'll try to get caught up...When you
last heard from us, we were in Mackinac Island where we had a great
stay. From there we made a quick 8 mile jump to Mackinaw City during a
brief respite from the heavy winds that have been buffeting the area. We
went to the newly built,...
I'm happy to report that we're back in the USA! Not that
we didn't like our time in Canada, but it's nice to have US TV,
non-roaming cell phone service, and we're free of HST, which is the 13%
tax that Canada adds on to everything. But as the Canadian's like to
say, they have free health care...yeah...FRE...
We're
now at the most northern part of our journey, which is at 46.5 degrees N
and is about 300 miles north of where we started in RI and 650 miles to
the west. So far we've traveled about 1500 miles and have another 500 to
go. We're also at about 600' above sea level, which is has high as we've
ever been.
It...
Instead of my normal report where I tell you about where we've been
(I'll get to that later), I think that I'll start out talking about what
we've seen, heard and experienced other than physical locations.
One of the first things that I've noted in all of the Great Lakes is
how cl...
We left Tobermory first thing yesterday morning and
headed towards Flower Pot Island, which is about 4 miles away. Flower
Pot Island got its name from some free standing rock towers that someone
decided looked like flower pots. It's big business to bring people out
to the island to see these. They charge...
Anyhow, when I last wrote we were in Kincardine and were headed N to
Tobermory. As we were getting ready to put up the sails, we heard a
vibration/noise coming from the prop shaft unlike anything that we've
heard before. We got the sa...
I'm
happy to report that we've been working out way up the western shore of
Lake Huron and are now in the delughtful town of Kincardine. One of the
things that we noticed as soon as we entered Canada was that the pace of
life slowed way down and everything felt more relaxed. I have a hard
time quantifying what cha...
When
I last wrote, we were in Detroit and headed to Lake St. Clair, where I
was going to meet some old Michigan State friends. I'm happy to report
that we had a great sail to St. Clair Shores and the reunion was great
as well. I hadn't seen some of these people in 25 years when we worked
together in the Boston area and in many w...
I
decided to write a quick trip report about Detroit to offset some
negative reports that I've read from other cruisers. Detroit seems to
have gotten a bad wrap about it being a dangerous place to stop, but we
had a very nice, albeit short, stop there. We departed from Put-In-Bay
yesterday morning with virtually no wind and...
We're currently located in the Bass Islands at the S end of Lake Erie.
You're probably saying to yourself, Islands,
Ohio?, What's he talking about? But yes, it's
true, there are islands in Ohio! These islands seem to be a Mecca for
local boaters wanting to get out on the water and let their hair down.
The two largest isl...
I'm happy to report that we've pretty much made it to the end of out
SW passage down Lake Erie and from now on we'll have a northerly course.
Yeah! Of course, I should now expect northerly winds...Anyhow, we had a
bouncy ride to Sandusky after waiting for a line of thunderstorms to
pass through. Then we sailed for a few hours before the ...
Ahoy from Erie, PA!
This will just be a quick log, but I wanted to write one since it
will probably be my only log from Pennsylvania! Yesterday we had a nice
77 mile motor-sail from Buffalo to Erie. The winds were pretty much from
behind, leaving us with very little apparent wind. In the afternoon they
went more westerly and we were able to ...
We're currently in Buffalo, NY, which is the at the western end of the
Erie canal. We've made it through 34 locks on the Erie Canal, 6 locks on
the Cayuga/Seneca canal, and a final lock on the Niagara river. During
that time we've risen 570 feet, which is definitely much higher than
we've even been before. Our locki...