We we did a good job going out to the middle of the lake, had good wind all night, and did not get wet at all. The boats that stayed in had similar wind, but got rained on. We gybed in, and around the scotch rocks. At about 3:30 AM, A sail boat in the [Read More →]
Blogging aboard Black Diamond! Sailing logs of Black Diamond, a Jeanneau Sailboat.
Safe Arrival to Toronto, Home port of PCYC.
May 26, 2009 — s/v Black DiamondJust completed close to a 1,000 kilometer trek back to Toronto. Continuing up the Hudson River to the now familiar Hop-o-nose Marina in Catskills, New York. Very friendly, professional staff and ownership. The only place I would recommend on the Hudson for stepping your mast and storing your wooden mast supports, or even building them [Read More →]
Day 1 – PCYC, Toronto to the Oswego Canal
October 24, 2008 — s/v Black Diamond
August 21st, 2008 – Port Credit Yacht Club to Oswego across Lake Ontario. Dear Friends and Family, Our friends and family have expressed an interest in our trip and asked that we keep some sort of a blog to keep in touch. We thought that we would send periodical e-mails about our whereabouts, and the [Read More →]
Day 2 – Oswego Canal to Lake Onieda
October 22, 2008 — s/v Black Diamond
August 22nd, Oswego to Lake Onieda NY After our morning coffee Roxane cooked us a nice breakfast of bacon and eggs, we set out to the town dock. There we hooked up to shore power and charged our batteries for an hour or so, because the Oswego’s Yacht club does not provide power or water for [Read More →]
