http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/ Discussions on cruising the Great Lakes of North America en Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:01:58 GMT vBulletin 60 http://cdn.cruisersforum.com/forums/../ugala/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/ http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f66/great-lakes-cruising-guide-32737.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:26:57 GMT I live in the San Francisco Bay area. In searching for a boat to purchase I found one on Lake Superior (I hope that I remember that correctly) that I... I live in the San Francisco Bay area. In searching for a boat to purchase I found one on Lake Superior (I hope that I remember that correctly) that I really liked. More searching and I realized that in general the pickings were much better on the Great Lakes or Florida as opposed to California. The number of boats for sale is larger and the prices more competitive. So I'm thinking about alternatives to purchasing in CA and sailing to Panama and then to Carribbean.

If I purchase a boat in Florida getting to the Carribbean is straight forward. If I purchase somewhere in the Great Lakes area, then I have been thinking about starting in the spring, sailing on the Great Lakes, and hitting the Atlantic coast in time to reach the Carolinas just after the hurricane season. Then it's off to the south or to the Bahammas.

I know almost nothing about cruising on the Great Lakes. With one exceptionn, all the books I've found are for small parts of the Great Lakes. The one exception is Cruising Guide to the Great Lake and Their Connecting Waters, but it is rather old (1985). But I can't find anything more current. Can anyone direct me to other useful book(s) on the area.

Cheers.

Marcus ]]> Great Lakes mlibkind http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f66/great-lakes-cruising-guide-32737.html http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f66/lake-erie-to-mobile-alabama-32727.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:40:01 GMT I've purchased a 65' vessel and its located on lake erie right now . I need to get her to warmer climate, and have been told I could bring her down the tombigbee river into the mobile delta has anyone out there been this route? ]]> Great Lakes marcus4sharon http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f66/lake-erie-to-mobile-alabama-32727.html http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f66/november-sailing-32614.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:17:01 GMT Still a few of us out today (11/1) 50 deg, S wind ~15 to 20 kts. Still a few of us out today (11/1) 50 deg, S wind ~15 to 20 kts. ]]> Great Lakes http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f66/november-sailing-32614.html