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PostPosted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 9:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pat, I looked up the chart of the route you took today on both Navionics and Garmin Blue map for the area where you had the problem. and then compared it to your trek on the illustration you posted (entire route), The "charts" on Navionics and the app are probably not as detailed as they are on the chart plotter (I didn't fire mine up to check). But they have far less detail in this area than many other places--there is probably a very good reason--not a lot of larger boats go there.

I suspect that most of the big yachts go "outside" all of those rocks, and then set a course for the destination anchorage. It is not have been any further, a lot less stressful, and probably faster? The route you took make Perilous Passage look like a straight line! I under stand the scenery--but did you really enjoy it with all of the rocks?

The dotted line is not really a line to follow. It shows the general direction. I can cite many examples where mariners followed the dotted line, and came to an unfortunate end.

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Pat Anderson



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 7:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Today's blog post is about our cruise from Dead Island to Kilarney, the end of Georgian Bay and the start of the North Channel!
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 7:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thataway wrote:
Pat, I looked up the chart of the route you took today on both Navionics and Garmin Blue map for the area where you had the problem. and then compared it to your trek on the illustration you posted (entire route), The "charts" on Navionics and the app are probably not as detailed as they are on the chart plotter (I didn't fire mine up to check). But they have far less detail in this area than many other places--there is probably a very good reason--not a lot of larger boats go there.

I suspect that most of the big yachts go "outside" all of those rocks, and then set a course for the destination anchorage. It is not have been any further, a lot less stressful, and probably faster? The route you took make Perilous Passage look like a straight line! I under stand the scenery--but did you really enjoy it with all of the rocks?

The dotted line is not really a line to follow. It shows the general direction. I can cite many examples where mariners followed the dotted line, and came to an unfortunate end.


I get all that! In case of any conflict, I follow the daymarks over the recommended course lines, which somebody said (maybe you?) date back many, many years. The recommended course line though this spot would indicate that there was SOME way to get inside at that location, and Perilous Passage (can I use that name as well?) was the best I could come with, since there was a paucity of daymarks at the most critical spot. At many less critical spots or channels, there are daymarks marking almost every turn, but not here. The big yachts still need some place to come inside IF they are going to see the scenery or anchor, perhaps they don't, because after this location, there are very few other places to come inside, and the passage inside from there would be somewhat difficult for the large yachts any way you slice it. Some of the passsages we navigated were really C-Dory and smaller sized.

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Take note about the entrance to Macgregor Bay, D88 and Toad Island. Both BlueChart and Navionics aren't correct. Use Richardsons or the strip charts. BlueChart will miss entire sections of buoys in certain areas of Georgian Bay. Navionics is a little better. Hope this helps.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Today's blog post is about our lay day in Killarney and what you do when you have nothing you have to do!
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 7:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Today's blog post is about Little Current on Manitoulin Island, and an amazing "Department of 'It's a Small World" meeting with Don Crandall from Snoqualmie Valley!
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 5:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Today's blog post is about our weather day in Little Current, and meeting Bill and Becky from the CD25 Cruiser Blue Days and Dale and Carol from the CD22 Cruiser Wee Bit!
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am getting days and days behind in my blog, I am still writing but have not had enough internet at Turnbull Island, Pilot Cove, Marquette Bay or here at Mackinac Island to run Blogger!
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pat check out places like "Horn's Bar" on Main street. The hotels might be password protected. But I suspect that most of the bars and eateries have open WI Fi.

We wondered if you fell off the edge of the internet world!
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Got it figured out! Here is the blog post for July 25, 2017, Day 115, about our Turnbull Island anchorage!
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is the blog post for July 26, 2017, day 117, our weather day at Turnbull Island!
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pat Anderson wrote:
I am getting days and days behind in my blog, I am still writing but have not had enough internet at Turnbull Island, Pilot Cove, Marquette Bay or here at Mackinac Island to run Blogger!


We have found a signal booster to be helpful at times. The one we use is a Wilson (weBoost) Sleek 4G. It won't give you a signal when there is none available, but it has taken a weak, painfully slow signal and bumped it up to usable. We have had to use it a few times in the last month while RVing through the northeast.

We have been using the a/c most of the time, too. Wink
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is the blog post for July 27, day 118, about the cruise from Turnbull Island to Pilot Cove on Drummond Island and our Pilot Cove anchorag!
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 8:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is the blog post for day for July 28, day 119, about our cruise from Pilot Cove on Drummond Island to Marquette Bay at Marquette Island, and our Marquette Bay anchorage!
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is the blog post for day 120, July 29, 2017, our lay day at Marquette Bay!
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Congrats on making it to the half way point! What a helluva trip so far. What is your water miles traveled, and hours run at the half way point?
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