Mile 100: Crysler Park to Glen Walter

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Crysler Park to Glen Walter Current Location: Anchorage near Glen Walter Mile:  100 Locate:  1) Ramble On, 2) Ramble On Locate:  1) Finnish Line 2.0, 2) Finnish Line 2.0

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Crysler Park Marina

Beautiful calm morning at Crysler Park Marina.

We had two special deliveries this morning.  George Jackson (North Sails) drove to the marina to do an exchange on sailbags for our new spinnaker snuffer (talk about going out of his way), and Tarja arrived shortly thereafter to deliver a new battery for Bob's laptop.




The winds today were very light and on the nose which meant a day of motoring.

Inspecting their tie-ups

Our traversal of Eisenhower and Snell locks was about as uneventful as could be.   We waited for the Algoma Harvester to pass through going upstream.  Interesting note, the locks contain 3 large yellow contraptions that are an articulated, vacuum securing system.   The suction cups attach to the hulls of the freighters, and they hold the ship in place and are able to control the position hydraulically.

Floating bollard

Then we entered and tied to the "floating bollards".  As the water drained from the locks we barely had to apply any effort to keep the boats aligned and fended off.




Coming out of the Snell lock and for the next mile, the current from the north channel re-joined the shipping channel, and resulted in some turbulent water and a 3 knot speed boost!   The boats wouldn't steer straight, but we were doing 9 knots SOG.



We spent the night anchored in a little bay across from the village of Glen Walter.  Aside from a group of guys with chainsaws vying for a YouTube worthy "fail" video, the evening was uneventful.  No wind all night, and 0.5 knot of current kept us pointing directly upstream.

Tomorrow, we head to Valleyfield and then after that we begin the next set of locks that will take us to Montreal.