Mark S. Blackburn
Tentative Cruise Plan
for the Maiden Voyage of
CANISTEL of Balboa Island, CA
October - November, 2002
|
Leg |
Depart |
Arrive |
Airports |
Miles |
Duration |
|
1 |
Toronto Oct 31 |
New York Nov 3 Cruising the Erie Canal |
Buffalo or Toronto & La Guardia |
425 |
4 days |
|
2 |
New York Nov 5 |
Annapolis Nov 8
|
La Guardia & Dulles |
326 |
4 days |
|
3 |
Annapolis, MD Nov 10 |
Charleston, SC Nov 16 |
Dulles and Charleston, SC
or Savannah, GA |
601 |
7 days |
|
4 |
Charleston, SC Nov 18 |
Miami, FL Nov 24 |
Charleston, SC or Savannah, GA and Miami, FL or
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
785 |
8 days |
|
Leg |
Depart |
Arrive |
Airports |
Miles |
Duration |
To see the daily cruise plan click here.
| Leg | Description | Links & Info |
| 1 | See Toronto, the Capitol of Ontario. Cross Lake Ontario. Cruise the Historic Oswego Canal traversing 8 locks before joining into the most famous canal in America: the Erie. Sail down the scenic Hudson River to New York Harbor. Days should be somewhat warm and beautiful, with cool evenings. Very tame boating mostly in canals. No open ocean on this leg. Lots of locks (around 30). Lots of history. Locks open at 7am and close at 5pm, so these will be our approximate cruising hours each day. | More information about the New York Canal System. |
| 2 | Depart New York Harbor, and head out into the Atlantic off the 'Jersey Coast.' Make it to Atlantic City or Mystic by nightfall. Next day we'll round 'Cape May' and head up into Delaware Bay past Dover towards Wilmington. We'll then enter the 14-mile long Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. Annapolis, MD, our destination, is 35 miles from George Bush's house (from the nation's capitol). I plan to stay up to 3 days in Annapolis, a town with a sailing history of renown. | See Map of C
& D Canal Below.
|
| 3 | Depart Annapolis and sail down southeasterly into the Chesapeake Bay. We'll be in proximity of Richmond, Newport News, Norfolk and Virginia Beach. We'll go down the inside of the Outer Banks and visit Kitty Hawk, NC where the Wright Bros. are credited with the first manned flight in the USA (if not the world). Leaving Cape Hatteras, we'll charge through a bit of the Atlantic on our way with stays in Morehead City, Southport, Myrtle Beach on our way to our Destination of Charleston, SC. Waters should be warm enough by now for swimming. | http://www.kitty-hawk.com/
http://www.townofkittyhawk.org/ http://www.ci.charleston.sc.us/ |
| 4 | This leg will have the best weather, the best swimming, the roughest water, the longest passages, the most glitz, the best fruit, and the most sunshine. We'll run down the coast of Georgia and Florida. Break out your swimsuits and sandals. You won't be needing a jacket here, unless we hit some squalls. | |
| Leg | Description | Links & Info |
If cruising aboard Canistel - What not to bring:
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Suntan oils
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Hard shoes
Suntan oils are a very harmful unnatural carcinogen that will harm your health and your skin. It will also harm my boat. There will be ample opportunity to be in or out of the sun as you choose while aboard CANISTEL. If you have been brainwashed into thinking that sunshine is harmful or that sunscreen is beneficial please read this article.
Useful Information:
Mark Blackburn
Mark S. Blackburn, MBA
1310 E Street Victorian
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.444.6500
Write to Mark: Mark_Blackburn@Yahoo.com