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. [...]

Catskill to KIngston

22 October 2010 | Museum visitors' dock, Kingston, NY
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.
Left at 13:30 against a tidal current of 0.75 Kts (high tide at 15:15) on the Hudson; 2200 rpm gave us 6.5 Kts over water (SoW) = 5.75 speed over ground (SoG is critical in tidal waters, we learned).
Coudy with sunny periods on ride down the Hudson to Kingston River (hang a right at the lighthouse); arrived at Kingston a mile up river at 17:15; docker behind a beautiful 1929 English-built restored 95' ketch "Belle Aventure" (photo).
Saw Jim and Julie of "Outreach" at a marina up river. Nicely restored buildings near the waterfront; beers and complementary jerk ribs at the local pub.
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