Have you considered going thru the Welland, then up L Ontario and the St
Lawrence out to the Atlantic, then a student body right down to Maine?

At least you get to see the Thousland Islands.

A motor trip across the Erie Canal is rather bland in comparision.

Wow, that's a suggestion to get the mind racing. I just checked it out
though, it's 1735 miles, 89% more than the ambitious 916 I'm already
committed to. The canal will also involve our families a lot.

It looks like I'll be glad to have the name of that place to avoid on the
canal when you think of it. I will try to work out having more time on the
lake though. I was brought up in northern Ohio about 13 miles from the lake
so it will be sort of like going home again.

What's a "student body"?

--

Roger Long

"Roger Long" writes:

Wow, that's a suggestion to get the mind racing. I just checked it out
though, it's 1735 miles, 89% more than the ambitious 916 I'm already
committed to. The canal will also involve our families a lot.

Screw the mileage, it would be a GREAT trip.

Leave 6/1 get to the Welland at Colbourne s/p in 2 weeks (includes weather
lay days)

That will give you enough time to do a little L Erie exploring.

After all, it's only 250 miles from one end of that bath tub to the other.

Based on 50 mile days, that gives you 9 days to screw around. (Trust me, you
will use every one of them)

2 days to get thru the canal and get organized.

Leave the "Falls" area by 7/15, arrive the Atlantic by 9/1.

Allow a couple of weeks down the Atlantic to home port.

That could be the trip of a lifetime.

I was brought up in northern Ohio about 13 miles from the lake
so it will be sort of like going home again.

Where?

What's a "student body"?

The group that attends a school, any school.

Lew

Keep talking.

I'm actually convinced but reality rears its ugly head. Most observers think
I've already lost my mind anyway. My wife and I, who fell in love sailing
and cruising and then gave it up when we had kids, are buying this boat to
see if we can get our almost teenage sons interested in cruising and
sailing. We want to break them in easily and we are already in what many
consider one of the most beautiful cruising areas in the world.

My wife won't be able to take anywhere near enough time to do any
significant portion of this trip and doesn't want the kids gone for long
stretches. I work for myself (designing and consulting on commercial boats)
but have to be prepared for projects popping up that I can't turn down. In
order to get a fresh water boat of the type we want, I'm taking on a trip
already about 20 times as long as I should rationally consider.

This boat should really be going on a truck. Just a day sail from here is
country you wouldn't believe if you haven't seen it. One of the things I
always loved about sailing was making a ship work, covering the ground, and
getting into the rhythm of watches and life going on round the clock. It's
going to be a bit frustrating having a vessel out on the mooring capable of
going around Newfoundland or to Bermuda and doing mostly weekend and
daysails. This trip will let me get a lot of the passage stuff out of my
system before settling down to family sailing.

It's going to be too bad to go blasting past so many interesting places but
the alternative probably is a truck. That still is a distinct possibility if
clients I can't turn down are pressing to give me money. If I had the time
anyway and did the truck thing, we could pretty thoroughly explore the
southern coast of Nova Scotia in the same time frame. It's about 30 hours
across the Gulf of Maine to the other side, a good first time passage for
kids with the excitement of a foreign country coming up over the horizon.

The trip I really want to make is around Newfoundland.

(I still want to know what you mean by "doing a student body". That's a
sailing term I never heard.)

--

Roger Long

"Roger Long" writes:

Keep talking.

snip

Why not consider a 2-3 week trip to get across L Erie, thru the Welland and
over to Toronto.

(Going thru the Welland is a long day and you need some crew)

Leave the boat in Toronto for a couple of weeks then take another 2-3 week
shot up L Ontario & the St Lawrence.

Again return home for a couple of weeks, then back to the boat for another
2-3 week trip.

That should put you in the Atlantic where you do a student body right and
head home.

"Student body right" is not a sailing term, it's an old college football
term which simply means every body turns right.

The commute between home and the boat keeps getting shorter and shorterG.

I'm actually convinced but reality rears its ugly head.

Reality and sailing have no relation to one another G.

This boat should really be going on a truck.

There is that reality thing getting in the way againG

This trip will let me get a lot of the passage stuff out of my
system before settling down to family sailing.

Yep.

The trip I really want to make is around Newfoundland.

Well!

Lew

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 03:25:52 GMT, "Roger Long"
wrote:

Have you considered going thru the Welland, then up L Ontario and the St
Lawrence out to the Atlantic, then a student body right down to Maine?

At least you get to see the Thousland Islands.

A motor trip across the Erie Canal is rather bland in comparision.

Wow, that's a suggestion to get the mind racing. I just checked it out
though, it's 1735 miles, 89% more than the ambitious 916 I'm already
committed to. The canal will also involve our families a lot.

Consider the option of doing the Welland and entering the canal via
Oswego, towards the eastern end of Lake Ontario. That makes a side
trip into the Thousand Islands a relatively small diversion, and well
worth the effort.

Ryk

"Why not consider a 2-3 week trip to get across L Erie, thru the Welland and
over to Toronto."

If your going to do the welland canal toronto is one of the best ports on the
lake. You can find very reasonable accomadations at the toronto islands,
secure your boat , Jump on the ferry to the city & have a great time.St.
Lawarnce market is one of my favorite stops.( shrimp that are half a pound each
& filet mignon wrapped in bacon brought back to boat & grilled while sucking
down some of that canadien beer) It just dont get much better than that! Just
watch out for that naked queer beach on hanlon island! have fun &
good luck.