Day 2:  June 12, 2005

 

Starting Point:  Port Huron Yacht Club, Port Huron, Michigan

Ending Point:  Port Sanilac Harbor of Refuge, Port Sanilac, Michigan

Bodies of Water:  Saint Clair River, Lake Huron

 

GPS Miles:  34.3 statute

Knot Log:    35.2 statute

Time on Water:  5:33 hours

Avg Speed: 6 MPH, 10 MPH peak (too much time maneuvering in the harbor and left GPS on).

 

 

Figure 1:  Sunday morning at PHYC.  The racers are getting ready to head out.

The folks at the Port Huron Yacht Club were super friendly and helpful.  It was a great place to stop.  It is a sailboat racing only YC so everyone must race to stay in.

Figure 2:  Approaching the Blue Water bridge in Port Huron.

Figure 3:  The current was flowing 3.5 knots against us under the bridge.  No time to take pictures.  The last time I went white water rafting was in a raft going downstream.  Our 50HP engine and new prop kept us moving.

Figure 4:  Out on Lake Huron looking back at the Blue Water Bridge.  Still about 1 knot of current.

Figure 5:  The last channel marker where all the shipping lanes converge.