March/April Post
Not very much happened in March as the weather was not conducive to any outside work so much of the time was spent making lists and checking them twice. April has brought high winds and chilly temperatures. We have been loading food, clothes etc. on to the boat in preparation for our mid-May departure.
The only navigation improvement that has been added from the last post is a Comar AIS system to provide commercial vessel information on the charting program. We think it will be useful on the Great Lakes and rivers.
JEJUDA is scheduled to be launched on May 11th and we are planning departure the week on the 17th. The tides in the Cape Cod Canal are favorable for the early part of the week. Hopefully the weather will cooperate.
The 1st leg of our trip will take us from Plymouth to New York City (~200 miles) then ~150 miles up the Hudson River, through the Erie Canal (~140 miles) to Lake Ontario via Oswego New York. While we have no set schedule we will probably be in the great Lakes in mid June. Stay tuned.
Not very much happened in March as the weather was not conducive to any outside work so much of the time was spent making lists and checking them twice. April has brought high winds and chilly temperatures. We have been loading food, clothes etc. on to the boat in preparation for our mid-May departure.
The only navigation improvement that has been added from the last post is a Comar AIS system to provide commercial vessel information on the charting program. We think it will be useful on the Great Lakes and rivers.
JEJUDA is scheduled to be launched on May 11th and we are planning departure the week on the 17th. The tides in the Cape Cod Canal are favorable for the early part of the week. Hopefully the weather will cooperate.
The 1st leg of our trip will take us from Plymouth to New York City (~200 miles) then ~150 miles up the Hudson River, through the Erie Canal (~140 miles) to Lake Ontario via Oswego New York. While we have no set schedule we will probably be in the great Lakes in mid June. Stay tuned.
4 comments:
Hi Campbells...
I am flying tomorrow (Apr 28th) to FL and will meet up with Tom and another guy. We plan on heading north on May 1st weather permitting. I am committed for at least two weeks.. we will most likely stay in the ICW.
We will have internet access and I will check on your progress.
More later.. happy packing.
Frank
May 8, 2009, 0616hrs
8C under overcast, 94%, calm
Dear JEJUDA,
PROWESS is afloat at her slip waiting for a mechanic to adjust port-side upper helm throttle and find source of fluid under port engine, problems that did not exist before the extensive engine work completed [?] overwinter. We ourselves are installing a new fridge that will reduce energy use from 10 to 2.6 amps.
The Trent-Severn Waterway is open from May 14 to October 15; Georgian Bay ice went out mid-April and dedicated boaters have been overnighting at anchor around her south-eastern islands since then. The water remains cold into July but the cruising season is from May 24 Week-end through Labour Day. Loopers we have talked with are anxious to clear the Great Lakes by mid-September to avoid the autumn winds that bedevil Lake Michigan.
Here's to JEJUDA'S successful circumnavigation!
PROWESS
The canal look very calm today. Smooth sailing and we will miss you. xoxoxo
Copngratulations on taking off!
Ed & Kathy
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