Port Captain Cairns
We are sorry to report that our Port Captain for Port Dalhousie (O-11), Mr. Roy Cairns, passed away at the end of October. Roy was a member of the Dalhousie Yacht Club for many years and worked very hard to improve boating in our waters. He worked tirelessly behind the scenes, and he will be missed by all of us.
2011 Founders Award Presented ... Will you be the next winner?
11/1/2015 Correct link to Aluva Adventures and deleted refernce to appendex.
10/22/15 Changed Founder's to Founders
December Lifeline Now Available
The December issues of the LIFELINE is now available on our website. Please CLICK HERE.
GLCC Annual Meeting at Bay City
About 90 members and guests attended the 2011 Annual Meetings of the GLCC and GLF at Bay City, MI, October 28-30. Please CLICK HERE.
Lighthouse Pics
Port-Captain Bruce Arthur came across a group of great photos of waves hitting lighthouses, including a number of Great-Lakes lights. Here's the web site...
Fitzgerald Memorial
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. Details are here...
Record Wave in Lake Michigan
A 23-foot wave was recorded by Lake Michigan's mid-lake southern buoy on Friday—the highest since readings began in 1981. Here's a news story...
Cruisers' Net Recoveries
The North-Channel Cruisers' Net performs valuable service for cruisers. Here are two tales of recoveries from 2011...
Adagio I Status
As most members know, GLCC Commodore J.E. Fordyce and Michèle had planned to head south on Adagio I. At last report, they were stalled because of the closing of the Erie Canal, the result of torrential rains from hurricanes Lee and Irene. They are currently in Toronto, awaiting developments. You can follow their progress (or lack of progress) on their blog: adagioonegoessouth.wordpress.com
Horn Activation Changing
From the Ninth-District weekly notice to mariners:
"The U. S. Coast Guard will be changing the radio frequency to turn on radio-controlled fog signals to channel 83A (157.175 MHz) by 01 July 2012.
"During this transition period, mariners should use both channel 79 (156.975 MHz) and channel 83A (157.175 MHz) to energize the fog signal."
Notice that it's VHF channel 83A, not 83B, which is the Canadian weather channel.