Canterbury Sails by Chasseur: On to Cleveland, Ohio

July 28 - 29, 2012 Saturday and Sunday

We spent the weekend (our last 2 days in Put-In-Bay [PIB]), quiet on the mooring, staying away from downtown as much as possible. Weekends in PIB are crazy. This weekend was worse than most because it is their "Christmas in July" weekend. It really is a mad house. We equate it to New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Terry called it "Sodom and Gomorrah" (it paints a picture doesn't it?) Our last day In PIB we packed a picnic dinner and bottle of wine and went to a quiet state park on the other end of the island, away from the town's action. It really is beautiful when you get out of town.
We stayed in PIB longer than we wanted due to weather. Some of the storms that came through were quite severe. At times it felt like the boat was being lifted our of the water and whisked away. The storms did not last long.
To make up for travel days lost, we planned our next transit all the way to Cleveland, Ohio, 57 nm. We departed Sunday at 0600 hrs. and arrived at Lakeside Yacht Club at 1600 hrs. The yacht club is in Cleveland's East Basin, NOT close to downtown. Weather permitting, we will proceed further along Lake Erie Monday to Geneva on the Lake State Park Marina, 40 nm.
This will be a good weather week to keep "Chasseur" moving. We are half way to New York City. We started our journey June 22, 2012, however our total actual days underway has only been 15 days. We spent extended stays in Beaver island, MI., St. Clair Shores, MI. and Put-In-Bay. We now have the "itch" to pick up the pace. We want a a little extra time in New York, Annapolis, Chesapeake, Carolinas and Savannah. We wonder how much "weather" will be affecting us as we go. Hurricane season continues through November.

"In sailing, as in life, momentum is a valued commodity, the secondary source of power that keeps us going long after the original source has disappeared." Richard Bode