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| Fairport USCG Station |
We began early with the plan to travel about 60 miles to
Fairport Harbor. The storm passed last night with rain, thunder and lightning
and by morning the sky was still a bit over cast but the wind had died down and
the sea was rolling with 2 foot swells and no white caps. So we set our course,
the only issue today would be that the autopilot does not like a following sea
and we needed to steer the entire distance. We set about doing 10 mile watches with
the off person taking a break and all went well. When we arrived at Grand River
Marine, Inc they had placed a boat in the slip next to ours that did not
provide enough width for us to enter. So they moved us to a less desirable spot
across the river. It is hard trying to determine all the factors for docking at
a marina, including the amount of knowledge about boats the person has making
the reservation.
Open water boating does not provide much in the way of
scenic pictures or interesting information. We are making good progress, but we
expect 3-4 foot seas tonight and early tomorrow morning. So we will begin a bit
later after the seas settle.
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| East bound Freighter |
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| Stone piles at the harbor entrance |
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