dmcb
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- Jan 7, 2010
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- 3870.
I have had 3 Sea Rays. Does that count?
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Guys, if you have a trailer for your boat, you can safely cruise the North Channel and see all the points of interest.
Not to say you can go everywhere every day because weather conditions will tell you when to move but the distance is short between safe anchorages and usually the mornings are calm so you can move to another location early and find smooth water doing it.
Depending where you are there are a few choices. The best may be to trailer to Little Current. At Spider Bay Marina (city owned) you can leave your truck and trailer for an extended period. If you stay one night at their marina, there is no charge to leave your vehicle. A pretty good deal.
You could trailer to Blind River which is the start of the good cruising which will go East as far as Killarney.
Actually you will want to see Collins Inlet which is only about 3 miles of open water from Killarney.
Covered Portage Cove, Baie Fine, MeGregor Bay, Benjamin Islands, Croker, Oak Bay, Johns Island (Moiles Harbor) Beardrop Harbor, Turnbull, and many, many other beautiful anchorages are easy hops in both directions from Little Current or from Blind River.
You could trailer to Killarney but it isn't the best place to trailer. The road from the main highway is narrow with lots or curves. There is a charge to store your truck and trailer. There is a launch at the government dock (charge).
You could also launch at Britt on Georgian Bay and take the small craft route around the top of Georgian Bay but I don't know what is available at Britt.
You will also have some open water runs on Georgian Bay. If time is limited and you want to be sure of leaving on a given day to return home, I suggest Little Current.
For those interested, start a conversation and I think I can answer most of your questions. I trailered to the area for about 15 or so years. I have cruised it for 48 years with just a few years missed.
You will be amazed how much you can see with a small fuel burn.
Doug
Not to say you can go everywhere every day because weather conditions will tell you when to move but the distance is short between safe anchorages and usually the mornings are calm so you can move to another location early and find smooth water doing it.
Depending where you are there are a few choices. The best may be to trailer to Little Current. At Spider Bay Marina (city owned) you can leave your truck and trailer for an extended period. If you stay one night at their marina, there is no charge to leave your vehicle. A pretty good deal.
You could trailer to Blind River which is the start of the good cruising which will go East as far as Killarney.
Actually you will want to see Collins Inlet which is only about 3 miles of open water from Killarney.
Covered Portage Cove, Baie Fine, MeGregor Bay, Benjamin Islands, Croker, Oak Bay, Johns Island (Moiles Harbor) Beardrop Harbor, Turnbull, and many, many other beautiful anchorages are easy hops in both directions from Little Current or from Blind River.
You could trailer to Killarney but it isn't the best place to trailer. The road from the main highway is narrow with lots or curves. There is a charge to store your truck and trailer. There is a launch at the government dock (charge).
You could also launch at Britt on Georgian Bay and take the small craft route around the top of Georgian Bay but I don't know what is available at Britt.
You will also have some open water runs on Georgian Bay. If time is limited and you want to be sure of leaving on a given day to return home, I suggest Little Current.
For those interested, start a conversation and I think I can answer most of your questions. I trailered to the area for about 15 or so years. I have cruised it for 48 years with just a few years missed.
You will be amazed how much you can see with a small fuel burn.
Doug