July 14, 2011 Thursday
Left Sugarloaf Marina and proceeded to the tie-up and waiting dock to report in to Welland Seaway Control. I had bought a ticket for the transit yesterday. Today we got lucky and started the transit at 0800 hrs. I had made arrangements to have a "deckhand" come onboard at Lock 7 to help with the lines. He was a Canal employee and knows the locking procedures. His cost was reasonable: $150 and $25 for return ride. It was wsorth it and made life a lot more easy. He as an old "hippy" from a past era so we had a lot in common. His name was Capt. Dino MacDonald and we really enjoyed the 5 hours we spent with him. Engine was cooling properly and running well. Six hours total transit time which is unusual. It can take up to twelve hrs at times.
1400 hrs and out of the Welland Canal into Lake Ontario. Very little wind on the Lake but we set sail and tried our best to make time. We set a course directly for Cape Vincent which is the entrance to the St Lawrence Seaway.
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