Rainbow of Fender Covers
Locks are a fact of life when cruising canals and rivers or transiting from one lake to another (sometimes). They are designed to avoid naturally occurring rapids and waterfalls by …
Downbound and Outbound
Our journey downbound (or outbound) on the St Lawrence River continued as we ventured into unfamiliar waters. Leaving the comfort of the Thousand Islands, with their many safe anchorages, we …
Island Hopping – Eastbound
We cast off our lines from Sackets Harbor, NY midafternoon on June 1st after finishing our final boat tasks. Our target destination was Kingston, Ontario, 28 nautical miles across the …
The Admiral Bayfield Award
In January, 2014, Dan and I attended the annual dinner and meeting of the Lake Superior division of the Great Lakes Cruising Club (GLCC), an organization of boaters dedicated to …