This past weekend Kevin and Nancy Wells, and I sailed to Port Dover, Canada, as we were blessed with two beautiful, sunny days!
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| Nancy providing the snacks, mid-Lake Erie |
We did have to motor for several hours going to and from Port Dover. Kevin and Nancy met me on Friday night, we had dinner in Erie, a good night’s sleep on board, then an early breakfast and departure. Nancy made lunch on board both days serving sandwiches and drinks. I usually just have finger foods for the lunches while we sail (cheese, crackers, carrots, celery, cookies, etc). We ate dinner at Callahan’s on the beach. Troy and Mark will remember Callahan’s . . . or maybe not! :-)
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| Kevin guides Kelly III onto the open Lake from Port Dover |
This was Nancy’s first sail on Lake Erie and she earned her place by alerting the skipper to the rapidly shoaling water at Long Point. In less than 2 boat lengths the water shoaled from 44 feet to 10 feet! We were able to turn east and got back to deep water without any trouble, thanks to Nancy’s excellent teamwork!
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| Our view of Long Point as we avoided the shoal water |
Although the time to sail across Lake Erie can be 8 – 14 hours, it took us about 10 hours, since we tried to sail but also were willing to motorsail as needed.
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| The sailing route to Port Dover, Ontario |
