Wings was hit by lightening while underway on Lake St Clair on July 4th. We got caught in one of those bad squalls that was not predicted, but came up very suddenly. Do you know where your manual bilge pump handle is located on your boat? Click on title above for the full story.
GLCC News
The recent heavy rains, which caused widespread and serious damage along Lake Superior's West End, has impacted the big lake. It can be seen on satellite photos. For a news story about the runoff and its implications, please CLICK HERE to read the Minneapolis Star Tribune's article.
Please CLICK HERE to read the stories about the GLCC’s Spring Break adventures at Charlotte Harbor, FL; the continuing success of the GLCCSchool; the plans for the Wilderness Rally, Lake Superior Rally, Lake Huron Rally, and Lake Erie events; as well as well as the third installment of Aluva Adventures (Winner of the 2011 Founders’ Award).
This is Toronto Brigantines 50th anniversary year & they really want to fill the boats for this 2012 Summer Season. Please help them spread the news of this unique program for teenagers age 13 to 18 (sailors and non-sailors alike. - No sailing experience needed) that are looking for a unique tall ship sail training adventure this summer. Click here for more information www.torontobrigantine.org
If you would like someone from Toronto Brigantine to come and make a presentation about the sailing adventures of the crew of Pathfinder and Playf
There is a new effort to build a tall ship for Lake Superior. They are looking for people who would be willing to serve as board members, as well as financial contributions. Check out their website at https://sites.google.com/site/lakesuperiortallships/
The GLCC again participated the 2012 Toronto International Boat Show. To read Commodore J.E. Fordyce's report, please click here.
Nearly 100 GLCC members and guests attended the 2012 Lake Superior Mid-Winter Dinner in St. Paul, MN.
This brochure provides simple instructions on the requirements to enable boaters and mariners to be compliant with
We are sorry to report
Port-Captain Bruce Arthur came across a group of great photos of waves hitting lighthouses, including a number of Great-Lakes lights.
A memorial tribute—to commemorate the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975—is set for Thursday, November 10, 7 pm, at the Whitefish Point museum, north of Sault Ste. Marie.
A 23-foot wave was recorded by Lake Michigan's mid-lake southern buoy on Friday—the highest since readings began in 1981.
The North-Channel Cruisers' Net performs valuable service for cruisers. Here are two tales of recoveries from 2011...
As most members know, GLCC Commodore J.E. Fordyce and Michèle had planned to head south on Adagio I.
From the Ninth-District weekly notice to mariners:
On Sunday 8/22, in only a few short minutes, a tornado had ravaged parts of this lakeside town, which calls itself "the prettiest town in Canada." It is now in a s
The 2011 Wilderness Rally was a big success. Details here...
As you begin your cruise, please check fuel prices at your stops, and post the information in the "Diesel $" discussion forum on this web site
As if American boaters aren't confused enough by Canada's strange currency, the Canadian government is now introducing new plastic bills.
04/27/2023 Corrected link to harbor report. JM
SURPRISINGLY drowning is almost always a deceptively quiet event. The waving, splashing, and yelling that dramatic conditioning (television) prepares us to look