We were at the Detroit River Light in Lake Erie @1300 hrs. From here we set sail for Port Colburtne, a little under 200 nm. the winds were from the South @ 10 kts and the seas at 2 ft. This provided a great sail but it took us several hrs to make Southeast Shoal Lt since it was dead to wind. After this Light it was a long single tack to our next Way Point and a glorious Southerly Wind 10 -15 kts allowed "Solstice" to clip along @ 7.2 kts!
We are setting a full Main and 135% "Jenny". Soon, We'll add the Staysail to the wardrobe. There were so many sails that came with the boat that the forward V-Berth became a sail locker. We left most of them with our nephew, Robbie and his wife Kelly, in Oscoda, MI while we were in Harrisburg.
We made Port Colburne on July 11, 2011 @ 0830 hrs. We had light winds during the night but, dawn, they picked up a little which allowed us to make 4 kts. We went directly to the fuel and pump out dock for sewage discharge. We keeping a very close eye on the holding tank since the last incident!!
We are tired after the two day sail and have decided to stay in Port Colburne for two days. This afternoon the wind picked up and is gusting to 25 kts. Some kind of weather system is producing a very strong W'ly wind that will last for the next couple of days. I don't want to negotiate the Welland Canal and exit into Lake Ontario with high winds so I'll wait for a Wx window. Hopefully, this will happen on Wednesday. Once we get through the Welland Canal onto Lake Ontario, We'll sail directly for Cape Vincent which is the entrance to the St. Lawrence Seaway. Distance is about 140 nm.
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