Welland Canal

Ken Bracewell · 10-30-2011, 10:28 AM

Carl is missing from those photos! I invited him to make the trip south, but the boat show took precedence.

NYCAP123 · 10-30-2011, 10:36 AM

I thought you might be getting a bit of ice on that new stash from the storm that ran up I-95 yesterday Ken, but it looks like you lucked out. Have a safe journey.

Ken Bracewell · 10-30-2011, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by NYCAP123

I thought you might be getting a bit of ice on that new stash from the storm that ran up I-95 yesterday Ken, but it looks like you lucked out. Have a safe journey.

I thought we may get snow too, but it stopped raining and warmed up. Stache season starts after a straight-razor shave on Tuesday, the 1st.

CaptEvan · 10-30-2011, 03:25 PM

The biggest question is ..... did you break down and buy a pair of long pants?

viking 58 · 10-30-2011, 03:25 PM

Have a great trip south, it was great to see you guys in the GPYC.

Rodger · 05-23-2012, 08:00 PM

Took To Kolan a 101' Burger up the Welland Canal today.
Tomorrow morning taking another Burger 1978 93' Go Fourth.
Will post pictures tomorrow of her.
Rodger

Rodger · 05-24-2012, 04:01 PM

Today had a quick trip up the canal 3 hours from lock one to lock 7 on Go Fourth a 1978 Burger 93' with a Canadian Coast Guard boat.

viking 58 · 05-25-2012, 09:06 AM

Great pics Rodger, hope all is well with you.

To Kalon and Unity are now at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, made for a great couple pictures. To Kalon is in one of the six beautiful new 95ft wells that were just completed this week.

Rodger · 06-08-2012, 02:45 PM

Guided two yachts up the canal yesterday, Sea Safari 85' Pacific Mainer and Il Mostro (Italian for 'the monster' ) a 70' Puma Ocean racing boat.
When she arrived Welland Canal she had a 109.5' air draft and we had four bridges to go under which had a 110' air draft. The captain decided to take of the 5 ' communication antenna just incase the water levels were high. Il Mostro is heading for Chicago and will be in the Mackinac sailboat race .
She is owned by the owner of Sea Safari. It was a 8 hour trip up the canal.
Here are a few pictures of our trip.
Rodger

Rodger · 06-08-2012, 03:14 PM

A few more pitures

Rodger · 07-09-2012, 07:25 PM

Antares pulling into Marina in Port Dalhousie just west of Welland Canal Lake Ontario end.
Yacht Luna is anchored tonight near Kingston Ontario and her AIS shows Port Dalhousie as her destinatiion. Will get pictures when she arrives.

RODGER

Rodger · 07-10-2012, 08:30 AM

Luna anchored one mile west of the Welland Canal Lake Ontario end this morning.

Yacht News · 07-10-2012, 11:12 AM

Thanks! This yacht sure gets around.

viking 58 · 07-10-2012, 02:21 PM

great pics Rodger!

Have we ever had a yacht of that size in the Great Lakes? at 381ft I sure cant remember anything! Where can it even go?

The Yorktown cruise ship is only 257ft.

Rodger · 07-10-2012, 02:50 PM

Only big ones I saw were the Lone Ranger and Blue Moon, will get more pictures when she locks through the canal.