[Rhodes22-list] Great Lakes Voyage

[Peter and Jennifer]

kinda anglo speak for eastern lake ontario.bath, small historic town, site of major sea/land battle 1812.  on amherst [island] reach which is protected by the sisters, a cool outcrop of rocky islets.long used [donkey ages] by our family based on presqu'ile bay at brighton ontario east of our house at colborne ont. mostly named after military men of the 1700's peter and jennifersailer291 at hotmail.com

> From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
> Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:17:05 -0400
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Great Lakes Voyage
> 
> bath/amherst/sisters has been a haunt for donkeys years.we are east of  
> brighton outside colborne
>  
> Is this English?
>  
> Rummy
>  
>  
> In a message dated 3/12/2013 10:05:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> sailer291 at hotmail.com writes:
> 
> 
> wow,  know it well, my youngest son oftern sails out of collins bay, and  
> bath/amherst/sisters has been a haunt for donkeys years.we are east of  
> brighton outside colborne, overlooking presqu'ile park/islands and the lake to  
> the upbound frighter traffic.peter905-355-2223
> > From:  gstewart8 at cogeco.ca
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Date: Tue,  12 Mar 2013 09:52:00 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Great Lakes  Voyage
> > 
> > Peter:
> > 
> > Looks like we are practically  neighbours. I am at Nicholson's Point 
> between
> > Kingston and Bath  ON.
> > 
> > Graham Stewart
> > gstewart8 at cogeco.ca
> > 613  389-1737
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:  rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> >  [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of sailer291
> >  Sent: March-12-13 9:06 AM
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Great Lakes Voyage
> > 
> > great idea.  have sailed bigger boats, 28-44 to atlantic/pacific coasts 
> from
> > lake  ontario over the last 40 yrs +.
> > oddly both l and some merchant sailors  have always commented on how rough
> > the geat lakes can be. long/narrow  fetches over deep water makes for a 
> steep
> > wave with short peroids. so  rather than long rollers you get a nasty chop
> > thats makes a hobby  horse of a 30 .footer. that being said, its wind 
> speeds
> > are 1/2 the  oceans avg so l love it, especially the fresh clear water. 
> > much  prefer the beauty of it all to the north sea or gulf stream, as it  
> will
> > be a flat calm within 6=8 hrs of a blow, no real residual swell  so the
> > summers are hot, lazy and peacfull minus the odd blow. wind  here every
> > afternoon like the sea of cortez but no  sharks/rays.
> > just came back from edenton where l'm keeping a old R22  stan sold me, 
> have
> > an old aquarius 23 here on the bay of quinte. kinda  similar with a
> > keel/board but seems to be less of a sea boat than the  r22, lighter rig 
> etc.
> > fyi last nov bouys recorded 17-19 footers, too  cold for me but have know
> > guys to sail into dec, crazy.
> >   http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=45012 is 20 miles  
> south
> > of my place overlooking the lake opposite rochester ny.
> >  sorry for the long missive,
> > peter
> > r22 cool change 
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > --
> > View this message in context:
> >  
> http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/Great-Lakes-Voyage-tp45090p45176.html
> >  Sent from the Rhodes 22 mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
> >  __________________________________________________
> > To  subscribe/unsubscribe go to
> >  http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
> > 
> > For  the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives 
> go  to
> > http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> >  __________________________________________________
> > 
> >  __________________________________________________
> > To  subscribe/unsubscribe go to  
> http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
> > 
> > For  the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives 
> go to  http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> >  __________________________________________________
> 
> __________________________________________________
> To  subscribe/unsubscribe go to  
> http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
> 
> For the list  Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go 
> to  http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> __________________________________________________
> 
> __________________________________________________
> To subscribe/unsubscribe go to http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
> 
> For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> __________________________________________________