Day 18 (& 19) is Tuesday and we motored and motor sailed to Tubermory because there was little to no wind in Georgian Bay. Tubermory is on the tip of the peninsula that separates Georgian Bay and Lake Huron this is a very pretty little town with a natural harbor.
We stayed here two days because of poor weather conditions of high wind and seas on lake Huron. Also there was a fast moving storm that caught us in the harbor and dumped a lot of rain that caused a neat waterfall in the harbor.
We walk around and explore the town after having breakfast.
Day 20 Wednesday we headed out to Port Elgin Ontario on lake Huron. We started out in flat seas and the wind on the nose. We were able to sail once we changed course south and as the day went on with building seas too. We made it into port just before sunset.
Port Elgin is a larger beachfront town and the area near the harbor is full of small rental cottages and B&Bs.
Once again the weather had become poor and we stayed three days. Tony from One Day who was next to us came over and we looked over charts for the next two harbors south. Our next jump south will be Bayfield which is about 70 nm south and gives us a shorter trip to Port Huron the next day.
Day 23 Sunday the weather and seas had calmed down some and we left about 30 minutes behind Tony and Linda on ‘One Day’ and Mark and Gayle on ‘Lo-Gra-Mar’ all heading towards Bayfield. The wind was about 15 knots out of the south and the seas were 4 foot. We were able to sail for and h our or two then we had to motor sail the rest of the day. Lo-Gra-Mar arrived at Bayfield first and could not get in because of shoaling from the storms, which left only 4 1/2 foot of depth in the channel. None of our boats would make it in so we diverted to Goderich to the north. We arrive into Goderich first and tied to the wall and helped the others dock too. There was a Valiant 40 on the wall which we later found out had come out of Bayfield a couple of days earlier and damaged their rudder and shaft on the way out.
Day 24 we left Goderich and set sail from inside the break wall and were able to sail all the way to Port Huron entrance channel just before dark. We motored down the approach channel in the dark while I was taking down the mainsail Dick said the range lights went out. I looked up and sure enough they were out then I adjusted to the dark and realized that there was a freighter heading right for us blocking the range lights. We arrived at Prot Huron and stayed at the yacht club wall for the night.
We stayed here two days because of poor weather conditions of high wind and seas on lake Huron. Also there was a fast moving storm that caught us in the harbor and dumped a lot of rain that caused a neat waterfall in the harbor.
We walk around and explore the town after having breakfast.Day 20 Wednesday we headed out to Port Elgin Ontario on lake Huron. We started out in flat seas and the wind on the nose. We were able to sail once we changed course south and as the day went on with building seas too. We made it into port just before sunset.
Port Elgin is a larger beachfront town and the area near the harbor is full of small rental cottages and B&Bs.
Once again the weather had become poor and we stayed three days. Tony from One Day who was next to us came over and we looked over charts for the next two harbors south. Our next jump south will be Bayfield which is about 70 nm south and gives us a shorter trip to Port Huron the next day.
Day 23 Sunday the weather and seas had calmed down some and we left about 30 minutes behind Tony and Linda on ‘One Day’ and Mark and Gayle on ‘Lo-Gra-Mar’ all heading towards Bayfield. The wind was about 15 knots out of the south and the seas were 4 foot. We were able to sail for and h our or two then we had to motor sail the rest of the day. Lo-Gra-Mar arrived at Bayfield first and could not get in because of shoaling from the storms, which left only 4 1/2 foot of depth in the channel. None of our boats would make it in so we diverted to Goderich to the north. We arrive into Goderich first and tied to the wall and helped the others dock too. There was a Valiant 40 on the wall which we later found out had come out of Bayfield a couple of days earlier and damaged their rudder and shaft on the way out.
Day 24 we left Goderich and set sail from inside the break wall and were able to sail all the way to Port Huron entrance channel just before dark. We motored down the approach channel in the dark while I was taking down the mainsail Dick said the range lights went out. I looked up and sure enough they were out then I adjusted to the dark and realized that there was a freighter heading right for us blocking the range lights. We arrived at Prot Huron and stayed at the yacht club wall for the night.
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Hi Skip,enjoyed reading your latest. They put your blog on church emailing this week, so you may hear from others at GEFC. Did you know Dunkirk is a short drive from Mare & Neal's NY cabin? If you come back that way, check it out. Be safe!!
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