The Erickson 38 came to Lake Michigan from Connecticut via Long Island Sound Up the Hudson across the Erie Canal to lake Erie and then West to Lake Michigan. The owner did not want to retrace his sail so has sailed East to the St, Lawrence Seaway where it is being hauled for the winter. Next spring the plan is to go through the Seaway to the Atlantic Circumnavigate Newfoundland do Mane and be back in Connecticut and get as far South along the East Coast as time will allow. More than Likely finish up the following year sailing south along the east coast Maybe down Chesapeake Bay (My old Stomping Grounds on a Seward 23 being North East River Yacht Club) eventual getting to the West Coast of Florida. (St Pete area) I am looking forward to crewing some legs on the upcoming Delivery,. George "We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails" On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 9:28 PM, Gail Russell <gail@zeliga.com> wrote:
What is the path to move a boat from Indiana to Florida?
We did a trip down the inland waterway from Annapolis to Charleston, with a 40 foot boat in 2011. We did it in January and February! When we started, there was enough ice on the boat that it was a hazard getting off and on.. By the time we got to Charleston, it was warm. We had an adventure in Charleston Harbour where we got lost, and did not recognize that we were in the shipping channel because it turned sharply left in the middle of the harbour. We had a Coast Guard gunboat, with gunner at the front, acost us and tell us to get gone. We tried to explain that we had lost our bearings, and did not know where to go, since we could not identify the landmarks that were shown on the charts. Finally, I took a look at the longitude and latitude (duh!) and figured out where we were and where we could go to temporarily move out of the way. Never a dull minute with boarding.
I do recommend the inland waterway before the recreational boaters come along. We had everything to ourselves, though we got stuck at the bridge on the South side of Albermarle Sound. Tied up, and too much wind and tide to get out in front of the bridge in time for the bridge opening, while leaving the option to go back to the available docks against the tide.
gail
At 84 years of age every day sailing is added to my life span. As I plan
on
sailing till I am 90 I have to get in as much as I can every season. Have been able to crew on a Erickson 38 for the past 3 years for 2 weeks at a time as the owner moved his boat from Connecticut to Indiana and is now in the process of Moving it to Florida.