Before we set out we created a profile with the Canadian Coast Guard. This provided them data on our boat, equipment and safety gear. With our profile established we set up a Sail Plan for the crossing with check in points along the way to ensure we were on track and safe.
We Left Kingston at around 8:00AM with a nice sunny day and light winds. The Canadian Coast Guard reported wave conditions as less than 1 M - and they were right (to the border). The ride was quite smooth for about 2/3 of the run and then we picked up some 3-4 foot beam seas that made Sue a little queezie so she took a quick nap in our stateroom where the wave action was greatly reduced. All in all we checked in with the Coast Guard 3 times and provided updates on our location, heading and speed. We arrived safe and sound in Oswego at 3:00PM.
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| Last light house on the Canada Side! |
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| Leaving Kingston behind us! |
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| No one but us and the tankers. |
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| Oswego is mostly industrial. |
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| Very Industrial! |
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| Oswego Harbour on Left and the full crossing track to Right. |
Next was passing US Customs and Immigration, Border Protection and getting all our paperwork in place. First, Passports and declarations. Second was a Customs Certificate for the boat for year 2010. Lastly, a cruising permit for inland waterways in the US. Sounds easy, but the online systems and faxing required to pull it all together took the rest of the afternoon and the morning the next day.
However, with the bureaucracy completed, were were set to head south (but mostly east) down the Oswego Canal!
Let's go!
Ahoy matey... still with you in your wake lad, and found this last few posts quite interesting, especially for me the crossing... which is something I always thought would be cool to do on my own boat (sans any significant weather obviously). Great pics again, as the adventure continues. I`m currently working nights but we are headed to Toronto this weekend to Mir`s sisters for Labour Day weekend with the family. Keep up the posts, as I want to share with Sharon and Sue as well. Godspeed!
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