* VIDEO * Wild Sail on Lake Ontario, Delivery to Sackets Harbour, NY.
Paul Benninger & I are delivering Black Diamond to Sackets Harbour on the US side near the St. Lawrence 24 hours away. We are leaving her there for winter service. We leave tonight at about 10pm ETA tomorrow 10pm. Sea state last night was 10 footers wind on nose, thank God, it clocked around wind on Starboad Quarter stern. Should be a nice ride.
Update: Top Surf Speed 12.9 knots! Passed Scotch Bonnet more than an hour ago. About 10 hours in.
Update: 3 hours from Main Duck, means we’ll pass Main Duck Island, 9 hours faster than the LO300 race last year with Spinnaker. We are obviously only white delivery sails today, sustained winds 30 knots, upto 10 footers.
UPDATE: Just hit 15.1 knots…Ed
UPDATE: Made it in record time, arrived 6:30pm, 21 hours, sails already taken down. Enjoyed a great dinner at Tin Pan Galley, my favorite restaurant!UPDATE: You can see our live track here.
SOME COMMENTS
Roller coaster ride. 14 ++ Kt. WoW.Displacement haul…. Not while Psycho Ed is captain. He is planing that sucker. – Enjoy Rob Rumble
I’m stuck in a hole (at my desk) – no wind doing 0 knots. Haven’t moved in hours. – Ric Doedens
While you are doing your warranty repairs in Sacket Harbor, maybe you want also to let them re-calibrate your instruments properly…LOL! – Ivan
Doing 1knt around a pool with a jack hammer but a nice view of the lake here on waters edge!!!! – Ken Bruce15.1 knots – that’s unbelievable !! – Fred Azouz
I know your joking Ivan, but it’s accurate. On GPS. Sustained speeds of 9-10 knots, those were surfing speeds. Record was in the Atlantic 19.5 knots surfing 25 footer in 60 knot winds. I have witnesses! – Psycho Skipper Ed
My underwear confirmded that speed on the Ocean LOL – Craig Russell
Just hit 20 Kts on my mountain bike on a bike trail in Edmonton. Would rather be sailing. Fair seas and following winds. – Paul Thornton
Congratulations glad you guys are safe …..will miss you at pcyc saturday night!!! I’ll have a libation for you. – Ken Bruce
Glad you are safe! – Ross Rodgers
Nice passage Ed. Vmg is pretty good here tonight. 1 ltr of rum in 3 hrs! – Glenn Butt
Congratulations to the Captain and crew ! Tania
