Georgia E Toronto-Bahamas

Vessel Name: Georgia E
Vessel Make/Model: Bayfield 36
Hailing Port: Toronto, On., Canada
Crew: Skipper: Stu Ferry; Crew: Tony Patt
Extra: We hail out of Mimico Cruising Club, west of Humber Bay on Lake Ontario. http://mimicocruisingclub.com/index.php?q=node/1 Boat info: http://www.wind-borne.com/Bayfield36Spec.PDF (Same type -- in Grenadines. Thanks Carolyn & Nick)
21 November 2010 | Gulf Coast Marina
22 October 2010 | Museum visitors' dock, Kingston, NY
21 October 2010 | Hop-O_Nose Marina, Catskill NY
12 October 2010 | Winter Harbor Marina, outside Brewerton, NY
28 September 2010 | MCC
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21 November 2010 | Gulf Coast Marina

St. Augustine to Palm Coast

Sun. Nov. 21/'10 Dropped mooring M22 9:20 after 3 days at historic St. Augustine. Met and travelled with 'Tybee Time' and 'Klabara'; we saw 'Riverdance' at fuel dock as we were leaving for Palm Coast (M 803) , about 26 miles along ICW.

22 October 2010 | Museum visitors' dock, Kingston, NY

Catskill to KIngston

Masted at Hop-O-Nose from 9:00 to 10:00 in morning; 100 year old derrick - slow but worked well. Finished rigging and set up main (left on boom on deck) by 13:00; went across Catskill Creek to get fuel and pump-out (free with fuel!) as Sean at Hop was out of diesel and didn't do pump-outs.

21 October 2010 | Hop-O_Nose Marina, Catskill NY

Waterford to Catskill

T. had to go to Toronto on an errand and returned just after midnight Thurs. We departed Waterford 9:00 and cleared Federal lock #1 at 10:10 (waited for another Toronto boat to come). The dam next to the lock is the last on the Hudson before the Atlantic. Now in tidal waters so were bucking a quarter [...]

12 October 2010 | Winter Harbor Marina, outside Brewerton, NY

Finally moving

Hope this blog works -- still learning posting rules and regs.

28 September 2010 | MCC

Introduction Blog 0

We are two retired guys who have been good friends for 40 years and also partners in a 24' Shark and then a 29' Columbia 8.7. When Stu retired, he bought Georgia E with the intention of taking off and cruising to the Bahamas where we enjoyed our first of many bare- boat charters starting in the 1970`s. [...]

Finally moving

12 October 2010 | Winter Harbor Marina, outside Brewerton, NY
cloudy morning, sunny afternoon, cool
Hope this blog works -- still learning posting rules and regs.

After arriving in pouring rain on Thursday, Sept. 30, (shall try to insert posts later), we learned the Oswego Canal and part of the Erie Canal were closed as of Oct. 1 . Oct 12, we heard Canal would open @ 7:00.

7:00 decided to let all the big power boats go first and try at third Lock full.
9:00 shoved off after topping up water, breakfast and getting some gas for outboard. Waited around at Lock 8 entrance for about 15 minutes with three power boats and two other sailboats. Got in and all fitted OK.

There was a separate channel from lock 8 to 7 and 6 so we didn't have to fight the flood .current in the lower Oswego River that runs next to the canal. Cleared Lock 6 by 10:30 with 6 other boats into the Oswego River with 1.5 opposing current at that point (dams were controlling flow). By 11:35, we cleared #5 with a 6 mile run up current to 3 (no Lock 4) then a 1/2 mile run to #2 which we cleared by 13:30; the bigger power boats had all taken off and were far ahead.

Got through Lock 1 after 10 miles also against about 1.5  Kts. We continued 2 miles up Oswego River to Three Rivers at the junction with the Erie Canal. Turned left to go east on the Erie. 

We then had to rush to get to Erie Lock #23 before closing at 17:00 -- just made it and cleared out with 5 other boats - one being a 95' cruiser returning to Florida.

Got to Winter Harbor Marina at 18:00 -- best diesel price on the canal according to Terry H. They had loaner cars so we went to Brewerton for dinner.       

8 locks, 30 miles logged.

Pic exiting Lock 8 to canal to #7 (1/2 mile past bridge)
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