Wings was hit by lightening while underway on Lake St Clair on July 4th. We got caught in one of those bad squalls that was not predicted, but came up very suddenly. Do you know where your manual bilge pump handle is located on your boat? Click on title above for the full story.
GLCC News
The recent heavy rains, which caused widespread and serious damage along Lake Superior's West End, has impacted the big lake. It can be seen on satellite photos. For a news story about the runoff and its implications, please CLICK HERE to read the Minneapolis Star Tribune's article.
Please CLICK HERE to read the stories about the GLCC’s Spring Break adventures at Charlotte Harbor, FL; the continuing success of the GLCCSchool; the plans for the Wilderness Rally, Lake Superior Rally, Lake Huron Rally, and Lake Erie events; as well as well as the third installment of Aluva Adventures (Winner of the 2011 Founders’ Award).
This is Toronto Brigantines 50th anniversary year & they really want to fill the boats for this 2012 Summer Season. Please help them spread the news of this unique program for teenagers age 13 to 18 (sailors and non-sailors alike. - No sailing experience needed) that are looking for a unique tall ship sail training adventure this summer. Click here for more information www.torontobrigantine.org
If you would like someone from Toronto Brigantine to come and make a presentation about the sailing adventures of the crew of Pathfinder and Playf
There is a new effort to build a tall ship for Lake Superior. They are looking for people who would be willing to serve as board members, as well as financial contributions. Check out their website at https://sites.google.com/site/lakesuperiortallships/
The GLCC again participated the 2012 Toronto International Boat Show. To read Commodore J.E. Fordyce's report, please click here.
Nearly 100 GLCC members and guests attended the 2012 Lake Superior Mid-Winter Dinner in St. Paul, MN.
This brochure provides simple instructions on the requirements to enable boaters and mariners to be compliant with
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Port-Captain Bruce Arthur came across a group of great photos of waves hitting lighthouses, including a number of Great-Lakes lights.
A memorial tribute—to commemorate the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975—is set for Thursday, November 10, 7 pm, at the Whitefish Point museum, north of Sault Ste. Marie.
A 23-foot wave was recorded by Lake Michigan's mid-lake southern buoy on Friday—the highest since readings began in 1981.
The North-Channel Cruisers' Net performs valuable service for cruisers. Here are two tales of recoveries from 2011...
As most members know, GLCC Commodore J.E. Fordyce and Michèle had planned to head south on Adagio I.
For members thinking of exiting the lakes via the Erie Canal, be advised that the canal is closed because of the aftermath of Hurricane Irene.
From the Ninth-District weekly notice to mariners:
On Sunday 8/22, in only a few short minutes, a tornado had ravaged parts of this lakeside town, which calls itself "the prettiest town in Canada." It is now in a s
The 2011 Wilderness Rally was a big success. Details here...
As you begin your cruise, please check fuel prices at your stops, and post the information in the "Diesel $" discussion forum on this web site
As if American boaters aren't confused enough by Canada's strange currency, the Canadian government is now introducing new plastic bills.
04/27/2023 Corrected link to harbor report. JM
SURPRISINGLY drowning is almost always a deceptively quiet event. The waving, splashing, and yelling that dramatic conditioning (television) prepares us to look
A new novel of Lake Superior is receiving lavish praise and awards. A review of the novel is here...
Great Lakes Boating magazine has a very nice article about GLCC's 2011 Rendezvous in Gore Bay. The article is in the June 2011 publication on page 44.
Read about the GLCC’s Spring Break adventures in the BVIs; the success of the GLCCSchool’s first season; the report from the Grosse Pointe Regi
Members—if you want to respond to a story on the web site's front page, or add a comment, just click on the story's title. A new page will open up with a comment text box...
As part of Michigan's tight budget problems, the Lime Island park and docks on the St.
An interesting story about one of the invasive species on the Lakes—the quagga mussel.
The Great Lakes Cruising Club has worked with Mariners Learning System to provide members a way to enhance their boating knowledge on-line from their own homes.
The US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) is developing future clean-boating requirements for all recreational boats in the next few months, and they need to hear from boaters.
Researchers have discovered the shipwreck of a 60-foot sloop in Lake Michigan, off Saugatuck. The wreck may be from the 1820s or 1830s.
02/08/2022 Corrected broken link. JM
The March issue is now available HERE.
Thinking of chartering either in the Great Lakes or elsewhere? The Caribbean? The Med? Like to receive a discounted rate on your charter vacations?
02/08/2022 Corrected link to profile. JM
The 25th Annual Lake Superior Mid-Winter Dinner Meeting was held Saturday, January 15, at the Fort Snelling Officers Club, St. Paul, MN.
Each year Golden Wrench Award is given at the GLCC's Lake Superior Mid-Winter Dinner.
04/27/2023 Updated link. JM 02/08/2022 Updated link to profile JM
This is Your Opportunity to get your "Boating Stuff" for sale in front of a captive audience (GLCC members only).
The cruise ship that has made national news (for suffering through a wild storm off Cape Horn) will be familiar to GLCC cruisers. She is the Clelia II, shown in the Jim-Wooll photo (left), approaching the dock at Little Current.