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Boating Lake Ontario. Belleville through the Murray Canal to Cobourg
Heading West on the Canadian side of Lake Ontario, you should take the inside passage through the Bay of Quinte and Murray Canal to be safe and avoid the outside route and the pounding waves from the prevailing westerlies. In this episode we show going fr...
Boating Lake Ontario: Kingston to Belleville. Best (safest) passage west is through Bay of Quinte.
Heading West on the Canadian side of Lake Ontario, you should take the inside passage through the Bay of Quinte and Murray Canal to be safe and avoid the pounding waves from the prevailing westerlies. In this episode we show going from Kingston to Bellevi...
Exploring Lake Ontario. Kingston through the Bay of Quinte & Murray Canal to Cobourg.
We show you how you can go west along the north shore of Lake Ontario into the prevailing westerlies and enjoy a comfortable ride by taking the protected "inside passage" also known as the Bay of Quinte and the Murray Canal. If you go the outside passage ...
Where did we go? Our Catamaran and full-time live-aboard plans will involve electric propulsion!
We explain what happened to us to have us go dark in 2021, our 2022 sailing plans, and how we will be living on our present boat while we look for our next boat which will be a Catamaran with solar and all-electric propulsion. We show some of the upgrades...
Exploring Lake Ontario Pt1. Kingston to Belleville. Bay of Quinte
This is Part 1 of our 3-week sailing adventure around Lake Ontario. In this episode, we leave Kingston and head west through the protected inner Bay of Quinte and Murray Canal Passage.
Sailing Season is Back On!!
We just got the news! The 2020 sailing season is back on. The city of Kingston has agreed to open their marinas and our boat will be launched June 2nd or 3rd. So in one week !!!! So much to do to get it ready. So that means plenty of more Cruising Off...
Busting 4m waves and tropical island-hopping in the Java Sea – Sailing Ep 168
Three or four metre waves hitting your sailboat beam-on doesn't always make for the most comfortable of overnight passages. But we were sailing, and that's what it's all about! We left the comfort and shelter of Tiger Island (Pulau Macan) on a 180 nautica...
Ever sailed to an island that thinks like a sailboat? – Sailing Ep 167
We sailed in for a night and stayed for a week! The only difference between this pristine tropical island and a boat is that it's permanently anchored. And it has trees. And monitor lizards. But let's not get too picky about it... Pulau Macan (aka 'Tiger ...
What would YOU do if you lost steering on your sailboat? – Sailing Ep 166
As we tried to leave Jakarta, something stopped us from being able to steer our sailboat, we couldn't move in reverse! What would YOU do? Watch the video to find out what we did to discover the cause of the problem and how we sorted it. Just a few miles ...
Sailing the 1000 Island in Canada, in the Fall, It’s BRISK! Sailing to Hay Island and Sugar Island.
In this episode, we were nearing the end of the 2018 sailing season here in the 1000 Islands. Sailing in the fall is beautiful but at times (and especially at night) it can be Brisk. Even though it was super chilly at times, Janice still goes swimming! ...
The Pain of Lost Footage. Editing Help and Looking For A Filming Sidekick.
In this Episode of Cruising Off Duty we get some editing help but unfortunately, the new editor had to deal with lost footage. The footage the new editor was given was of us sailing to Picton Ontario, but all of the footage from the Vlog Camera, where Jan...
Alexandria Bay. How Quick actions saved the town from record flooding.
Ep134. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we take our Sailboat 5 hours down the St Lawrence River to Alexandria Bay. We meet with a local businessman who, through quick actions, saved the town from being decimated by last years flooding. Alexandria B...
Sailing to Alexandria Bay. Boldt Castle. Who pays the $Millions for restoration.
Ep133. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we take our Sailboat 5 hours down the St Lawrence River to Alexandria Bay where we get a guided tour of Boldt Castle with the man in charge of restoration efforts, Brian Salisbury. Brian has been working for 2...
Visiting Beautiful Clayton NY by Sailboat. How they overcame the record flooding.
Ep131. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we sail to Clayton NY, which is a beautiful little town on the shores of the St Lawrence river, in the 1000 Islands area. Last year there was record flood levels that decimated many towns along the waterfront. ...