Tall ships in the Great Lakes

Commemorating the War of 1812, the tall ships came for a visit. Penetanguishene was one of the natural harbours where the Brits stayed for provisioning and shelter. It was considered a quick and safe trip from there to Lake Michigan to fight the enemy. Here some picture of the ships taken when we sailed out. Much to Tim's joy, Liana’s Ransom carried a Nova Scotia flag. So do we. So the chatter started between the two Maritimers.

Also had a good look at the Lynx. We considered ourselves very lucky that these 2 vessels had decided to go for a little harbour trip when we left.




These pictures were taken in the Inner Harbour of Penetanguishene, where one is protected from winds and waves, unless it really blows. As you can tell there are some waves and some wind. We had agreed to meet Dave and Cheryl at Hope Island. Winds were officially 15 knots from the North and would die down in the early evening. We left the marine at 4:15PM and would arrive at 8 or so. We knew we would have to motor a lot because of the wind direction, but also that the reward would be the company of friends and a very pretty anchorage. Needles to say, that the waves, once out from the protection were running 3 feet, winds peaked at 23, and the period between waves was maybe 3 seconds or such. Our tank was half full when we left and 1 hour out, was only a quarter full, and then with all the sloshing of diesel and such, dirt from the tank got into the hoses and we suddenly heard this "brup, briop" or whatever sound an engine makes when it dies. Out came the jib and we turned SW to get in the lee of Beckwith. Bice had the best sailing ever broadreaching in 20, while Tim was getting slightly sick down below, getting tools together and fixing this little problem. He did fix it, which was good, and on we went. Met up with Dave and Cheryl, and moved to Christian, Little Sand Bay the next morning, since winds were going to shift to the South. Had a great remainder of the weekend. Topped of the tank with spare diesel we carry around, and sailed back on Sunday.

Both tall ships were tied to the docks when we returned.

There we also saw this beauty, The Madeline, used for provisioning